Yakut TESOL

Yakut TESOL Conference 2011

2011-07-03T15:09:00.000-07:00

Yakut TESOL Conference of 2011 is being held in Yakutsk July 3-4, 2011. Christine Coombe, TESOL President is visiting us. More than 80 teachers from different schools and areas of Yakutia are attending this great event. All participants will receive certificates signed by two presidents: Christine Coombe, TESOL President and Natalya Alexeeva, Yakut TESOL President.
The photo from http://new.s-vfu.ru/news/0/11472/

Yakut TESOL Summer Events 2011

2011-05-06T12:26:00.000-07:00

Yakut TESOL has great news on summer events and for next academic year:

1. As a part of partnership with TexTESOLV, Yakut TESOL will host Jey Venkatesan from Collin College, Dallas, TX and her daughter Sambavi Venkatesan between May 19 and May 31. Jey will teach adults including Yakut TESOL members, college students, and anyone interested in improving writing, grammar and prepare for IELTS. Feel free to contact 36-61-82 to sign up for the workshops. Sambavi will teach young learners and please feel free to register your students and children to English Summer Camp for Young Learners at 36-61-82.

2. Great news! TESOL President Christine Coombe will visit us on July 1-2, 2011. Thanks ELO Russia for help and support of this unique visit. Christine will visit Yakut TESOL after the NATE Conference in Kaliningrad. Please check on more details by calling 36-61-82.

3. Another great news! Yakut TESOL with Department of Foreign Languages in Technical and Natural Sciences of North-Eastern Federal University will host a Fulbright English Teaching Asssistant starting in September 2011. This will be one year visit. The English Teaching Assistant will teach at the Department of Foreign Languages in Technical and Natural Sciences, at City Classical Gymnasium and Republican Lyceum. Feel free to invite English Assistant to your classes as well. Please send all inquiries to 36-61-82.

Larisa Olesova
Past President of Yakut TESOL

Shaping the Way We Teach English

2011-02-10T06:19:00.000-08:00

A reminder to please join us on February 16th for Webinar #8 on English for Specific Purposes (ESP) with Jennifer Rice from University of Oregon. Jennifer is an instructor in the ESP online E-Teacher Scholarship course:
http://umbc.uoregon.edu/eteacher/courses.html
Also now available through the "Shaping" Ning:
ESP Discussions:
http://shapingenglish.ning.com/forum/categories/webinar-8-english-for-specific/listForCategory
ESP Readings:
http://shapingenglish.ning.com/page/webinar-8-jennifer-rice
Best wishes to all,
Leslie Opp-Beckman, Author of "Shaping the Way We Teach English"
http://oelp.uoregon.edu/shaping.html
Visit Shaping the Way We Teach English at: http://shapingenglish.ning.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network

My Trip To Maya by Jayme Lynch

2010-07-22T10:13:00.000-07:00

Photo: Jayme Lynch (center) with children

Jayme Lynch shares her impression about her staying in Maya village

Photo: Jayme Lynch is teaching
Since I have been in Maya Village, Yakutia, Russia, I have had the pleasure of meeting some of the world’s kindest people. They have been extremely inviting, helpful, and interesting. I couldn’t have picked a better place for my first overseas teaching experience. I have been invited here to help with the students continue to learn the English language and along the way I have learned a great deal from the students as well. I have learned that no matter the conditions of your learning environment, the amount of money you have, or the materials you have or do not have do not determine one’s passion for learning. The children here have a love for knowledge and truly thrive on it.

Photo: Jayme Lynch in class
Their English is growing each day and will continue to grow the more they practice and improve it. The teachers have many roles in their job; they are educators, caretakers, researchers, planners, actors, role models, and so much more to their students. They have one of the most difficult but rewarding jobs there is and I am extremely honored to be working with them. My stay here is almost complete and I am sad to leave all of the wonderful food, culture, and friends I have made during my stay in the Maya Village. I wish them the best with their English and their educational futures.

Yakut TESOL English Summer Camp Hosted by Maya Humanitarian School

2010-07-22T10:06:00.000-07:00

On July 15-25, 2010 Maya Humanitarian School is hosting Yakut TESOL English Summer Camp with a guest teacher Jayme Lynch from Plano Elementary School, Texas, USA. The camp is a part of Yakut TESOL and Tex TESOL V partnership started in 2008 when Larissa Olesova (Yakut TESOL President) and Donald Weasenforth (Tex TESOL V Past-President) signed the agreement.
At the camp children take different classes like Conversational English by Jayme Lynch, English Grammar by Sargylana Dmitrieva, and English through Songs by Elena Zakharova. After classes kids are involved in different activities including playing games, watching films, participating in team and individual competitions. Besides, campers have had a great opportunity to visit permafrost area, waterfall, and rocks. Both teachers and kids are excited to make new friends and learn new things.

Elena Zakharova, Yakut TESOL Resource Center Director

Russian students enrolled in Hockaday program catch glimpse of life in the U.S.

2010-07-14T10:22:00.000-07:00

12:00 AM CDT on Monday, July 12, 2010
By ANANDA BOARDMAN / The Dallas Morning News
aboardman@dallasnews.com
Eight students from Yakutsk, Russia, are studying at the Hockaday School as the first foreign group to attend a summer session at the private girls' school.
Photos by JOSH BIRNBAUM/DMN
Russian exchange students (from left) Alina Aslanova, 12, Aina Luginova, 12, and Anya Barabanova, 13, waited out a rain delay at a RoughRiders game at Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco on July 3. Hockaday School worked out a summer program so the students could experience American culture. Although the school has long served students from other countries, a Hockaday educator's visit to Russia evolved into an idea to bring a group of Russian girls to Dallas. They are now working on their English skills, enjoying yoga and ceramics classes and learning about life in the United States. Yakutsk is located near the Arctic Circle and is one of the coldest inhabitable places in the world. "It was exhausting, but it's worth coming here," said 16-year-old Dasha Ludina of the six days it took to travel to Dallas. The students arrived to a hot Texas summer on June 15 and will return home Friday. "It's a very good chance for our students to learn English, to learn about the culture and traditions of the United States of America and make friends," said Marina Protopopova, who teaches English in Yakutsk and accompanied the children on the trip. Nicole Carlson, director of summer session residents, said the school has integrated the Yakutsk students into their summer program, along with 21 other international students studying at Hockaday this summer. The idea came about after Elizabeth Smith, director of English for speakers of other languages at Hockaday, spent two weeks in Yakutsk last summer to teach English. Smith stayed in touch with her Russian students and over the course of a year planned a trip to bring the Russian students to the U.S. through Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Inc. Their parents paid for the cost of the trip. "I was extremely excited ... my mother told me I was going to Hockaday last winter and I didn't believe it," Dasha said. The students take two English for speakers of other languages classes in the morning, and an elective class such as yoga, ceramics or dance during the afternoon. The first few weeks of the trip focused on the differences between the U.S. and Russian cultures; the second half is called "Discovering Dallas." "I was very happy because to go to U.S.A. was my wish, my dream," said 14-year-old Masha Byuraeva. "Here, people are different, more happy, more easy." From The Dallas Morning News

