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.
This workshop demonstrates sociocultural competency strategies that have helped learners move from surviving the challenges of daily life to thriving in Canadian communities, workplaces, and academic classrooms. Demonstration and practice will be followed by discussion regarding how these strategies can be used to meet the needs of diverse learners.
Emma teaches ESL at Abbotsford Community Services and is interested in finding new ways to support learners and facilitate a successful transition into the workplace and community.
Kerry teaches EAP to immigrants and international students as well as teacher training. She is currently researching ways to foster multilingual learner success in the Canadian academic environment.
Instructor/Coach, Vancouver Community College/Spark Language Coaching
Sara Yuen (M.Ed) has worked for the past 20 years in EAL. She teaches at VCC and recently founded Spark Language Coaching, a language and communication coaching business.