ATESL Newsletters
ATESL's mission is to promote the highest standards of ESL provision in Alberta. One way we achieve this is with our bi-monthly newsletter. Each newsletter contains articles that are both current and relevant to providing ESL instruction in Alberta. Past articles have included ESL instruction techniques, issues facing ESL learners, professional development programs, conference information, and much more.
ATESL members will automatically receive a copy of our newsletter by mail, but we know you won't want to miss a single issue, so we offer archives of all our previous newsletters from this site.
Past and current ATESL newsletters:
- 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
- Conference Gallery : Photos from Enriching Our Environment
- English in the Environment...
- President's Message
- Picture this!
- Practical Nurse Program
- Project-based ESL Education
- IELTS Explained
- Volunteering for ESL students
- 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.
- June 2007 (pdf only)
- Helping immigrants integrate in Canada
- Proposal: Canadian Language Benchmarks Working for Alberta
- Project Summary: Connecting ESL Communities and Professionals
- Industry Specific Pre-employment Language Development for Immigrants in Rural Alberta Communities – Phase Two
- Rural Routes – Language Tools & Resources for Local Trainers
- March 2007 (pdf only)
- “You have some good ideas, but ...”: Research on effective feedback to L2 writing
- Nippon Institute of Technology and Lethbridge Community College: A Unique Partnership
- Workshop Forums
- December 2006 (pdf only):
- Currents under Currents 2006 Conference Summary
- Beyond Belief: The Faith Factor in our Language Classroom
- Analyzing the English Language Proficiency Demands of College Programs
- NEW! Canadian Language Benchmarks Exit Tasks 5 - 6 Project
- Like it or not, English grammar is changing…
- ARE YOU GAME?
- September 2006 (pdf only):
- ATESL Conference 2006 Currents Under Currents Update
- ATESL Conference 2006 Keynote Speakers
- He Shoots, He Scores: Demonstration of an Interactive CD-ROM
- ESL LAPS, The Further Education Society of Alberta
- CULTURAL CONNECTIONS INSTITUTE – THE LEARNING EXCHANGE
- Internet Research
- June 2006 (pdf only):
- Interview with Julia Williams
- Public Report on the Exploring and Facilitating a Process of Intercultural Training For ESL Students, Instructors and Employers Project , Phase I
- Canadian Language Benchmarks: Formative Assessment Resource Kit Phase II Final Public Report
- ATESL CALGARY Mini-conference Springs into Action
- March 2006 (pdf only):
- ATESL ESL-C CONFERENCE 2005 CONNECTING COMMUNITIES HONOURING VOICES! Conference Report 2005
- TESL Canada Conference 2005 DISTANCE EDUCATION: A SIMPLE INTRODUCTION
- Public Report: Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks
- ESL MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES PROJECT
- December 2005 (pdf only)
- September 2005 (pdf only)
- June 2005 (pdf only)
- March 2005 (pdf only)
- August 2004 (pdf only)
- March 2004 (pdf only)
- February 2003 (pdf only)
Disclaimer: ATESL remains neutral to all content in the ATESL Newsletter.