Global learning - Russian exchange students experience life at Hockaday School

2010-07-14T10:01:00.000-07:00

From Russia with … education

Yakutsk students learn English, experience Texas
By LINDSEY BEVER
lbever@neighborsgo.com
“The students were so bright, so hungry, so enthusiastic,” she said. “It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me.” This summer, a handful of Yakutsk students, chaperoned by Marina Protopopova, senior teacher of English in Russia of Yakutsk State University, are spending their first summer in America, developing their language skills, said Tresa Wilson, ESOL summer school director at Hockaday. “It’s a great opportunity to improve their English skills, to get knowledge about the culture,” Protopopova said. “It’s a first experience for me to take students from Yakutsk to another foreign country, and for most girls, a first experience to go to a foreign country.” However, learning isn’t easy. “It’s really hard to talk with other people,” said Masha Byuraeva, 14. “I can’t understand things, but really interesting to learn things.”Dasha said the language skills are something they can take home. “I think when we all come back to Yakutsk, we will be much more patient and tolerant of people of other origins because now we communicate with Chinese, Mexicans,” she said. “Sometimes we do not understand their speech because they have a very strong accent, but we, too.” Wilson said the program is about a global exchange of ideas that will help the students improve their understanding of the rest of the world. That’s exactly what Luda Grigoryeva, 13, wants to take home after the program ends July 17. “It’s hard here. It is America,” Luda said. “Times in Russia, I wish about America because I think it’s really cool country. When I came here I feel, ‘Oh, America!’ It’s country where you can improve yourself.” Submitted photos by JEANETTE KHAN
Danielle Dupuis, a summer English for Speakers of Other Languages teacher at The Hockaday School, instructs international students from China and Yakutsk. The students will continue their studies at Hockaday until summer school ends July 17.

ABOUT YAKUTSK
Yakutsk, founded in 1632, is widely regarded as the “coldest city on Earth.” This time of the year, it is in the mid-’70s with a forecast of 91 F on Monday. Yakutsk students visiting Hockaday were asked to list what makes their city so special. Temperatures range from -50 C (-58 F) in January to 30 C (86F) in July. Yakutsk is the capital of the Sakha Republic. The city is characterized by mountains, river streams and icy temperatures. The city is located on the Lena River in northeastern Russia, about 450 kilometers south of the Arctic Circle. The entire republic has permafrost underneath that has never melted. The population is more than 210,000. Languages spoken are Russian and Sakha (Yukutskian) SOURCE: Yakutsk students

From Park Cities

VII Международная конференция преподавателей английского языка «Perspectives and Challenges in EFL Teaching and Assessment»

2010-04-29T19:21:00.001-07:00

VII Международная конференция преподавателей английского языка «Perspectives and Challenges in EFL Teaching and Assessment»

2010-04-18T14:17:00.001-07:00

ГОУ ВПО «Якутский государственный университет имени М.К. Аммосова» - Кафедра иностранных языков по техническим и естественным специальностям - Институт повышения квалификации работников образования МО РС(Я)- Ассоциация преподавателей английского языка г. Якутска РС(Я)- Офис английского языка Посольства США в г.Москве
ИНФОРМАЦИОННОЕ ПИСЬМО
27-30 апреля 2010 года состоится VII Международная конференция преподавателей английского языка «Perspectives and Challenges in EFL Teaching and Assessment».
Планируется выступления ведущих специалистов в области преподавания английского языка Госдепартамента США в России, видеоконференции с ведущими лекторами университетов США.
Основные направления работы конференции:
- Вопросы подготовки учащихся к сдаче ЕГЭ по АЯ;
- Инновационные образовательные технологии в обучении АЯ и оценивании;
- Информационно-коммуникационные технологии в обучении АЯ и оценивании;
- Обучение видам речевой деятельности АЯ (аудирование, говорение, чтение, письмо) и их оценивание. В рамках конференции планируется работа семинаров и мастер-классов. Для участия в конференции необходимо до 22 апреля 2010 года направить материалы, заявку.
Форма заявки участника конференции «Perspectives and Challenges in EFL Assessment»
(оформляется на каждого участника в отдельном файле)
Фамилия имя отчество автора (полностью)
Название доклада
Форма выступления (доклад, семинар, мастер-класс, участие)
Очное или заочное участие
Ученая степень, ученое звание, почетное звание
Город
Представляемая организация (полностью)
Должность (полностью)
Почтовый адрес (по нему будет выслан сборник) с указанием индекса
Телефон (служебный) с указанием кода города E-mail
Организационный взнос за личное участие в работе конференции 2000 рублей (для членов Ассоциации), 500 рублей (для студентов), 2 500 рублей (для остальных), Оргвзнос включает сборник материалов конференции, программу, раздаточные материалы, кофе-брейк, сертификат об участии. Членский взнос «Ассоциации преподавателей английского языка» г. Якутска составляет - 350руб, для студентов -150руб.
Оргвзнос и членский взнос можно произвести по адресу 677000, г. Якутск, ул. Кулаковского, 48, каб. 728
Для подтверждения оплаты необходимо прислать копию квитанции об оплате по электронной почте или факсу (4112) 36-61-82.
Адрес оргкомитета: 677000, г. Якутск, ул. Кулаковского, 48, каб. 728
тел/факс: (4112) 36-61-82, координатор:Емельянова Зармена Владимировна (89241730375),e-mail: zarmena@list.ru

