Welcome to this edition of the TESOL Newsletter. I

want to thank all of you who took the time to email

brief reports of personal and professional activities.

Not only do Mary, Tasha, Manar and I enjoy being

updated, but when prospective TESOL students ask

what TESOL graduates do, our first response is to

hand them a recent newsletter. And if you don’t

find yourself represented in any of the following

pages, we hope you will take the time to send us

an update next year.

I also want to thank Manar Metry who, with an

increasing load of responsibilities, has seen to it

that this newsletter came about, from soliciting

contributions to editing text and creating the

layout.

Department News

Last year we announced that the Field-Based

program would be winding down, with final classes

to be offered last July. As Mary Wong indicates

below, that trajectory changed. A conversation with

the interim dean breathed new life into the

program, so with some revisions to the format,

Mary will continue to direct it for the foreseeable

future.

Meanwhile, back on campus, the Azusa City Library

Literacy program, through Tasha Bleistein’s tireless

and enthusiastic leadership, has become a stable

part of our TESOL program, offering both an option

for students in the practicum course as well as a

resource for additional teaching practice. Tasha

also took the lead last fall in producing a

successful TESOL program review, a self-study that

happens every seven years. Our external reviewer

was highly complementary of the program and its

reputation. His recommendation to add another

faculty member, however, will not be fulfilled in the

near future.

For those of you familiar with the department as a

whole, we have not added or lost any faculty since

Tasha joined us three years ago, with one

exception. The M.A. in Transformational Urban

Leadership, which was initiated about five years

ago under the leadership of Viv Grigg, was moved

last July to the School of Theology, now called

Azusa Pacific Seminary. So our department has

gone back to just the three programs in our

department name.

Personal Activities

This was a quiet year for me in terms of conference

and scholarly activity. The proposal for part 2 of the

pronunciation session I co-presented at TESOL 2013

did not make it into the TESOL 2014 program, so my

only presentation was the annual TESOL workshop

on “How to lead effective meetings.” Apart from

attending CELT 2014 and TESOL 2014 in Portland, I

went to my first APU-sponsored Writer’s Retreat in

Malibu in July. The beautiful environment on a

hilltop overlooking the Pacific, however, did not

seem to facilitate a speeded up completion of the

writing project I was working on. If all goes well,

though, I hope to report on the latter next year.

This is not to say that it has been an altogether quiet

year. The life of a department chair at APU has been

quite eventful as the workload seems to increase,

and various transitions both with MATUL and in the

undergraduate programs have been time

demanding. In addition, I have been serving as a

board member for the Christian English Language

Educators Association (CELEA), which sponsors the

North American CELT conference held each year just

before the annual TESOL convention and in a nearby

location. (If you are not a member of CELEA,

consider joining, or at least explore the website:

www.celea.net.

And finally, apart from professional duties, I

accepted the role of moderator at our church in

January, a key leadership role which entails leading

the elder council, the governing body of the church.

What I didn’t know in January was that the senior

pastor would be leaving in June, which along with

other events in the life of the church has made it a

“maturing” experience.

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U N I V E R S I T Y

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T E S O L P R O G R A M S

C U R R E N T T E S O L

F A C U L T Y

Nancy Ackles, Ph.D.

Denzil Barnett, M.A.

Gena Bennett, Ph.D.

Greg Bock, Ph.D.

Aliel Cunningham, Ph.D.

Monica Farling, M.A.

Abigail Kleier, M.A.

Christina Liao, M.A.

Manar Metry, M.A.

Jerry Ruth, Ph.D.

Jennifer Thomas, M.A.

Erin Thorp, M.A.

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GREETINGS FROM THE ON-CAMPUS PROGRAM DIRECTOR-

RICHARD ROBISON

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grandchildren for Mary Jo and

me. Madison Joy Robison, the

daughter of our second son

Aaron, celebrated her second

birthday in April. Maddie had

an unusual (for us) entry into

our family, but she has indeed

become a joy.

Toronto or Bust

Finally, I hope to see many of

you in Toronto in March. If you

are planning to attend either

of the CELT and TESOL

conferences, please RSVP to

the invitation you will receive

to the APU reunion. And

whether I see you or not, may

God surprise you with his

compassion in the coming

year.

