Join RC-IG for our monthly Coffee Talks. The purpose of this gathering is to facilitate an open and collaborative discussion among educators who share a common interest in understanding and addressing the needs of learners with refugee backgrounds. By coming together, we hope to share experiences, exchange insights, and explore ways in which we can enhance our collective support for these students during their educational journey. We look forward to seeing you every month.
We aim to hold our Coffee Talk meeting on the last Friday from 12:00-1:00pm but the date and time may vary due to other CATESOL events, so please check the CATESOL calendar to be sure.
Free to Members and Non-members
RC-IG Co-coorinators: Talley Caruso and Sherry MacKay
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This is an official CATESOL Board Meeting. All 2024-2025 Board members (including Voting and non-voting members of Leadership) should be in attendance. Other members of the CATESOL Leadership Team are also encouraged to attend.
CATESOL President, Song Hong
CATESOL President-Elect, Dr. Sedique Popal more info...
Welcome! Thank you for joining CATESOL. Come and meet your CATESOL President, Song Hong, and CATESOL President-Elect, Dr. Popal, to learn about how to connect with other members and access member resources. Are you looking for ways to get involved in CATESOL?
We look forward to meeting you virtually!
Members: Free
Song Hong, CATESOL President, & Dr. Sedique Popal, CATESOL President-Elect
Welcome! Thank you for joining CATESOL. Come and meet your CATESOL President, Song Hong, and CATESOL President-Elect, Dr. Popal, to learn about how to connect with other members and access member resources. Are you looking for ways to get involved in CATESOL?
We look forward to meeting you virtually!
Members: Free
Song Hong, CATESOL President, & Dr. Sedique Popal, CATESOL President-Elect
Happy new year!
Join our Technology-Enhanced Language Learning (TELL) Interest Group! Each month, we explore the latest technologies that are reshaping the way we teach. It’s a great opportunity for teachers to enhance their toolkit with cutting-edge resources.
As we begin 2025, we’re pausing to reflect on technology trends in 2024. TELL-IG Coordinator, Jennie Kim, will guide you through emerging innovative tools of 2024. Whether you’re a newcomer teacher in language instruction or a seasoned one, we rounded up what you will see more of in 2025.
Date and Time
Tuesday, February 4, 3:00 - 4:00 PM Pacific Time
Welcome to the Intensive English Program (IEP) Level Meeting.
This meeting is open to all who are interested in language learning. Join us as we discuss issues related to teaching and learning and share resources we've used in the classroom.
Calling all Interest Group (IG) Coordinators, Co-coordinators, Assistant Coordinators, and other IG leaders:
Please join us in our monthly check-in and update session for IGC. This IG Council meeting is an opportunity to connect and support one another as we share ways to invite participation from members and promote events.
IGC Chair: Kelly Metz-Matthews
IGC Assistant Chair: Tamara Collins-Parks
Join the Online Teaching Interest Group for an interactive online session in Zoom dedicated to improving student onboarding practices. Learn how to welcome students effectively, provide seamless access to Canvas and Zoom, and establish a foundation for success in your online course. Discover actionable strategies and best practices from seasoned educators to support and retain students during those critical first interactions. Join OT-IG hosts Chris Vela Che and Katrina Tamura
Let’s set the stage for a successful term—together! more info...
Join the CATESOL LGBTQ+ Interest Group for a follow-up session with Dr. Ethan Trinh and Dr. Kate Mastruserio Reynolds, authors of "Teaching Pride Forward". This interactive workshop will focus on actionable strategies for LGBTQ+ advocacy to create inclusive spaces in diverse learning communities. Within this collaborative space, participants will have the chance to share their own insights and strategies so that we can do this work together. Register now to continue this vital conversation!
In this webinar, Joshua Gordon will discuss the results and pedagogical strategies underlying a pronunciation intervention designed by Gordon and colleague Isabelle Darcy to improve comprehensibility, fluency, and accentedness among three groups of second language (L2) learners in an English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) setting. The session will delve into the rationale behind content selection, the development of instructional materials, and the practical application of these methods in the intervention's three experimental groups.
This study involved providing explicit pronunciation instruction to three groups of first-semester EFL students at a small university in Costa Rica. The groups were as follows: one focused on suprasegmental features and connected speech (Suprasegmental Group), another on vowels and consonants (Segmental Group), and a third combining instruction in both segmentals and suprasegmentals (Mixed Group). Pretest and posttest spontaneous speech samples were evaluated by native English speakers for comprehensibility, fluency, and accentedness. The Suprasegmental Group showed significant improvements in comprehensibility and fluency, whereas the other groups did not demonstrate comparable gains. None of the groups exhibited improvement in accentedness. The webinar will conclude with a discussion of the pedagogical implications for implementing explicit pronunciation instruction in L2 classrooms.
