The Interest Group Council is Looking for You!
10/09/2021
Michelle Skowbo
The Interest Group Council is Looking for You!
As we plan for our Fall 2021 conference, we are looking for members who might be interested in getting involved in our 2021-2022 operating year as part of CATESOL's Interest Group Council (IGC).
Our interest groups are managed by people like you, who are interested in a particular aspect of language education and wish to share their experiences and bring content and opportunities to our membership.
Currently, we have 12 different areas that might be of interest for you to consider. We are looking for coordinators and assistant coordinators in the following IGs (see list below). If you are interested or would like to find out more information, please contact the specific IG Coordinator or the IG Chairs. All of us will be delighted to provide you with more information about our IGs and how you can become a part of the IGC for 2021-2022! We look forward to getting to know you!
Bentley Cavazzi
IGC Chair 2020-2021
Daniela Lup
IGC Assistant Chair 2020-2021, IGC Chair 2021-2022
Marsha Chan
IGC Chair 2019-2020
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Explore CATESOL’s 12 Interest Groups and Contact a Coordinator to Learn How You Can Get Involved!
California State Universities
CSU-IG is dedicated to the discussion and promotion of current issues specifically related to the TESOL and EAP programs in the California State Universities.
Message Board Address:
catesolcsu@catesol.org
Contact Coordinator: Bahiyyih Hardacre
bhardacre@calstatela.edu
Corpus-informed Research and Teaching
CIRT-IG gathers practitioners, researchers, and teacher trainers to discuss using corpora in the classroom to facilitate language learning and to share effective corpus use in instruction.
Message Board Address:
catesolcirt@catesol.org
Contact Coordinator: Margi Wald
mwald@berkeley.edu
Emerging Literacy and Limited Education
ELLE-IG aims to address the needs of language learning and cultural understanding particular to students whose literacy skills are emerging and whose educational background is limited.
Message Board Address:
catesolelle@catesol.org
Contact Coordinator: Daniela Lup
dlup@ofy.org
Intercultural Communication
IC-IG invites members to share research, strategies, insights, and resources (material and digital) in support of furthering critical intercultural communication in the language classroom and beyond.
Message Board Address:
catesolic@catesol.org
Contact Coordinator: Kelly Metz-Matthews
kmetzmatthews@sandiego.edu
Material Writers
MW-IG members share ideas and resources for creating and publishing pedagogical materials.
Message Board Address:
catesolmw@catesol.org
Contact Coordinator: Nicole Brun-Mercer
nmb244@nau.edu
Non-Native Language Educator Issues
NNLEI-IG addresses issues related to the training and development of nonnative language educators and teachers-in-preparation in California.
Message Board Address:
catesolnnlei@catesol.org
Contact Coordinator: Vanessa Quezada
vanessa.quezada@imperial.edu
Online Teaching
OT-IG examines current ESL online teaching formats, practices, and resources; and presents workshops on methods, tools, and best practices for synchronous, asynchronous, and hybrid formats.
Message Board Address:
catesolot@catesol.org
Contact Coordinator: Ingrid Greenberg
igreenbe@sdccd.edu
Part Time Educators
PTE-IG provides a forum to discuss issues, concerns, joys, and initiatives related to employment as part-time educators.
Message Board Address:
catesolpte@catesol.org
Contact Coordinator: Rameshor Bhandari
rameshorb@yahoo.com
Research Writers
RW-IG fosters knowledge of research processes, academic norms for writing for different venues, and understanding of review and publishing processes across various types of academic publications.
Message Board Address:
catesolrw@catesol.org
Contact Coordinator: Sonia Estima
sn.estima@gmail.com
Technology Enhanced Language Learning
TELL-IG welcomes teachers, trainers, administrators, curriculum developers, and others who are passionate about sharing the integration of technology into the classroom in all its many forms.
Message Board Address:
catesoltell@catesol.org
Contact Coordinator:Suzanne Bardasz
sbardasz@ucdavis.edu
Teaching English in the Workplace
TEW-IG welcomes teachers, trainers, administrators, curriculum developers, and others interested in the field of teaching English in the workplace (VESL, CTE-IBest, ESP, Business English, and EPP programs)
Message Board Address:
catesoltew@catesol.org
Contact Coordinator: Bentley Cavazzi
cavazzi.esl@gmail.com
Teaching of Pronunciation
TOP-IG members share research, materials, methods, print and digital resources, expertise, experience, questions and comments related to learning and teaching English pronunciation, listening and speaking.
Message Board Address:
catesoltop@catesol.org
Contact Coordinator: Marsha Chan
pronunciationdoctor@gmail.com