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По результатам работы Международной конференции “Perspectives and Challenges in EFL Teaching and Assessment” планируется издание сборника статей. Для включения их в сборник необходимо до 30 апреля 2010 года направить материалы, заявку и oтсканированные квитанции об оплате на адрес оргкомитета:
677000, г. Якутск, ул. Кулаковского, 48, каб. 728
тел/факс: (4112) 36-61-82
секретарь: Ядрихинская Евгения Ефимовна, e-mail: yadrikhinskaya_e@mail.ru
Требования к оформлению текста статьи
К публикации принимаются статьи (объем текста – не более 5 страниц). Для набора текста, формул и таблиц необходимо использовать редактор Microsoft Word для Windows. Перед набором текста настройте указанные ниже параметры текстового редактора: поля: верхнее, нижнее, правое и левое – 2,0 см; шрифт - Times New Roman; высота – 14; межстрочный интервал – полуторный; выравнивание - по ширине; красная строка - 1,0 см. Рисунки в виде объекта векторной (формат .cdr) или растровой (формат .jpg) графики, не превышающего объем 100 Кб. Оформлять ссылки следует в тексте в квадратных скобках на соответствующий источник библиографического списка. Статьи принимаются как на английском так и на русском языках.
Образец оформления текста статьи
НАУЧНО-МЕТОДИЧЕСКИЕ ОСНОВЫ ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ ТЕСТИРОВАНИЯ В ВУЗЕ
Смирнова О.С., канд.тех.наук, доцент
г. Томск, ГОУ ВПО «Томский государственный университет»
e-mail:smirnjva@mail.ru
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THREE METHODS OF ESSAY RATER TRAINING
Diana Renn, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Boston Univeristy, Boston, Massachusetts, US
e-mail: d-renn@yahoo.com
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Стоимость публикации 700 рублей за одну публикацию. Если материал конференции написан в соавторстве, то за каждого соавтора необходимо доплатить сумму в размере 200 рублей. За каждый дополнительный сборник необходимо дополнительно оплатить 200 рублей (исключение – соавторы).

Post Training - Hello from Teresa Almeida d'Eca (Portugal)

2010-04-06T05:28:00.000-07:00

I got back home safe and and sound about 18 hours ago after an unforgettable 16 days in Russia that took me to remote Yakutsk, in Siberia, the first week to give a 5-day workshop on Web 2.0 tools for EFL teachers from all over the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, at the Yakutsk State University. You can see two photos and a text (in Russian) about the workshop in the university website. (I translated it online.) http://www.ysu.ru/content/news/news_detail.php?ID=6154

I was invited by Yakutsk TESOL and its leading members, Natalya, Elena and Zarmena in Yakutsk, and Larissa at Purdue Univ., in the USA, with whom I had previously collaborated through videoconferencing. I felt at home as soon as I stepped off the plane and met Zarmena. Mind you, I was nine thousand kilometers away from home in what's considered the
coldest city on Earth. Here's the workshop wiki that includes work the participants did during my morning sessions, as well as fabulous collaborations from our dear Evelyn, Larissa and Valentina (in Elista, Russia), a very active BaW10 member. I bow to you ladies and thank you
for contributing very considerably to the great success of the workshop. :-))
http://yakutskmar10.pbworks.com/ (this wiki is a work in progress)

The warmth and hospitality of the organizers, participants in the workshop and everyone else that accompanied me every afternoon on non-stop events in and out of the city (I was often away from my dorm room for 11-12 hours) is something that will forever hold a "very
special" place in my heart. I made wonderful friendships and hope to promote collaborations with Webheads in Asia and the Americas, the most adequate time zones to work with Yakutsk.

Yakutsk and its people are amazing, genuine, very generous, warmhearted and very hospitable. They are extremely proud of their heritage, history, culture, natural products, food... everything. It touched me deeply. I will be writing about this fabulous and totally
unexpected experience, so I will say no more at this time.

The second week was spent in Moscow and St Petersburg, mainly on tourism. I had previous connections there, made new friendships and, hopefully, future professional collaborations with Natalie Udina (introduced to me by our dear Elizabeth - congrats on your award!) and
Anastasia (???), the Head of the English Dept at the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia. Everybody was extremely considerate and careful with my well-being, and I was never left unaccompanied. I will add a touching detail. I was supposed to meet Natalie at a Metro
station in the center of Moscow at 10:30 on the tragic Monday morning of the terrorist attacks. She called me at 9:30 asking me to stay at the hotel, to be on the safe side. She'd keep in touch. She picked me up at half past three by taxi to take me to her university to meet Anastasia (who had just been re-elected for a second five-year term as Head of the English Dept). They gave me a grand tour of the university that ended with a lovely dinner in a small univ. cafe and a very
productive talk about future collaborations. Then Natalie took me back to the hotel by taxi. They wanted me to be absolutely safe. I will never forget this level of consideration for someone they'd just met.

In St Petersburg I was accompanied by Maya (a friend of Lena from Yakutsk) and Natalia (Ba08 member), two very sweet English colleagues. SP is a beautiful city and it's very pleasant to walk in the city center.

This amazing trip has opened up a whole new world!

Please excuse the long message, but I had to tell you a few things, since I just didn't have the time or energy at the end of my evenings to get in touch. Just a message home and that was it. BTW, I lost 1.5 kilos!!! You can imagine the intense activity.

For those who celebrate Easter, a very Happy Easter to you and your families!

I'm dying to catch up on Boston TESOL, since I didn't have the chance. But I'm so exhausted, though in a very healthy way, that it'll take a few days at least.

Hugs all, Teresa

Yakut TESOL Technology Training with Teresa Almeida d'Eca

2010-03-22T11:56:00.000-07:00

(photo by Larissa Olesova)
Федеральный информационный портал "SakhaNews"
(Информационное агентство "SakhaNews"/"Саха Новости")
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В Якутске будут внедряться новые технологии обучения английскому языку

ИА SakhaNews. С 22 по 26 марта в Якутске будут работать курсы «Новые информационно-коммуникационные технологии в преподавании английского языка».
Как сообщили ИА SakhaNews в Ассоциации преподавателей английского языка, программа курса нацелена на подготовку преподавателей к использованию различных инструментов информационно-коммуникационных технологий в обучении английскому языку. Текстовым и голосовым синхронным коммуникационным технологиям, системе виртуальных классов, программам интерактивных упражнений будет обучать доктор Тереза Алмейда д’Ека (Португалия) и профессорско-преподавательский состав Якутского госуниверситета.

Кроме того, на лекциях и практических занятиях курсанты ознакомятся с теорией обучения иностранному языку с помощью компьютера (сomputer assisted language learning) и смешанного обучения (blended learning) и методическими рекомендациями по внедрению ИКТ в учебный процесс.

Справки по тел. 8 9142 710912; тел./факс: 8 (4112) 366182.

