ATESL Site Map
- Resources
- Home & News
: ATESL is a professional organization that promotes the highest standards of ESL teaching and provision in Alberta Canada.
- Newsletters
: Newsletters that keep you informed
- October 2011
- July 2011
- February 2011
- October 2010
- June 2010
- October 2009
- July 2009
- March 2009
- October 2008
- August 2008
- May 2008
: May 2008
- President's Message
: ATESL continues to be very active this year.
- Tara Holmes
: Sit down with Tara Holmes to explore her career in the ESL field and several themes emerge.
- Phrasal Verbs
: Despite the fact that phrasal verbs are very frequent forms in spoken English, many ESL students avoid using them just as many ESL teachers avoid teaching them.
- The Best Thing about ...
: Alberta gives us the chance to study English more and at the high level for future studying in colleges and universities.
- How to get them hooked
: Extensive reading is not merely for linguistic development and pleasure but also for personal growth.
- ESL Support
: Over the past six years NorQuest College has provided ESL guidance, support and professional development to communities outside of Edmonton and Calgary through an on-going project called Rural Routes.
- December, 2007
- September, 2007
- UofC TESL
: Effective September 2007, the University of Calgary Continuing Education Faculty will offer a Teaching Second Languages professional development certificate program.
- President's Message
: The Board is pleased to announce a new benefits package, and the upcoming reconstruction of our website.
- EAP Program
: Theme-based teaching within an integrated communicative framework has enormous potential.
- Canada-Brazil
: July 2007 was an adventure loosely disguised as professional development.
- Immigration...
: University of Calgary Conference on Immigration, Integration and Language: Final Report to the Ministry of Employment, Immigration and Industry.
- News
: News relating to ESL in Alberta and around the world
- Events
: Here are some of the ESL/ATESL related events that are coming up and that may be of interest to you.
- Membership
: ATESL is a thriving organization of education professional that provides many special opportunities to its members.
- Sign in/out
: If you are already a member of this site, sign in here. If not, you can follow this link to register.
- Application & Renewal
: You can register or renew your membership using a pdf form, a Word form, or online.
- Health Benefits
: Group rates on individual health, dental, and travel insurance are available for up-to-date members of ATESL.
- Job Postings
: ATESL members who are registered on www.atesl.ca can browse our ESL/EFL job listings.
- Opportunities
: The ATESL Job postings is a list of all the current opportunities posted on our site.
- Post a Job
: We invite ESL/EFL employers to send us job ads to to be posted. Just complete this form and your job opportunity will be posted shortly.
- Bursaries
- Email Services
: As a member of ATESL you have the privilege of being able to join one or more of our email services.
- AGM notice & nomination
- Accreditation
: ATESL offers an accreditation service for its members.
- Local Chapters
- Calgary Chapter
: The Calgary chapter of ATESL has been active for many years and offers a variety of social and professional development opportunities.
- News
- Events
: Here is a list of the events hosted by the Calgary chapter of ATESL.
- Southern Alberta
- Central Alberta
: The Central Alberta chapter of ATESL offers a variety of social and professional development opportunities.
- News
: Here is an archive of all the news articles for the Central Alberta chapter of ATESL.
- Events
: Here is a list of the events hosted by the Central Alberta chapter of ATESL.
- Edmonton Chapter
: The Edmonton chapter of ATESL is our oldest, and founding, chapter. It is an active chapter offering a wide variety of social and professional development opportunities.
- News
: Here is an archive of all the news articles for the Edmonton chapter of ATESL.
- Events
: Here is a list of the events hosted by the Edmonton chapter of ATESL.
- Funded Innovative Projects
- Connecting ESL Communities
: This project was conducted by ATESL with funding and support from Alberta Human Resources and Employment and additional support provided by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
- About Us
: The Alberta Teachers of English as a Second Language (ATESL) is a professional organization that promotes the highest standards of teaching and English language program provision for all learners in Alberta whose first language is other than English.
- Ethical Guidelines
: ATESL recommends these standards of ethical conduct for ESL practitioners.
- Policies
: Here are the policies that govern ATESLs activities.
- Privacy Policy
: It is the policy of ATESL to control the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information in accordance with all requirements set out in the Privacy Act.
- By-laws
: These Bylaws of the Association of Alberta Teachers of English as a Second Language (ATESL) is available as a pdf document and form the legal governance of the Association.
- Best Practices
: These are based on a collaboratively developed set of Best Practice Guidelines.
- ATESL Board
: Here is the ATESL executive board members.
- Committees
: Here are the ATESL committees and the membership representatives.
- Contact Us
: Here are some options that are available for contacting us at ATESL.