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April 2010. Update at TESOLChile's About Us page: By-Laws.

IATEFL-TESOL CONFERENCE, Santiago de chile

July 23rd -24th, 2010

THANK YOU! July 27th, 2010

Dear teachers and supporters,
We'd like to thank your participation in the IATEFL TESOL International Conference, July 2010. We hope to extend the experience for all, those who attended the event and those who did / could not. Please check our site here for comments, post conference documents and more! Visit the links on the top right banner of your screen! (s0me are under construction and will soon become available)

Facebook users: we have made our FB site easier to find! You can check us out & join us at www.facebook.com/tesolchile

SpellEvent in Santiago de Chile

"CANDIDATO PIÑERA Y LA ENSEÑANZA DEL INGLÉS"

Jan 11th, 2010

Please note that TESOL CHILE does not endorse or wishes to get involved in political controversy since this is a professional organization. The statement released intends to raise a professional stand which is important and does affect our work in and out of the classrooms across Chile.

Download the statement "CANDIDATO PIÑERA Y LA ENSEÑANZA DEL INGLÉS"

Please note that our statement was sent to all major newspapers; however, it never got published neither did it get answered by president elect and / or his team.

Online community

Please do participate in this discussion if you wish to have a say, raise further issues or comment on our public statement. We encourage RESPECTFUL participation: let us respect different viewpoints. As this forum is moderated, we reserve the right not to publish offending comments containing inappropriate language.

Greetings to TESOLers and the teaching community at large.Jan 11th, 2009.

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TESOL CHILE'S 2009 CONFERENCE

POST CONFERENCE SITE COMING UP SHORTLY.

First Conference release, Oct 16th, 2009

conference program updated! Oct 15th, 2009

Newsletter October 2009

TESOL Chile's message to all conference participants

Accomodation in Santiago de Chile: visit our conference site for further information on hotels where you can stay, enjoy the conference and make the most of your visit to Santiago de Chile.

Key Note Speakers: Do you want to learn more about our keynote speakers? Visit our conference site !

Lydia Stack | Donald Freeman | Gloria Salazar

FEES: Important information for international attendees and presenters is posted. This posting clarifies the questions you have sent us online or by email. Please read.

Please note important clarification: Local Presenters will only pay the "early bird" fee $15,000 at any time whether it be through an online transaction or at the door. Sept 8th 2009, TESOLChile Board.

DAEMS, Directores y Administradores: Version en Español para administradores educacionales esta disponible en este link. Spanish version for Spanish-speaking school administrators is here.

REFLECTIVE TEACHING FOR BETTER EFL LEARNING- post conference site

September 2008

Our Post Conference Section is being populated at the moment. Keep coming back to see more and more files being published.

Greeetings to all participants of our 2008 International Conference and to all our online audience in Chile and beyond.

Why are these "live" documents?

Because these documents can be modified directly by their own authors and you can arrange an online meeting with other teachers to view and discuss these presentations as you read them.

October 20th, 2008

Visit our Post Conference Website for more presentations which their authors agreed to publish on TESOLCHILE.cl !!!

TESOL CHILE's Newsletter Spring 2008 Volume 1, Issue 05

In this Issue:

1. A message from the President
2. My English Summer Town Experience by
   Claudia Moraga and Christian Faúndes
3. Virtual Tribes in Second Life
   by Juan Cuevas
4. Teaching to Make a Difference
   by Bernardita Bettancourt M.
5. Do Native Speakers Make the Best
   Teachers? by Thomas Baker
6. English Also Opens Windows: What kind
   of cultural contents can motivate our
   students? by Katharina Glas

New Alerts!

TESOL Seminar and Global Discussion on Young Learners. Read more.

TESOL Global Discussion on Meeting the Needs of Young Learners. Read more.

Deborah J. Short and Kate Menken, two leading experts in the field of English language teaching, highlight the key policy, academic, and practical issues related to the high drop-out rate for adolescent ELLs and recommend effective approaches and policies for addressing the problem. This live interactive Webcast will be moderated by New York Times editor Joseph Berger.

Upcoming TESOL Virtual Seminars on Assessment, Young Learners, and Reading

Register today to receive access to both the live event and
playback versions (available at any time, at your convenience) of
these upcoming TESOL virtual seminars Read more in our news section

Position Statement on the Status of, and Professional Equity for,
the Field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Approved by the Board of Directors
October 2003
Amended June 2008

It is TESOL’s position that all educational authorities, government agencies, and academic institutions recognize the field of TESOL as a unique academic and professional discipline that is distinct from, but on par with, other academic subjects. Accordingly, TESOL recommends special and unique designation of the field. Download official document.