Приглашаем на курсы повышения квалификации «Новые информационно-коммуникационные технологии в преподавании английского языка» с 22 по 26 марта 2010г.

2010-03-02T14:22:00.001-08:00

ГОУ ВПО «Якутский государственный университет им. М.К. Аммосова»
Общеуниверситетская кафедра иностранных языков
по техническим и естественным специальностям
Учебно-методический ресурсный центр
Ассоциация преподавателей английского языка г.Якутска РС(Я)

Информационное письмо

Уважаемые коллеги!

Приглашаем на курсы повышения квалификации «Новые информационно-коммуникационные технологии в преподавании английского языка» с 22 по 26 марта 2010г. Программа курса нацелена на подготовку преподавателей к использованию различных инструментов ИКТ в обучении английскому языку (Текстовые и голосовые синхронные коммуникационные технологии; Виртуальные классы; Программы интерактивных упражнений), ознакомление с теорией обучения иностранному языку с помощью компьютера (сomputer assisted language learning) и смешанного обучения (blended learning) и методическими рекомендациями по внедрению ИКТ в учебный процесс.
Лекции и практические занятия буду проводиться приглашенным лектором, ведущим специалистом в области ИКТ в преподавании английского языка д-ром Терезой Алмейда д’Ека (Португалия) и профессорско-преподавательским составом ЯГУ.
По окончании курса слушателям вручается удостоверение государственного образца о прохождения краткосрочных курсов повышения квалификации в объеме 72 часа.
Стоимость курса: 4 500 рублей – для членов Ассоциации, 5 000 рублей – для остальных.
Для участи я на курсах необходимо в срок до 10 марта 2010года представить заявку электронной почтой и произвести оплату на счет
ГОУ ВПО «Якутский государственный университет имени М.К.Аммосова»
г. Якутск, ул. Белинского 58
ИНН 1435037142, КПП 143501001 БИК 049805001
УФК по РС (Я) л/с 06073099560 р/с 40503810000001000065
в ГРКЦ НБ Республика Саха (Якутия) Банка России г.Якутск
назначение платежа: курс повышения квалиф-ции УМРЦ КИЯ
Ф.И.О. (участника)
За справками обращаться по тел. 8 9142 710912; тел./факс: 8 (4112) 366182
e-mail: zakharova_ev@yahoo.com
координатор курса: Захарова Елена Валерьевна
адрес: 677000, г.Якутск, ул. Кулаковского 48, каб. 728.

2010-03-01T12:17:00.000-08:00

Dear friends,

Yakut TESOL will host Teresa Almeida d'Eca from Lisbon (Portugral), coordinator of the TESOL Electronic Village session "Becoming a Webhead" on March 22-26, 2010 at Yakutsk State University.

Please read the message from Teresa:
Hello to all my Yakut TESOL Association friends and colleagues!
Belonging to an international organization such as TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) and its local affiliates - APPI (in Portugal) and Yakut TESOL (in Siberia) - opens up a whole new range of professional and personal contacts and exchanges that enrich us as individuals and professionals.
I hope to be with you very soon in what will certainly be an unforgettable trip for me and a very enriching exchange of ideas for us all about teaching and learning in general and the use of Web-based communication tools in the teaching-learning process, specifically. It's a unique opportunity to know what we're all doing in the traditional classroom, as well as in blended and online learning.
We have been in contact at a distance on several occasions through videoconferencing. I'm very happy and excited to finally be able to meet you all f2f.

8th FEELTA conference “From Broadcasting to Narrowcasting: Global Englishes, Local Contexts”

2010-02-03T13:50:00.000-08:00

8th FEELTA conference “From Broadcasting to Narrowcasting: Global Englishes, Local Contexts”

The Far Eastern English Language Teachers’ Association invites proposals for their conference on language teaching and learning to be held

June 28 - 30, 2010

at The Far Eastern State University of Humanities, Khabarovsk, Russia

Hosted by: The Far Eastern State University of Humanities

More information at http://feelta.wl.dvgu.ru/File%201.htm

TESOL Electronic Village Online 2010 announcement

2009-12-15T13:43:00.001-08:00

Dear colleagues,

The CALL Interest Section of the international TESOL professional association is pleased to offer the opportunity to participate in the Electronic Village Online (EVO) 2010 sessions. This is a professional development project and virtual extension of the TESOL 2010 Convention in Boston, Massachusetts. The intended audience for this project includes both TESOL 2010 participants and those who can participate only virtually.

You do not need to be a TESOL member to participate in a free, six-week, wholly online session of the EVO, Jan 11 -Feb 21, 2010.

Please visit our Announcement Web page to select one among the various offerings.

http://evosessions. pbworks.com/ Call_for_ Participation201 0

Yours in TESOL,

Dafne Gonzalez
On behalf of
The EVO coordination team

2009-09-04T08:43:00.000-07:00

My Summer Vacation by Elizabeth Smith, Secondary Education Representative

I’d like to share how I spent part of my summer teaching English at a summer school in Yakutsk, Russia for two weeks...

Larissa Olesova, Past President of Yakut TESOL

E-Teacher Courses 2009-2010 Nominations from Yakut TESOL

2009-09-04T08:37:00.001-07:00

Yakut TESOL has nominated the following members to E-Teacher 2009-2010 through English Language Office (US Embassy in Moscow):

Building Teaching Skills through the Interactive Web - Lidiya Scrybina (Yakutsk Calssic Gymnasiym)
Critical Thinking in the EFL Curriculum - Alexandra Popova (Pedagogical College of Yakutsk)
English for Specific Purposes Best Practices - Eugeniya Yadrikhinskaya (YSU)
English as a Foreign Language Assessment -Elena Zakharova (YSU)
Survey of Best Practices in TESOL - Irina Ptitsina (YSU)
Developing EFL Literacy through Project-Based Learning - Zarmena Emelyanova (YSU)
Teaching English to Young Learners - Vera Semenova (IPKRO)

Yakut TESOL nominees are responsible for conducting training sessions for members of Yakut TESOL upon completion the courses in 2009-2010. The first training sessions through Yakut TESOL is coming in May, 2010. We wish good luck to our nominees and keep our fingers crossed!

