TESL Ontario

Spring is here finally. It is time to shake off those winter doldrums and renew and refresh. Your local TESL Ontario Affiliate is planning a spring event where you can renew your professional connections while refreshing your classroom toolbox. Click on the event calendar on this page to learn about professional development opportunities in your area.

TESL Ontario members are key participants in research. The Research Committee reviews all research proposals requesting the participation of association members. Read about the studies and the findings you helped build.

• Survey of the Teaching of Pronunciation in Adult ESL Programs in Canada
• TESOL Teacher Education: Novice Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Preparedness and Efficacy in the Classroom

PTCT  enables  instructors to specialize in content areas such as  advanced grammar, Canadian Language Benchmarks, materials development, ESL literacy, higher level language training, language for the workplace, pronunciation, and use of technology in teaching and learning.

Click here to read the official newsletter of TESL Ontario.

CCLB is inviting applications to fill vacancies on its pan-Canadian Board of Directors.
Appointments to the CCLB Board are made by the Board on recommendations from the Nominating and Board Evaluation Committee using a transparent set of criteria. The term for all positions is three years, starting in June 2013, renewable once. The Board meets four times a year. All CCLB Board members participate on their own behalf and not on behalf of their employer or any organization.

The Working Group for Membership would like to invite you to become a member of the Canadian Association of Language Assessment/L’association canadienne pour l’évaluation des langues (CALA/ACEL).

CALA/ACEL is a professional and academic association dealing with language assessment issues (of any language) within the Canadian context. The association is affiliated with the International Language Testing Association (ILTA).

The TESL Ontario News Brief is an informative e-news publication that will provide content relevant to the field of language training.

The publication is designed to help you stay informed of news that may affect your profession and also contains a special In the Classroom section that will provide related articles to help you build on your classroom techniques.

All TESL Ontario members will automatically receive The TESL Ontario News Brief via email.

Do you know an inspiring ESL teacher, do you have a wise ESL mentor, is there a teacher you always looked up to but have never had a chance to meet? Introduce interesting Ontario-based teachers to Contact readers through an interview.

At the joint meeting of the TESL Ontario Board of Directors and the TESL Ontario Affiliate Representatives on January 21, 2012, the Affiliate Representatives were asked to report on developments, trends and concerns from their perspective. Of course, one common theme was the impact that the changes to the levels of funding to Citizenship and Immigration Canada funded programs had had around Ontario.