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Join us for BC TEAL’s 50th Annual Conference at UBC Vantage College in beautiful Vancouver, BC. The conference takes place May 3 to 5, 2018 and begins with the 2018 TESOL International Symposium, co-hosted by TESOL International Association and BC TEAL. Click here to register for the SYMPOSIUM AND Click here to register for the CONFERENCE.
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Thursday, May 3 • 8:30am - 5:30pm
The Global Citizen and New Technologies - a TESOL Symposium

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With the world-wide web growing daily, TESOL professionals are faced with a desire to create not only only English language users, but global citizens as well. With an increasingly mobile population, cultural awareness is more important than ever! Participants attending this one-day symposium will be exposed to ways technology can simultaneously teach English and build the global citizens necessary for the changing 21st century. In addition, this event will galvanize current technology skillset to help participants empower their English language learners to think beyond the classroom. 
Through interaction with leading international experts, you will engage in peer-to-peer networking and knowledge-sharing. This symposium will provide you with practical, research-based ideas, strategies, and tools to help you improve your ELT work.  Themes include
  • Creating global citizens
  • Women in technology
  • Teaching tech that hasn’t been realized yet
  • Overcoming the “I don’t do tech” mindset
For more information about the symposium, visit tesol.org.
Please note that separate registration for the symposium is required. 
Speakers
avatar for Nicky Hockly

Nicky Hockly

Director, The Consultants-E
Nicky Hockly is Director of Pedagogy of The Consultants-E. She is author of several prize-winning methodology books about technology in EFL, and she gives talks and runs workshops all over the world. Her research interests include blended and online learning. Nicky lives in Barcelona... Read More →
avatar for Greg Kessler

Greg Kessler

Professor, Ohio University
Professor of Instructional Technology at Ohio University, Greg Kessler has published and spoken extensively. His research addresses technology, teaching, learning, culture, language and teacher preparation. He is editor of numerous collections, including the TESOL Encyclopedia of... Read More →
avatar for Ahmar Mahboob

Ahmar Mahboob

Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of Sydney
Ahmar Mahboob is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sydney. Ahmar is keenly interested in the application of language sciences to developmental issues, with a particular focus on education. In pursuing this goal, Ahmar draws from and contributes to a range of... Read More →

Thursday May 3, 2018 8:30am - 5:30pm PDT
UBC Vantage College
  TESOL Symposium