Presenter
Joshua Gordon is an Associate Professor of TESOL and Applied Linguistics at the University of Northern Iowa. He received his Ph.D. in Second Language Studies from Indiana University, Bloomington. He has taught ESL, EFL, and Spanish as a foreign language. He has trained pre-service and in-service teachers in the United States and in Costa Rica. His research interests include second-language pronunciation teaching and learning, second-language teacher cognition, and nonnative-speaking teachers of English. He was the 2022-2023 chair of the Speech, Pronunciation, and Listening Interest Section of TESOL International. He is the Reviews Editor for the Journal of Second Language Pronunciation.
Moderator
Marsha Chan
Host
Teaching of Pronunciation Interest Group (TOP-IG)
Date and Time
Friday, February 21, 12:00-1:00 pm California Time
Welcome to the Chapter Council monthly meetings. All Chapter Coordinators, Co-coordinators, Assistant Coordinators, and other Chapter leaders are encouraged to attend Chapter Council Meetings to connect with chapters, strategize to build membership, and discuss ways to promote their events.
Check the calender for the upcoming meeting date and time: www.catesol.org
Merve Beyazit Taner
Chapter Council Chair more info...
Join two practicing Attorney-ESL Teachers for a one-hour webinar on immigration resources. They will explore how immigration policies may impact your students and their families while equipping you with essential tools to support them. The presentation will include top advocacy strategies and valuable "Know Your Rights" resources that you can share with your students, empowering them to navigate the current immigration landscape with confidence and preparedness.
Free to Members and Non-members
Presenters: Marc Santamaria and Stuart Seaborn
RC-IG Co-coordinators: Talley Caruso and Sherry MacKayâ
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Welcome to the Intensive English Program (IEP) Level Meeting.
This meeting is open to all who are interested in language learning. Join us as we discuss issues related to teaching and learning and share resources we've used in the classroom.
Join the Online Teaching Interest Group for an inspiring Friday evening session focused on creating a sense of community in your online classroom. Discover methods and activities to foster student engagement, interaction, and connection with their peers and instructor.
This session is not just about learning—it’s about sharing! Bring your ideas to exchange with the group and leave with new perspectives and practical strategies to create a safe, inclusive, and dynamic learning environment.
Let’s build stronger communities in our online classrooms—together!
Join OT-IG hosts Chris Vela Che and Katrina Tamura
Date: March 7th
Time: 4:30 -5:30 pm
Location: CATESOL Zoom
Cost: Free for Members, $5 for nonmembers
Let’s set the stage for a successful term—together! more info...
Welcome to the Chapter Council monthly meetings. All Chapter Coordinators, Co-coordinators, Assistant Coordinators, and other Chapter leaders are encouraged to attend Chapter Council Meetings to connect with chapters, strategize to build membership, and discuss ways to promote their events.
Check the calender for the upcoming meeting date and time: www.catesol.org
Merve Beyazit Taner
Chapter Council Chair more info...
This is an official CATESOL Board Meeting. All 2024-2025 Board members (including Voting and non-voting members of Leadership) should be in attendance. Other members of the CATESOL Leadership Team are also encouraged to attend.
CATESOL President, Song Hong
CATESOL President-Elect, Dr. Sedique Popal more info...
Shannon McCrocklin is an associate professor of TESOL and Applied Linguistics in the School of Languages and Linguistics at Southern Illinois University. Her research focuses on ways of improving second language pronunciation learning and teaching, often incorporating and carefully evaluating technology as part of her teaching.
Hosts
Teaching of Pronunciation Interest Group (TOP-IG)
Marsha Chan and Patryk Mrozek
Date and Time
Friday, April 11, 12:00-1:00 pm California Time TO BE CONFIRMED
Welcome to the Chapter Council monthly meetings. All Chapter Coordinators, Co-coordinators, Assistant Coordinators, and other Chapter leaders are encouraged to attend Chapter Council Meetings to connect with chapters, strategize to build membership, and discuss ways to promote their events.
Check the calender for the upcoming meeting date and time: www.catesol.org
Merve Beyazit Taner
Chapter Council Chair more info...
This is an official CATESOL Board Meeting. All 2024-2025 Board members (including Voting and non-voting members of Leadership) should be in attendance. Other members of the CATESOL Leadership Team are also encouraged to attend.
CATESOL President, Song Hong
CATESOL President-Elect, Dr. Sedique Popal more info...
This is an official CATESOL Board Meeting. All 2024-2025 Board members (including Voting and non-voting members of Leadership) should be in attendance. Other members of the CATESOL Leadership Team are also encouraged to attend.
CATESOL President, Song Hong
CATESOL President-Elect, Dr. Sedique Popal more info...
Joshua Gordon is an Associate Professor of TESOL and Applied Linguistics at the University of Northern Iowa. He received his Ph.D. in Second Language Studies from Indiana University, Bloomington. He has taught ESL, EFL, and Spanish as a foreign language. He has trained pre-service and in-service teachers in the United States and in Costa Rica. His research interests include second-language pronunciation teaching and learning, second-language teacher cognition, and nonnative-speaking teachers of English. He was the 2022-2023 chair of the Speech, Pronunciation, and Listening Interest Section of TESOL International. He is the Reviews Editor for the Journal of Second Language Pronunciation.
Presenter