Larissa Olesova, Past President of Yakut TESOL

E-Teacher Courses 2009-2010 Nominations

2009-08-22T08:05:00.000-07:00

If you are interested to apply your nomination to participate in E-Teacher Training Courses in fall and spring 2009-2010, please, send your information to lolesova@yahoo.com to Larissa Olesova with the subject "E-Teacher Nomination" by August 25, 2009. The courses are:
Building Teaching Skills through the Interactive Web
Critical Thinking in the EFL Curriculum
English for Specific Purposes Best Practices
English as a Foreign Language Assessment
Survey of Best Practices in TESOL
Developing EFL Literacy through Project-Based Learning
Teaching English to Young Learners

You should be teachers' trainer or a teacher to be nominated to the courses through Yakut TESOL Association. Your responsibility includes conducting training during Yakut TESOL activities next year in 2010. In addition, you should have easy Internet access, 10 hours per a week during 10 weeks to work on the course assignments and Advanced English proficiency level.

Send the following information:
First Name
Last Name
Insitution Name
City
Mailing Address
E-Mail
Phone
Course Choice
Why are you interested in taking the course and how will it help you and Yakut TESOL?
Are you willing to sharethe knowledge and skills acquired as a result of the course? Are you going to conduct training during Yakut TESOL Conferences in 2010?

Summer School 2009 for Children

2009-08-22T07:57:00.000-07:00

The first Summer School for Children was organized under mutual agreement signed by Yakut TESOL and Tex-TESOLV. It was from the 23rd of July to the 4th of August, 2009 in Yakutsk. The Summer School was attended by 31 boys and girls ages 10 – 16. Children were divided into two groups.
American teacher Elizabeth Smith from the Hockaday School was invited. She came to Yakutsk together with her family (husband – David Smith and two daughters).
Classes began at 9 o’clock and lasted four hours till 12.30. Rest time was provided.
At the lessons students worked with native speakers to develop the fundamental four skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. Teachers focused on common topics such as greetings, food, weather, shopping, fashion, mass media, holidays, hobbies and others. Students also were immersed in the American culture with projects including American movies. Children had an opportunity to practice their language skills, advancing spoken language in a Russian-free class-room environment. Atmosphere was relaxed and informal. All the participants of the first Summer School got Certificates. Both teachers and children were satisfied with the work. The first experience was successful!

Summer School 2009 starts working

2009-06-18T17:46:00.001-07:00

Yakut TESOL organized Summer School for teachers and students and it was held at Yakutsk State University. We hosted key speakers from TESOL Board of Directors Dr. Yilin Sun, US Department Senior English Language Fellows Allyson Kellum from Vladivostok and Todd Vidamour from Novosibirsk. Different guests were invited with speech of welcome: Rector of Ya-kutsk State University Alexeev A.N.,Director of Yakut Pedagogical Col-lege #2 Glezer V.A..Director of Yakut Pedagogical College #1 Kopylova K.I..Head of the Department of Ministry of Education, Head of Ministry of For-eign Affairs RF in Yakutsk Dyakonov N.V., Teachers‘ Re-Training Institute – Semenova V.D.
photo: Dr. Yilin Sun (center) meeting with the Vice-President of Yakutsk State University and Yakut TESOL Board of Directors
Dr. Yilin Sun made presentation at a plenary meeting Trends, Issues, Opportunities and Challenges for Non- Native Speaking ELT Educators in the Changing Global Society and conducted workshop Action Research for Classroom teachers for three groups. Dr. Yilin Sun gave a presentation about TESOL and some teachers joined it right there with her help. Yakut TESOL appreciates very much the books with TESOL publications brought by Yilin Sun.
Senior English Language Fellow Allyson Kellum presented a number of very interesting and valuable range of topics during plenary and workshops sessions: Internet Resources: Broading Exposure to English; Pronunciation, Multiple Intelligence. She really worked very hard, and teachers highly evaluated her work.

Senior English Language Fellow Todd Vidamour was a plenary speaker with Perfomance - based teaching, and workshops: Blooms Taxonomy, Exploring Culture and Sociolinguistics in ESOL, Developing Learning Strategies. Participants appreciated his topics as useful for their further work, they were admired by his level of techni-cal knowledge and also his Russsian.
Yakut TESOL also tried to meet teachers‘ wish to be involved in videoconference with the US which was possible with the support of our past president Larissa Olessova and sister-partners from Dallas TexTESOLV.

Every morning started with videoconference with Purdue University, Indiana, Califonia. Our participants had an opportunity to know how other TESOL affiliates work which is very important for the future development of Yakut TESOL. Topics of videoconfrences are TESOL Afiliate in Indiana (USA) INTESOL by Dr. Lucianna C.de Oliveira; Computer Assisted Language Learning Issues by Dr. Jennifer C. Richardson; Administrative Support of Technology Implementation in classroom by Dr. James Lehman; Web 2.0 Technologies Project for teachers by Dr. Timothy J. Newby; ―Welcome Yakut TESOL by Dr. Christine F.Meloni; TESOL Affiliate in California(USA) CATESOL by Dr. Belinda Braunstein; TexTESOLV and Yakut TESOL Partnership Agreement by Dr. Donald Weasenforth. Concurrent workshops were also done by teachers of both high school and university.Yakut TESOL tried to invite speakers who have any kind of experience to share with, among them are Lidia Scryabina and Aleksandra Borisova who shared web-collaboration with the class in Dalass,TX (USA); Aleksandra Popova participated in Michael Krauss online course and presented WEB2.0 technologies in teaching English; Elena Zakharova a plenary speaker with Opportunities for ELT; Vera Semenova shared the idea of Dynamic Education. Recursive Hierarchical Recognition (RHR) Theory and Practice. A range of different workshops was very succesful and will be surely used in future work of participants: Tuyara Yegorova Note taking in the Academic Writing; Anna Sivtseva Teaching Narrative Writing; Nadya Tulasynova Topic: Mind Mirror Projects in EFL Teaching; Elena Nelunova Implementation of Interactive Technologies into EFL classroom; Alexandra Popova Ideas for creating your own Ning‘; Ludmila Sidorova Blogs in language teaching; Varya Nazarova, Natalya Archakhova Opportunities in Taching Reding and Grammar; Lidia Scryabina APEC: e-learning Training Program. 81 teachers (40- teachers from high schools, 13-from city schools and 27 from rural schools; 14 – teachers from colleges; 4- university teachers; and 10- students) took part in Yakut TESOL Summer School. All participants got folders with Summer School Handbook, magazine FORUM, pens and copybooks for notes, Yakut TESOL newsletter, and CD with all speakers‘ presentations. In the end participants filled qustionaries. The responses of teachers were very positive and they wanted all our key speakers to come again in spring 2010.
Guests were given access to our national culture and traditions through differ-ent excursions and exhibitions: the Perma-frost Instituite, Museum of Local Culture and History named after Yaroslavsky, Museum of Khomus, Ethnic Centres Ytyk Haya and Chochur Muran, Handcraft centre Staryi Gorod and others. Dr Yilin Sun had some official meetings with Vice - Rector of Ya-kutsk State University, with Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and an interview at the Press Center with several local newspapers and TV companies. Senior English Language Fellow Todd Vidamour from Novosibirsk gave an interview in popular program It is Interest-ing. The level of interest for sharing and exploring opportunities and challenges in teaching and learning English was very high. We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the English Language Office, Public Affairs Section of the United States Embassy, Moscow and TESOL, USA for providing support for Yakut TESOL.

