Sep 29, 2017

Edmonton Local AGM and Free ATESL Conference Registration Draw

Friday, September 29, 2017

NorQuest Downtown Campus

Singhmar Center for Learning - Room 3-101

10215 108 Street

Agenda

• 4:30 - 5:00 p.m. - Snacks, beverages, and reconnect with other ESL practitioners

• 5:00 – 5:30 p.m. - Attend the Edmonton Local AGM

• Nominate people for vacant positions - Co-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and Hospitality (if you wish)

• Provide your assent to the new Edmonton Local Executive

• Co-Chair and Treasurer’s report

• The free ATESL Conference Registration Draw will be held at the end of the night. Members have already received one ballot for every meeting they have attended in 2017 and will receive an additional ballot for attending September’s meeting.  If your name is drawn, you must be present at the meeting and be an ATESL member to claim your free registration. If you have already registered, your registration will be refunded.

• 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. - Presentation by Dr. Leila Ranta, University of Alberta

• What every adult ESL teacher needs to know about bilingualism

• Teachers of adult immigrants need to be knowledgeable about bilingualism for a number of reasons. On the one hand, their adult students are becoming bilingual or multilingual as they add English to their existing linguistic repertoire. This perspective may help learners value their developing language abilities rather than feeling negative about not speaking English ‘perfectly’. Equally important is the need for immigrant parents to access accurate information about heritage language maintenance for the purposes of “family language planning”.  In this presentation, I will provide a brief summary of some important insights about bilingualism that teachers need to be aware of and highlight a few useful resources for learning more about this topic.

Hope to see you there!

Elina Stop and Janet Kwong

Edmonton Local Co-Chairs

ATESL Chapter: Edmonton