Another exciting year for ELI faculty and administrators saw them presenting at national and regional conferences and serving local and international associations. Here are some of the contributions of ELI professionals in 1996.
Presentation:
"Don't be a Cyber Cypher," Penn-TESOL-East Spring Conference, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, May 18, 1996.
Leslie Criston, Faculty
Pre-convention institute panelist:
"The Art of Teaching Culture through Content-Based Courses," 30th Annual Convention and Exposition of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Chicago, IL, March 26-30, 1996 (with Ruth Jackson, Lisa Grimsley and Grant Wolf).
Susan Williams Edgell, Faculty
Presentation:
"Making Research Manageable for Students: An Integrated Skills Approach," TESOL Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, March 26-30, 1996.
Jo Gielow, Faculty
Presentation:
"Independent Study Centers for Mixed-Ability ESL Classes," TESOL Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, March 26-30, 1996.
Barbara Gillette, Faculty
Presentations:
"Language Teacher Training in the United States--A Study of Teachers' Needs versus Actual Accreditation Requirements," 31st Colloquium of Linguistics, Berne, Switzerland, September 12-14, 1996.
"The Affective Needs of Korean ESL StudentsApplied Research in Action," PennTESOL-East Fall Conference, West Chester University, West Chester, PA, November 2, 1996.
Publication:
"Helping Korean Students Succeed in Intensive English Programs, PennTESOL-East Newsletter, Fall 1996, Vol 17, no. 4.
Leadership position:
Higher education interest chair, PennTESOL-East, 1996-97.
Lisa Grimsley, Faculty
Pre-convention institute panelist:
"The Art of Teaching Culture through Content-Based Courses," TESOL Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, March 26-30, 1996 (with Ruth Jackson, Leslie Criston and Grant Wolf).
Ruth Jackson, Faculty
Panelist:
"Creating a Career Ladder for the ESL Instructor," NAFSA Region VIII Conference, Bethesda, MD, November 17, 1995.
Pre-convention institute organizer and Panelist:
"The Art of Teaching Culture through Content-Based Courses," TESOL Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, March 26-30, 1996 (with Leslie Criston, Lisa Grimsley and Grant Wolf).
Presentations:
"Developing Leadership Skills," Affiliate Leaders' Workshop, TESOL Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, March 26-30, 1996.
"Language Awareness, Language Attitudes and Language Diversity," TESOL Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, March 26-30, 1996.
Publication:
"Valuable Lessons in a Night at the Movies," El Gazette: English Language Journal (London), March 1996:16.
Leadership positions:
President, PennTESOL-East, 1996-97.
Member, TESOL Sociopolitical Concerns Committee.
Member, UD Faculty Senate Committee on Cultural Activities and Public Events.
Russ Mason, Faculty
Presentation:
"Communicating Culture: America through the 1960s," PennTESOL-East Spring Conference, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, May 18, 1996.
Book Review:
"Beyond the Closed Door: Chinese Culture & the Creation of T'ai Ch'uan," by Arieh Lev Breslow. Journal of Asian Martial Arts, Vol. 5, No. 2.
Joe Matterer, Assistant Director
"Strategic interaction," International Conference on Expanding Horizons in English Language Teaching, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, November 27-29, 1995.
Barbara Morris, Faculty
Presentations:
"Service Projects for Student Motivation and Empowerment," TESOL Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, March 26-30, 1996.
"Bike Safety: A Student Video," TESOL Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, March 26-30, 1996.
"Media-based Projects in the ESL Classroom," PennTESOL-East Spring Conference, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, May 18, 1996.
"Transforming Classroom Dynamics with PageMaker," 12th Annual Computers and Writing Conference, Utah State University, Logan, UT, May 30-June 2, 1996.
"Desktop Publishing," Teaching, Learning and Technology Summer Institute for Faculty and Teaching Assistants, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, June 3-7, 1996.
"Student-driven Technology: The Hidden Resource for Orientation Programs," NAFSA Region VIII Conference, Richmond, VA, November 21-23, 1996 (with Leslie Bohan).
Leadership Positions:
Editor, PennTESOL-East Newsletter, 1995-97.
Member, Nominating Committee, PennTESOL-East, 1995-96.
Katharine Schneider, Associate Director
Presentation:
"A Colloquium on Management Issues Confronted by Second-in-Command ESL Administrators," TESOL Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, March 26-30, 1996 (with Carol Linfoot, Margene Peterson, Marjorie Friedman, Patty Heiser and Donna Callaway).
Scott Stevens, Director
Presentation:
"Toward the Professionalization of ESL on the Campus," TESOL Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, March 26-30 (with Gregory Barnes).
Grant Wolf, Faculty
Pre-convention institute panelist:
"The Art of Teaching Culture through Content-Based Courses," TESOL Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, March 26-30, 1996 (with Ruth Jackson, Lisa Grimsley and Leslie Criston).