Yakut TESOL Summer School in June 15-19, 2009

2009-05-18T08:23:00.000-07:00

Информационное письмо

15-19 июня 2009 года

на базе Якутского госуниверситета

проводится Летняя Школа

"Opportunities and Challenges in Teaching and Learning EFL"

для преподавателей английского языка ВУЗов, ССУЗов и средних школ Республики Саха (Якутия)

далее читайте на сайте Yakut TESOL at

http://sites.google.com/site/yakuttesol/summer-school-2009

Global Partners News: Richland College

2009-05-04T09:35:00.001-07:00

Project Piloting Idea: Online Collaboration Opportunity

Richland College is interested to collaborate on online classes. I would need to know what subject some of you would be interested, so I can see if Richland College has a faculty match. You know that the best way to work in collaborative classes is to have one faculty in each side to work together in the class. Richland College had done online classes with ESOL, Economics, Media and Accounting classes. Please send more details that I can send the information to Richland College in order they would be able to fully understand the scope of this project.

http://www.richlandcollege.edu/internationaled/index.php

Send your requests to lolesova@gmail.com or lolesova@yahoo.com to Larissa Olesova, Past President of Yakut TESOL

Web-Based International ESOL Collaborative Learning:

2009-04-30T11:35:00.000-07:00

Reprinted with permission from TexTESOL V Spring 2009 Newsletter.

A detailed account of web-based collaboration between teachers and students in Yakutsk and your Secondary Interest Section Representative Elizabeth Smithʼs Hockaday students. To read the article by Elizabeth Smith, go to http://sites.google.com/site/yakuttesol/textesolv-partnership

News from Partnership: Web Collaboration with Hockaday School in Dallas, TX

2009-04-30T11:30:00.000-07:00

Lidiya Scryabina, Alexandra Borisova and their students from Yakutsk collaborated with the class in Hockaday School in Dallas, TX in spring 2009.

Books from University of North Texas

2009-04-30T11:25:00.001-07:00

Yakut TESOL received books from University of North Texas in December, 2008 thanks to the signed partnership between TexTESOLV and Yakut TESOL in July, 2008. Photo: Yakut TESOL Resource Center and (from left to right) Natalya Alexeeva, President of Yakut TESOL, Elena Zakharova, Director of Resource Center, and Zarmena Emelyanova, Treasurer of Yakut TESOL.

TESOL 2009 in Denver, Colorado

2009-04-30T11:16:00.000-07:00

TESOL 2009 in Denver, Colorado

The News from TexTESOLV

2009-01-19T11:38:00.000-08:00

Global Partners:Yakut TESOL and TexTESOL V

(from http://www.textesolv.org/)

What does a Russian region settled by Cossacks in the early 17th century have in common with a region settled in Texas in the 19th century by cattlemen? Well, there are several parallels, including a dependence on horses for livelihood and survival. Then there’s the centuries-old struggle against extreme temperatures, albeit opposite extremes. The most recent connection, however, is a formal agreement between the TESOL affiliates of the two regions to work together for mutual benefit.If you like to travel to exotic destinations, if you take pleasure in the cultural enrichment of working with professionals from different cultures, if you enjoy collaborative lessons connecting students and teachers around the world, or if you have an appreciation for engaging professional development, then you should read on to see how you can personally benefit from and contribute to this new partnership.A formal signing in Yakutsk on July 14, 2008 cemented the partnership between Yakut TESOL and TexTESOL V. Don Weasenforth’s (Immediate Past President of TexTESOL V) representation of TexTESOL V at the 2008 Yakut TESOL Summer Institute represented an initial step in fulfilling the agreement, and Larissa Olesova’s (Immediate Past President of Yakut TESOL) attendance at the 2008 TexTESOL State Conference will strengthen our burgeoning relationship. Review the agreement and consider how you might get involved:

Donate books to the Sakha State University English teacher training library.
Integrate a Web-based collaborative project in your courses, connecting your students with students in Yakutia. Yakutia teachers of all levels of instruction—elementary through higher education—are available for collaborative projects.
Establish a student or teacher exchange with Yakutia schools, colleges, institutes, or universities.
Contribute to teacher training at future summer institutes in Yakutsk. If you are interested in these opportunities or have other ideas of how to support the partnership, contact Don Weasenforth at 972-881-5970 or mailto:dweasenforth@ccccd.edu

The Interview with Dr. Christine Meloni (GWU)

2009-01-19T11:02:00.001-08:00

The interview with Dr. Christine Meloni (The George Washington University, USA) of March, 2007. She visited Yakutsk and the Yakut TESOL First International Conference in June, 2004. Larissa Olesova interviewed Christine about her impressions of Yakutia and teaching EFL in Yakutia. Read the answers. You may leave your comments.

LO: What were your first impressions of Yakutia and Yakutsk in 2004?

CM: My first impression was that the people were very friendly and very kind. They made me feel at home immediately.I was very impressed with the generosity of the people. When I ate in someone's home, the meal was always a banquet!Many things surprised me. I was surprised by the buildings on stilts and by the pipes outside of the buildings rather than in the walls. I was very interested in hearing about the impact of the cold weather on these buildings.I was rather shocked that one's used toilet paper was put in waste cans rather than in the toilets.I was surprised that many of the cars had the steering wheels on the right even though people drive on the right.I was surprised that I did not see many shops and that most of the shops were inside buildings where you couldn't see them from the outside.I was surprised by how much the native music resembled the music of the American Indians.

LO: How were your first impressions changed to compare with your impressions when you spent some time there?

CM: My impressions did not change. The people were wonderful at the beginning and were wonderful throughout.

LO: What do you think about teaching EFL in Yakutia? According to your impressions of talking to the conference participants?

