How to email your professor

I came across this helpful article online from Wellesley College. Last semester, I took the time on the first day of class to teach my students how to send an appropriate email to their teachers, and I have to say, the quality of the emails I received went up significantly. If you're not teaching this skill, it might be worth incorporating into your lesson plan one day.

How to email your professor

TESOL Calendar of Events

Here it is: TESOL Calendar - some interesting events coming up. Anyone want to go to the TESOL Spain conference? :)

Virginia Network Annual State Conference Call for Proposals

Here's a link to the email:

Call for proposals

Why Every Professor Needs Linguistics 101

Why Every Professor Needs Linguistics 101

Nothing new for all of us here, but nice to know that Intro to Ling course wasn't a waste time.

Dubai one of worst cities for English language - study - Education - ArabianBusiness.com

Dubai one of worst cities for English language - study - Education - ArabianBusiness.com

Interesting article, if only because Dubai may be one of the worst, but it's still ranked above Saudi Arabia. Wow. That explains a lot, doesn't it?

24 Ed-Tech Terms You Should Know

24 Ed-Tech Terms You Should Know 



Worthwhile read about the basic ed-tech terms that everyone is using these days. They're not all relevant to our teaching, but it's worth knowing the buzzwords.

ESL program tolerating plagiarism

From an article in The Salt Lake Tribune - I was really shocked by this. I've never worked in an IEP that tolerated plagiarism, much less encouraged it, as this program seems to be doing. Interesting read.

Is Southern Utah University tolerating plagiarism?