Leadership Updates
From the Editors
Editors Michael Lessard-Clouston and Meredith Bricker introduce this issue.
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Letter From the Chair: Purpose Is Forever
Citing some of the tenets of Rick Warren’s book, The Purpose-Driven Life, 2007-08 Chair Gena Bennett offers her perspective about God’s purpose for Christian educators in light of the elimination of the caucuses in TESOL.
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Letter From the Incoming Chair: The Future of CETC: The Sky’s the Limit
Incoming Chair Michael Pasquale explains the recent changes to the caucus system and discusses the exciting possibilities that this change can bring to Christian educators in TESOL.
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TESOL 2008: CETC Events and Member Presentations
Meredith Bricker lists important caucus events and CETC member activities that will take place at the 2008 TESOL Convention in New York City.
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Recent CETC Member Publications
In an effort to facilitate ongoing CETC member collaboration and professional development, Michael Lessard-Clouston shares a bibliography of recent TESOL-related publications contributed by caucus members.
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News From CETC
Includes updates from and important information for CETC members.
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Articles and Information
Films: A Linguistic, Cultural, and Spiritual Resource for ELT
Mary Shepard Wong discusses her success in using films in the classroom as both an ESL teacher and teacher educator.
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Not in Kansas Anymore: Contrasts and Influence in Indonesia
Jan Edwards Dormer describes her service as a teacher educator in Indonesia and explains the dichotomy she often witnesses between TESOL work in developed and underdeveloped contexts.
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Critical Discourse Analysis: Some Constructive Criticism
Tyson Vincent offers a critique of, and an initial response to, the presuppositions and ethics involved in critical discourse analysis (CDA).
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Education With Vision: CELT 2008 in New York City
Eleanor Pease gives an update on the upcoming CELT 2008 conference.
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The CETC Bibliography Project
Mary Shepard Wong presents her compilation of ELT resources that are related to pedagogy and spirituality.
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Book Review: Instructional Strategies for Teaching Content Vocabulary, Grades 4-12
Bindu Oommen reviews the contents of this reference tool for teaching vocabulary and offers her opinion about the instructional strategies presented within.
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Book Review: Word Strategies
Maya Hyunjeong Lee reviews the contents of this vocabulary textbook and its focus on individual learner differences.
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Spotlight on CETC Members
CETC members Bill Acton, Brad Baurain, and Jan Edwards Dormer describe their backgrounds, their experiences in TESOL and CETC, and what has most influenced them.
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About This Member Community
About the CETC Community
A list of and contact information for CETC leadership for 2007-08.
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