CM: I was very impressed with the teachers that I talked to in Yakutsk. I was amazed, first of all, by how well they spoke English, even those who had never been to an English-speaking country. I was also impressed with their enthusiasm and dedication to the field of ESL.

LO: Have you found any problems in the situation with teaching English in Yakutia?

CM: The teachers at the conference seemed very interested in improving their teaching and seemed very aware of the latest trends in the field. I didn't notice any big problems.

LO: What could you suggest for teachers of English in Yakutia?

I would suggest that they try to get involved with Internet technology so that they can have close contact with ESL teachers around the world and so that their students can interact with other students using the English language in authentic ways. Blogs and wikis are two technologies that could benefit students' writing and reading skills, for example. Larissa has many wonderful ideas for implementing ideas for using the Internet.

Yakut TESOL and TexTESOLV Partnership

2009-01-14T05:57:00.002-08:00

The article is in Essential Teacher, December issue 2008.

A Message from Teresa about Webhead

2009-01-14T05:57:00.001-08:00

Dear Larissa,

So sorry for the very short notice, but I started the new year with very unpleasant vertigo problems - first time - that have kept me away from the computer. I'm feeling better now after medication started a week ago.

Becoming a Webhead 2009 (BaW09) officially starts tomorrow, Jan 12, but registration is ongoing. To join, please go to our Yahoo Group, click "Join this Group" and complete the process.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/baw09/

In the meantime, we have a wiki where you can see everything that will be happening over the next 6 weeks.
http://baw09.pbwiki.com/

Hope you and your summer trainees can join us!

Happy New Year!!!

Hugs, Teresa

Videconferencing with Purdue University

2008-11-26T10:16:00.000-08:00

Information Letter

Yakut TESOL and Yakutsk State University is organizing the videoconferencing on the issues of Distance Education to discuss administrative, financial, organizational, educational, instructional, and technical problems in the field. Before the synchronous communication, we will have asynchronous discussions where we will try different role plays. Asynchronous discussions is taking place at http://www.nicenet.org To register the class, go to the student cell and insert the class key: 666P8RW63Please, create your real name as your username. Thank you. We can start online discussions since December 10, 2008 The videoconferencing through Polycom 700 connection will take place on December 19, 2008 at KFEN room 228 (48 Kulakovsky street) (8:00AM in Yakutsk) between the Faculty of Educational Technology Program at Purdue University (Indiana, USA) and the Department of Foreign Languages in Technical and Natural Sciences of Yakutsk University (Republic of Sakha, Russia). If you are interested to participate in the videoconferencing, please, send email to Larissa Olesova (Past President of Yakut TESOL) at lolesova@yahoo.com or you can find update information at Yakut TESOL's blog at http://yakuttesol.blogspot.com/ Contact information in Yakutsk (4112) 36-61-82 Natalya Nickolayevna Alexeeva, Yakut TESOL PresidentP.S.: The dates and time may be negotiated. Larissa OlesovaYakut TESOL Past PresidentEmail lolesova@yahoo.com

TexTESOL State Conference, Dallas, TX 2008

2008-11-13T06:08:00.000-08:00

Larissa Olesova, Past President of Yakut TESOL attended the TexTESOL State Conference in Richardson Dallas in Texas to continue negotiations to develop sister-relationships with TexTESOLV. Photo (left to right): Larissa Olesova, Ivan Olesov, Martin Guerra, TexTESOLV President Elect, Caroline DeCoux, TexTESOL Immediate Past President, and Donald Weasenforth TexTESOLV Past President.

TESOL Essential Teacher

2008-11-13T06:07:00.001-08:00

Essential Teacher is a magazine for language teachers and administrators in varied ESL and EFL workplaces, including pre-K-12, 2- and 4-year institutions of higher learning, and adult education. Each of these arenas has teachers with varied experience and expertise, making for a broad and diverse readership. Essential Teacher also offers guidance to mainstream teachers who work with students for whom English is an additional language.
Compleat Links is an online complement to Essential Teacher. This section offers original articles, interviews, and other content thematically linked to Essential Teacher.

http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/secet.asp?CID=1921&DID=11460

TESOL Resource Center

2008-11-13T06:04:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the TESOL Resource Center (TRC), an online platform for TESOL members to find and share a variety of resources with peers in the profession. Members, please log in. Or Join TESOL to search for, request, submit or review a resource. View this PowerPoint overview of the TRC (910 KB PPT).
Goals:1. Support expanded online peer-to-peer learning2. Provide a clear, simple submission and review process for sharing resources
New resources are being added to the TRC on an on-going basis. TESOL encourages you to contribute to the TRC by sharing a resource with your peers and/or by applying to become a reviewer.
The TRC is optimized for Internet Explorer 6. Users of other browsers or versions risk errors: please be sure to fill out all required fields. If you encounter technical problems with the online submission you may also email your resources along with completed templates to the TRC at resourcecenter@tesol.org

TESOL Education

2008-11-13T06:03:00.000-08:00

The Education area of TESOL's Web site encompasses educational programming, such as online courses and virtual seminars, on-site academies or symposia, and other TESOL professional development resources for members and nonmembers involved in the teaching of English as a second, foreign, or other language.

http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/seccss.asp?CID=5&DID=6

TESOL Quarterly

2008-11-13T06:02:00.000-08:00

TESOL Quarterly, a refereed professional journal, fosters inquiry into English language teaching and learning by providing a forum for TESOL professionals to share their research findings and explore ideas and relationships in the field. The Quarterly's readership includes ESOL teacher educators, teacher learners, researchers, applied linguists, and ESOL teachers.

http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/seccss.asp?CID=209&DID=1679

TESOL Convention in Denver 2009

2008-11-13T06:01:00.001-08:00

TESOL Convention Denver 2009 Welcome to the 43rd Annual TESOL Convention and Exhibits. This three day convention will start on Thursday March 26, 2009 and run through Saturday March 28, 2009 and will be held in scenic Denver, Colorado. Join us to immerse yourself in the theme of Uncharted Mountains, Forging New Pathways. Meet us in the great west for all that the annual convention and Denver have to offer.