Rich

Family Highlights

This year I am able to make

the announcement I was

hoping to report last year:

Mary Jo completed her Psy.D.,

receiving a standing ovation

from her committee at her

dissertation defense in June. I

was able to surprise her at the

commencement ceremony in

July (with advance approval

from the provost) by stepping

up at the other end of the

platform when her name was

announced and joining her

dean in hooding her.

A m o n g o t h e r f a m i l y

transitions, our fifth daughter,

Amarisa, completed her

bachelor’s in computer

engineering last May and is

now employed as a “Radio

Frequency Engineer” at a

large engineering firm in New

Jersey. And our youngest son

Michael resigned from active

duty in the Marines this past

summer and is now working

as a “tactical marketer” for a

manufacturing firm in Chicago.

In other family news, I still

have no third Robison family

wedding to announce, but stay

tuned next year. I do,

however, have some promised

birth announcements. Our

oldest son Nathan and his

wife Ada celebrated the first

birthday of Mateo David

Robison on December 15.

Just 4 ½ months after

Mateo’s birth, our second

daughter Sarah gave birth to

Abigail Laine Schneider on

April 30. (Abigail looks just

like her father, but has her

mother’s personality.) I

should also mention that this

makes not just two but three

GREETINGS FROM THE ON-CAMPUS PROGRAM DIRECTOR -

(CONTINUED)

Marie Chung ’03 Time flies! I

miss my teachers and

classmates. I don’t have much

updates but just would like

you to know that I'm fine, and

still teach English in a

seminary here in Taipei. My

mother had passed away last

March. Even though I feel the

great loss; however, I am sure

some day we will get together

again in God's new king-

dom. My niece delivered a

baby girl last August. We

enjoy the time spending with

her. May God bless all of you.

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Peggy Marcy ’97 I Recently

started a new Facebook group

I hope every teacher will join

(https://www.facebook.com/

groups/TESLhangout/). Better

yet; don’t just join, post

som eth ing re la t e d to

education that you have heard

or read. I started this group on

the premise that professional

development is easier when it

is a collaborative effort. Let’s

share the good stuff!

O N - C A M P U S A L U M N I U P D A T E

Sarah Ashleigh ’10 I continue

to teach at Santa Monica

College and really enjoy it,

except for the traffic!

I still remember Dr. Robison

saying that I might find a

community college position

teaching writing because they

are the most labor intensive

and perhaps more available.

He was right!

In other news, our oldest son

was married in 2013 and we

gained a lovely new daughter-

in-law. Our second son earned

a BA and is gainfully

employed. Our youngest two

are currently both attending a

Ch r is t ian co l lege . My

wonderful preparation at APU

is helping to fund the next

generation:)

Marina Adamian ’08 I

became a grandmother this

year, my two sons had babies,

a week apart. A boy and a girl!

My grandchildren are 8

months old. Monte` & Emma.

Can’t get any better.

My daughter, Flora graduated

high school with Awards and

high honors, she got accepted

to Occidental College.

I still teach at Glendale

Community College, I got my

s e c o n d p e r f o r m a n c e

evaluation with Exceeds

Expectations marks and high

praises.

On-campus alum Updates

continue on the next page

James Bakker ’06 By the

Lord’s grace, I am teaching at

an all-English Christian school

in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, where

we moved 1.5 years ago. This

helps us feed 3 teen boys who

are all taller than their

pa ren ts . Ne igh borh ood

children’s ministry and

congregational worship round

out our days. Shoestring living

and in His hands.

Soo Yun & Robert Rader ’07

Blessings fellow TESOL

alumni! We married in 2010

and currently live in Riverside

County, where Robert teaches

writing and grammar at

Moreno Valley College and

San Jacinto. He recently got a

job with Azusa's ALCI. Soo

Yun is taking time off to raise

our son Andrew, who is now 4

months old. We plan on

visiting Korea next year to

celebrate his 1st birthday.

Can you guess how most of

our students have heard

about the APU TESOL

programs?

The number one answer:

“A Friend told me.”

Who can you encourage to

apply to the APU TESOL

Programs?

