ESOL Virtual Seminar
Teaching Vocabulary. Is It a Waste of Learning Time?
January 30, 2007, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm EST
Presenter: Paul Nation
TESOL’s virtual seminars are 90-120 minute webcasts, using PowerPoint and audio presentations, focused on key issues in ESL and EFL. Even if you miss the live event, you can still register and access the playback version. Participants in the live event can also access the playback version at any time after the live event. You will watch and hear the presentation through your computer and post your comments and questions through a text box on the screen using your computer keyboard, like a chat session. Handouts and materials from the presenters will be made available, as well as questions to guide discussion and an opportunity to take part in an online discussion board.
Cost: Individual, Joint, Retired Member $25 Nonmember $60
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NABE 2007: Connecting Worlds with Bilingual Education
The 36th annual conference of the National Association for Bilingual Education
San Jose, CA   February 7-10, 2007
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TALGS (TESOL/Applied Linguistics Graduate Students)
February 10, 2007
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
This small, student-run conference provides a relaxed but serious venue wheregraduate students in Applied Linguistics and professionals working in the field of TESOL can have the experience of presenting their work and receiving feedback. While TALGS is not a theme-based conference, cross-disciplinary proposal submissions are of special interest. For instance, proposals with relevance to language learning from the fields of sociolinguistics, sociology, education, foreign languages, and psychology are encouraged.  Conference Details


Carolina TESOL Winter Conference 2007
February 15 - 17, 2007
Embassy Suites, Marriott Hotel, Winston Salem, NC
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Raising Achievement and Closing Gaps – Conference XI
March 26-28, 2007
Registration fee:$115.00 per person
Organized by the NC Department of Public Instruction, the conference focuses on

• rior, relevance, and relationships
• implementation of the recommendations of the NC Advisory Commission on Raising Achievement and Closing Gaps
• discovering ways to assist all subgroups to make adequate yearly progress (AYP)
• exploring strategies for improving academic growth for high performing students

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NCSU 6th Annual ESL Symposium