http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/convention2009/

Welcome to EFL Fellow in your region

2008-10-20T09:48:00.000-07:00

Welcome to EFL Fellow in your region
Dear Colleagues,
I would like to inform you that an new EFL Fellow Allyson Kellum has started her term of service in the Far East! Please find below Allyson’s bio . Allyson has started to make her travel plans for the whole academic year. Allyson's counterpart is Galina Lovtsevich, FEELTA President, (lovtsev@ext.dvgu.ru) please cc me and Galina on your requests for a visit.
Please find attached a new ELF Visit Request Guidelines Form for a Fellow visit, fill it in and e-mail it to me, Allyson and Allyson's counterpart as soon as possible. Your prompt response will help Allyson meet your needs effectively and timely. Then, we will avoid a situation when all your requests are for middle of November, beginning of January, middle of March and June. <>
Allyson’s bio
Allyson Kellum is from Montana and earned a B.A. in Anthropology and Russian from the University of Montana and a M.A. in Applied Linguistics from the University of New England. She taught in a language school in Tokyo, Japan and in a public elementary school in Seoul, Korea. Ms. Kellum has been in the English Language Fellow Program for two years, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and in Managua, Nicaragua. Ms. Kellum's professional interests include materials development, pronunciation, critical thinking skills, and culture. Personal interests include studying mythology, exploring different experiences and views of life, and doing all kinds of puzzles.
Thank you,
Elena
Elena N.Lubnina
ELO Specialist
PA. American Embassy in Moscow
Tel:(495) 728-50-78, ext 4562
e-mail: lubninaen@state.gov
http://moscow.usembassy.gov/elo.html

TESOL Virtual Seminar (January 2009)

2008-10-16T06:38:00.000-07:00

Teresa Almeida d'Eca sent the link to the new site (in progress) for the TESOL Virtual Seminar coming in January 2009. You may take a look now to nominate yourself or your friends to participate in this course.

http://baw-08.pbwiki.com/

A new ET Site in Russia

2008-10-16T06:36:00.001-07:00

http://site.hochusite.ru

New Online Course Nomination from Yakut TESOL

2008-10-16T06:33:00.000-07:00

Yakut TESOL nominated Alexandra Popova (Yakutsk Pedagogical College #1) to participate in this online course. If you have any other names to nominate for next online courses, please, share their names by submitting your comments.

Larissa Olesova

Below is a message from David Fay, Officer of English Language Office in Moscow

Dear Teachers’ Associations,
Beginning October 27, the English Language Office will be sponsoring 14 Teacher Association representatives to take part in a new 3-week Michael Krauss course, “Exploring Web 2.0”. The goal of this course is to familiarize the participants with the new interactive Web 2.0 resources, such as blogs, wikis and social sites (Facebook, Flickr, etc.) so that they can build a new site or enhance an existing site for the association. Ultimately, we want teacher associations to have sites where members play key roles in adding and sharing information with other members and with other associations. (See course overview below for more details.)
Participants do not have to be graduates of Michael Krauss’ earlier course, “Integrating the Internet into the Classroom.” However, they should be familiar with the basics of the web (browsers and search engines). They should also:
· Have consistent access to a computer with a good Internet connection.
· Have consistent access to a computer running Windows XP, Windows Vista, MacOS v10.3 or above, or a recent version of Linux.
· Have the capability of recording voice either via an internal microphone (most laptops have this) or by way of an external microphone.
· Have a set of headphones. (Instructor will provide suggestions for purchase of microphones and/or headsets for those who need them.)
· Be able to dedicate one to two hours per weekday to cover tasks
· Commit to helping the teachers’ association build a website
If you are interested in having a member of your association participate in the course, please nominate the member by providing:
1. Name, Institution, Title
2. Contact information (mailing address, email, phone)
3. Brief explanation of why you think this person is right for the course (maximum 50 words)
4. Brief description of what the TA representative will do after completing the course (maximum 100 words)
The deadline for applying is Friday, October 17. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to write to me at faydg@state.gov. Natalia Fomenko will be coordinating this class from Moscow. You can also write to her at fomenkonv@state.gov.
We will choose the participants for the course on a competitive basis by Tuesday, October 21.
Many of you are familiar with the high quality of Michael Krauss’ work. This is an excellent opportunity for professional growth, both for the participant and for the association.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
David Fay
English Language Officer
U.S. Embassy Moscow
Bolshoi Devyantinsky Pereulok #8
121099 Moscow, Russian Federation
Tel: 7 (495) 728 5000 (ext. 5861)
Fax: 7 (495) 728 5262
Email: FayDG@state.gov
Course Overview:
In recent years, there has been a major paradigm shift in the design and implementation of Web-based resources. This shift is complex and multi-dimensional. In an attempt to explain the evolution that is occurring, the terms Web 1.0 and 2.0 have been coined and, for better or worse, have become a fixture, both in the media and the academic literature. In a nutshell, Web 1.0 is characterized by a focus on the one-way dissemination of information. Web 2.0, on the other hand, is all about the creation and sharing of content, with collaboration being the centerpiece, and user input being the engine that drives the evolution and improvement of what is often referred to as "social software." Students make extensive use of social software outside the classroom (e.g. Facebook, MySpace, Flickr, etc.) and will be motivated to use similar tools in educational contexts.
The first stage of this online course will be to introduce participants to a range of Web 2.0 tools and to evaluate their potential for educational use. However, what distinguishes this course from many is that teachers will be "getting their hands dirty," using the Web 2.0 tools in a collaborative, supportive, online environment as they complete the course requirements. Participants will create blogs, wikis, and podcasts to share their insights; they will use social bookmarking ,coupled with tagging, and real simple syndication tools to engage in group research; they will explore creative new forms of copyright; they will build collaborative Web-based activities and Web sites, which will serve as models to use with their students in the classroom or with fellow teachers for professional development.

Yakut TESOL Board of Directors 2009

2008-10-16T06:31:00.000-07:00

Past President: Larissa Olesova lolesova@yahoo.com
President: Natalya Alexeeva alnatnick@mail.ru
Vice-President: Vera Semenova semvd@rambler.ru

Yakut TESOL Board of Directors 2008

2008-03-28T20:56:00.000-07:00

Yakut TESOL Board of Directors 2007

President Larissa Olesova (lolesova@yahooc.om)
Vice President Natalya Alexeeva (alnatnick@mail.ru)
Secretary & Treasury Zarmena Emelyanova (zarmena@list.ru)
Membership Administration Vera Moiseyeva
Newsletter editor & Resource center Director Elena Zakharova (mercedec@mail.ru)
Higher Education Institutions Administration Galina Parnikova, Praskoviya Nelunova
Secondary Schools Administration Vera Semenova, Lidia Skryabina
Colleges and Technical Schools Administration Alexandra Popova