Rita Van Dyke-Kao ’11 I . After

teaching English at Zhejiang

Gongshang University in

Hangzhou, China for two

years, I am back in Southern

California. I immigrated from

Canada to the US in February

of this last year, and then got

married to Peter Kao one

month later! I am excited to

begin a new chapter in my

life, and am looking forward

to teaching ESL in the US.

John Ruiz ’13 I graduated

from APU with a MA-TESOL

degree in the summer of

2013. I teach 7th and 8th

grade Math and English in

a Special Education setting for

the Santa Rosa Charter

Academy. I received a grant

from Teach for America,

enabling me to pursue a

Master's Degree in Special

E d u c a t i o n a t L o y o l a

Marymount University. I also

teach summer EFL classes to

Korean university students at

Cal Poly Pomona.

Jason Mercer ’14 I’m living in

Kansas City, Missouri, where I

have been working as an

adjunct ESL instructor at LCI

English on the Park University

campus. The most notable

thing about this year was

successfully finishing the MA

studies and presenting at the

TESOL Conference in Portland,

which I loved. I’m looking

forward to seeing what God

has in store for me in the

coming year.

Denise Gehring ’11 I continue

to work in the library at APU. I

was promoted to Associate

Professor fall of 2013 and

received a 3-year extended

contract. I am currently the

Librarian for Graduate

Nursing, Global studies,

Sociology & TESOL, and the

International Center /

American Language & Culture

Institute. In addition to my

Librarian duties, I manage the

T e c h n i c a l S e r v i c e s

department in the library.

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Anne Willis ’12 Since the fall

of 2013, I have been a proud

faculty member and Instructor

o f E n g l i s h i n t h e

intensive English program at

Hope International University

in Fullerton, CA. This past year

I contributed a chapter to a

two-volume book entitled

From Twitter to Tahrir Square,

which was published in June.

Michael Malley ’11 I am

currently living in San Dimas,

CA. and have recently started

teaching at Cal Poly Pomona’s

English Language Institute. In

addition, I will also begin

teaching an evening class at

Mt. San Antonio College’s

American Language Dept. in

late August. I will be

co-presenting at the CATESOL

2014 Annual Conference with

a colleague from Cal Poly.

Chiung-Li Chang ’13 I am

working at APU and feel so

blessed to be working there. I

love the APU community and

work with God.

Don’t forget to send us

your professional

accomplishments,

conference presentations,

grants/ scholarships

received, and awards to

include in our coming

edition.

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GREETINGS FROM THE FIELD-BASED PROGRAM DIRECTOR-

MARY WONG

The year 2014 started off well with a trip

to Bagan, Myanmar where Sam and I

celebrated our 30th anniversary. With

over 2,000 temples within 20 square

miles, it is a beautiful destination. We

were able to make a short flight from

Chiang Mai, Thailand where I taught in

the Field-based program for my 16th year

in a row. (Yes, the Field-based program is

still going, with a new cohort starting July

2015, Lord willing. Please encourage

your friends and colleagues to join us, as

we need students.) Other highlights of

2014 were the three back-to-back

conferences in March in Portland: AAAL,

CELT, and TESOL. It was great meeting

students and alum there from all three

programs: online, campus, and field-

based.

During the summer an APU research

grant allowed me to spend two weeks at

Harvard in June and one week at Yale

Divinity School in August conducting

research on Luella Miner, a distant

relative, who was a missionary in China

from 1887-1935. I got to read her letters,

journals, and articles that span 50 years,

detailing her fascinating life as a

Christian academic in China. She was the

founder and president of the first college

for women in China, which eventually

became Yenching, and later Beijing

University. In fact today there is a building

on the main campus of Beijing University

named in her honor, as she was first

dean of women there. I’ve written an

article on her life that I hope will be

published in the International Bulletin of

Missionary Research.

Another writing project keeping me busy

is a book under contract with Multilingual

Matters on Spirituality and ELT that I am

co-editing with Ahmar Mahboob, the

current co-editor of TESOL Quarterly.

