TESOLANZ Branch Newsletters
AKTESOL Newsletter May 2005
Internationally renowned speaker: Andrew Cohen will speak on learner awareness of style preferences, strategy repertoire, and motivation in language learning.
(Free for members. Non-members I - $10.00)
New Members Welcome
| Date: |
Tuesday 24 May |
| Time: |
6.30 - 8.30pm |
| Venue: |
Kohia Teachers’ Centre (Park in the car park at Gate 2, Epsom Avenue ) |
| Programme: |
6.30pm – 7.15 pm : nibbles and networking
7.20: Andrew Cohen – visiting professor at the Department of Applied Language Studies and Linguistics at Auckland University , from the University of Minnesota |
Andrew will discuss:
- definitions of learning style preferences and language strategy choices in the learning of a second language;
- the varied and fluctuating roles of language strategies, including a skills-based approach (i.e. strategies for listening, speaking, reading, writing, vocabulary, and translating);
- a psycholinguistic as opposed to a sociolinguistic approach to language motivation;
- characteristics of a given task;
- the style preferences and strategies choices that may come into play in performing a given task, and the motivational factors involved as well;
- the roles of both the teacher and the learners in sustaining learner motivation across tasks.
Email Lyn Groves to book your seat
l.groves@auckland.ac.nz
Yes, the well -loved Jenni Bedford has stood down as chairperson of AKTESOL, (but is still an active committee member), and Lyn Groves has kindly taken over the chairperson's role. Other new people taking up the reins:
Secretary: Maree Jeurissen
Treasurer: Bronwyn Collard
AKTESOL dates for your diary:
August 10 and November 15
Conferences
Centre for Research in International Education (CRIE)
Enrol now, early bird registrations close May 9.
The theme of the June 2005 conference is Reflective Practice: The key to innovation in international education. Neil Anderson, Andrew Cohen, Rod Ellis and Rebecca Oxford are key speakers.
Pasifika Bilingual Education Mini Conference
28th-1st October : in Samoa.
The theme is Pasifika bilingual education- language maintenance and academic success.
Maori language week: 25 - 31 July, Höngongoi 25 - Höngongoi 31
AUT symposium: 13 and 14 July. AUT is having a TESOL symposium on the teaching and learning of spoken language. Dr Helen Fraser is the keynote speaker.
From ESOL Online
Anticipatory Reading Guides
An anticipatory guide helps the student to start thinking about a topic and so activates their background knowledge. Prediction engages the reader with the text. Checking the accuracy of predictions after reading and having to supply evidence from the text helps with deep processing.
Professional reading
Andrew Cohen's 2003 article: Strategy Training for Second Language Learners
Arrive at the AKTESOL seminar well read!
Think Aloud Protocols: Teaching Reading Processes to Young Bilingual Students
This 2003 article suggests that teachers of English language learners need to be able to teach students strategies that will help them read effectively, in two languages if possible. This kind of reading instruction can be helpful in alleviating the gap in academic achievement between English language learners and native English speakers.
Margaret Kitchen
Email:mkitchen@unitec.ac.nz