Chapters by Christians, Buddhists,

Muslims, Hindus, and non-religious

others discuss the many ways spirituality

informs language teaching and

learning. Seven of the authors (including

two past TESOL presidents) will be on our

book panel, Exploring Spirituality and ELT

in Ourselves, Classrooms, and Teaching

Materials, at the TESOL convention in

Toronto on March 27 at 1:00 p.m. Please

let us know if you will be in Toronto in

March at AAAL, CELT, or TESOL, as we’d

love to see you there!

Other news is that I recently heard that I

made the first cut for a Fulbright

teaching/research award in Myanmar

Nov 2015- Feb 2016, but I won’t hear if I

am a finalist until the spring.

The big news is that I just received a six-

figure 18-month grant from the Hong

Kong Government to evaluate the Native

E n g l i s h

S p e a k i n g

program in

all of Hong

K o n g ’ s

e lementary

schools! I will

lead a team

o f s i x

scholars from

both APU and

Hong Kong to

a d m i n i s t e r

and analyze

over 10,000 surveys and dozens of

interviews and observations. So it seems

that 2015 will be quite a full year! I look

forward to hearing what God has done for

you in 2014 and what you are looking

forward to in 2015.

Mary

Mary (third from the left :-) ) in Beijing in 1981

Mary in Beijing in 2008 at Beijing University

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Barbara Kindschi C’04 I have

been in and out of Myanmar in

the last two years. I taught

English at a hotel and tourism

training program, private

language school, a hotel,

and an airline. Never boring!

I went back to China this

summer to teach primary

school teachers. It was fun to

be back and see friends and

former students - and know a

bit of what people are saying

about me.

Matthew Showman C’04 We

suddenly and unexpectedly

moved stateside from China in

November after our second

son (born July 16th) was

diagnosed with a genetic

disorder, tuberous sclerosis.

Amos is now on medication to

control infantile spasms. I was

unemployed for six months

before starting work at an IEP

at the University of Arkansas

in Fayetteville. Liao Sha

recently received her green

card.

Christopher Arrington C’08

Greetings from Beijing!

Following eight years of

teaching EFL in China, our

family will be relocating to

northwest Arkansas in

summer 2014. My wife,

Aminta, in the final stages of

completing her PhD, has been

hired as an Assistant

Professor of Intercultural

Studies at John Brown

University. I will also teach ESL

and writing at JBU as an

adjunct. Our family--

including daughters Katherine

(12), and Grace (11), and son

Andrew (10)-- is looking for-

ward to small town life in

America.

Richard Grant C’07 I am in

Peña Blanca de Yojoa,

Honduras. I am teaching

English to the staff of a local

ministry and volunteering at

an experimental public library

in this mountain town.

Adam Clark C’08 I recently

moved to Tempe, Arizona to

take a position in the

American English and Culture

Program at Arizona State

University.

Margaret Mott C’03 I am

working at Mukilteo School District, Washington. New Adventures? I am beginning a Ukrainian-staffed farm and camping project.

Rebekah Miller C’06 This last

summer I got engaged to be

married to Jacob Lees, and

was promoted from adjunct to

full-time instructor and

curriculum leader for Inquiry

and task based courses and

special programs at the

English Language Center at

Rochester Inst itu te of

Technology.

Field-based alum Updates

continue on the next page

Abigail Kleier C’06 I continue

living and working from Fort

Collins, Colorado. TESOL

related activities include

teaching online TESOL

courses and doing teacher

training in Methodology for an

international non-profit. Caleb,

Eden, and Charity gladly

welcomed their new sister

Mercy Zion to the Kleier tribe

this year.

Bill McDonald C’07 My wife,

Sue, and I are in our 8th year

in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam. I am

currently the only "foreign"

English teacher at the

university where we live &

serve and I am currently

work ing in curr icu lum

development, in cooperation

with my Vietnamese counter-

parts. For the first time, we

are living off-campus!

Eric Eberly C’06 I am living in

Harrisonburg, Virginia and

teaching ESL and the

occasional Chinese course at

E a s t e r n M e n n o n i t e

University. My wife and I are

alternately charmed and

exhausted by our 2 month old

daughter, Ella. This past

summer vacation, when I

wasn't dandling precious Ella,

I was driving vanloads of

Chinese high schoolers and

party officials through Ohio's

Amish country and other

scenic places.

Winifred Eng C’97 I married

Anand Patti on Nov. 9, 2013 in Goa, India. I am currently living in Chicago, and learning the ropes of being a housewife. I thank God for His provision and guidance as we adjust to being married. We eagerly await the arrival of our first child in August 2014.

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Brandon Butler C’06 Thanks

to a connection made years

ago while teaching in Korea I'll

be starting work as a financial

editor at China Construction

Bank International in Hong

Kong sometime in August

2014.

Kristin (Reimer) Rojas C’06 My

big news for this year was I got

married to R'veen Rojas on

April 5, 2014. R'veen is from

the Philippines and is working

in Suzhou, China as an

engineer. We met at the

international fellowship of

Suzhou. We had our wedding

at Taal Lake in the Philippines,

just outside of Manila. It was

a beautiful day! I'm still

teaching English at Xi'an

Jiaotong-Liverpool University in

Suzhou. I enjoy the position

very much and plan to

continue in that until God

leads us elsewhere.

Cara Rosson Good C’04 My

husband Chuck and I had a

busy year. We moved to San

Diego, and my husband

deployed with the USS

Princeton. I renewed my

Virginia Teaching License for

ESL prior to our move with

hopes of returning to the

classroom some time in the

future. The highlight was

adding a precious baby girl,

Annie, to our family.

Donelda Grubb C’06 I am

teaching ESL in a small

language school in Kutahya,

Turkey. I’m the only native

speaker at this small language

school. This is my third year in

Turkey and I am in deep love

for this place. Here are several

highlights: making ekmek

(bread) in a village near

Tarsus (as in Paul of

Tarsus), hitch hiking by the

Mediterranean Sea in

Antalya, visiting Tracy St. Clair

and her students with Carla

Peterson in Duhok, Iraq this

year. in Iraq. Finally, I am

taking serious Turkish lessons

in summer 2014 in Ankara.

Life is a great adventure.

Come visit!

Robin Schmidt C’07 Currently,

my family and I are living in

the States on home leave, but

we joyfully will be returning to

Harbin this July. Olivia is now

5, Joel is 3 and our newest

addition, Makayla Joy is 9

months old.

Wen (Samson) Tang C’10 I

am currently living in

Changchun, China. I am

taking a break from teaching

in order to study Mandarin

before returning to the

classroom in 2015. This past

year we celebrated our 1 year

anniversary, and we look

forward to our 2 year

anniversary in November.

We are also looking forward to

welcoming the newest

member of our family in

September 2014, Baby Tang!

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Greetings! My heart fills with

joy as I picture the faces of

former students who will

receive this newsletter.

I have had a busy year in my

role as Online Program

Director. We’ve updated

many of the online courses to

reflect current research in the

field and to better scaffold

the learning experience for

students. We’re always

working to make the program

better, so it is exciting to see

positive responses to new

ass ignments or f resh

courses.

When I wasn’t teaching or

updating classes, I worked on

writing. One of my projects

was a book that I co-authored

with Marilyn Lewis. One-on-

one language teaching and

learning: Theory and practice

was published in November.

I appreciated the opportunity

to add to my knowledge

through research and create

chapters that are (hopefully!)

b o t h p r a g m a t i c a n d

instructional.

A number of APU students

and alum helped by writing

vignettes for the book:

Sharon Allie, Will Cook, David

Eby, Sharlene Flestado, Elyse

Goll, Pamela Isenhower, Abby

Kleier, Christina Liao, Jason

Mercer, Manar Metry, Beth

Moore, Elise Piotrowicz, Fang

Fang Wang, and Martha

Vasquez. Steve Jones and

Lauren Maher contributed

longer case studies, too. Their

real-world examples of

learning or teaching a

language added greatly to the

book. You can see their

names and vignettes in the

book.

It was a pleasure to see some

of you at conferences in

Portland last spring. I’ll be

presenting about tutoring at

the TESOL Conference in

Toronto in March of 2015,

where I hope to see many of

you. If you have examples

that you’d like to share on the

topic of English language

tutoring, let me know! I would

love more illustrations and to

hear from TESOL program

alum.

Personally, I have enjoyed

settling into married life. My

husband and I will be

celebrate two years together

this coming March. He is

gracious about my busy

schedule and keeps me

laughing. We’ve been

attending a Spanish-speaking

church together; while not so

great for my Chinese, weekly

sermons and studies have

helped my Spanish. I’m often

out hiking in the mountains

around Azusa with my sister

or going to the gym or out to

eat (they balance each other

out, right?) with my husband.

We’re looking forward to host-

ing Thanksgiving this year

and traveling to see family

over the Christmas holidays.

God has been reminding me

to find joy in my work and to

take time for meditation and

listening with a grateful heart.

I hope that you will find rest

and peace in the midst of

whatever fills your lives these

days.

Tasha

GREETINGS FROM THE ONLINE PROGRAM DIRECTOR -

TASHA BLEISTEIN

Serving the Azusa Community

Would you like to gain

experience and enhance your

resume while serving the

community surrounding APU?

If you are interested in

participating, please email

Tasha at (tbleistein@apu.edu).

The Azusa City Library Literacy

Council has partnered with the

APU TESOL programs to start

ESL classes focused on the

topic of health that are taught

by APU MA TESOL students

and alum. After the first year

of c lasses, community

students are reporting better

health and improved English

language skills.

Goal: Adults will improve their

English skills as they learn

new vocabulary, practice

Eng l i sh g rammar and

conversations, and complete

reading and writing exercises

related to health topics such

as nutr it ion, exerc ise,

controlling blood pressure, and

preventing diabetes. Students

will complete activity logs to

document their exercise

routines, and any nutritional

changes they make.

The classes will be scheduled

at varied times and locations

to reach as many community

members as possible.

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Ting-Jie (Tina) Jin C’1 Having

taught ESL lessons through

online approach for more than

a year in Beijing, China, Tina

(Ting-Jie) Jin has again started

teaching Business English

courses for working people in

their companies, which she

provided corporate training to

various organizations before

she pursued her M.A.TESOL. It

is always an enjoyment for her

to apply TESOL theories and

practices to different teaching

settings.

Michael Westwood C’8 After

spending the summer in

Boston as an interim

Academic Director for ELS, my

family and I have moved to

Pocatello, Idaho, where I am

serving as an assistant

lecturer in English. Hope all is

well. Proud to be an alumni!

Angel Lee C’8 I continue to live

in Tianjin, China with my

husband. I recently accepted a

new job as a middle school

E S L t e a c h e r a t a n

international school in Tianjin

after three years of teaching

EFL at a Chinese university. I

am excited to apply the skills I

learned at APU in a new

teaching environment and

expand my TESOL repertoire.

Jacob Fennell C’7 I I started

working at King Abdulaziz

University for the Health

Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi

Arabia in February. I Just

completed a CELTA course

through the University of

Cambridge (UK), in Berlin,

Germany last July. It's too

expensive to take the course

in England, and I have an

affinity for Germany. I lived in

Berlin during the course and

toured through Germany and

the Netherlands briefly before

returning to Saudi Arabia.

Most notable was the

Cathedral in Cologne. It's

absolutely breathtaking. I

stood in the plaza surrounding

the cathedral for over an hour,

just staring at the architecture

(it takes a lot to move

me.). It's not that it was a

Princess Small C’6 I have just

moved to Al Khobar, Saudi

Arabia to teach English at a

brand new women's tech

college. The study abroad

program I designed and led

May-June in Kyoto, Japan this

past year went wonderfully. I

am looking forward to major

breakthroughs spiritually and

professionally.

TESOL Students and Graduates have taught in 41 Countries

church that prompted me to

go, but the architectural

complexity and sheer size of

the building. Additionally,

walking through the interior,

seeing people from all walks

and beliefs also amazed

me. So many people of

different faiths, walking

around the interior. For a bit it

felt like I was in the Middle

Ages. It was really just all out

inspiring. If you haven't been

to the Cathedral in Cologne, I

highly advise visiting. The city

is a little boring, but still

interesting. Unfortunately I

have accidentally deleted all

of my photographs from the

trip. Now, just frying in the

desert!

CELT Toronto 2015

“Crossing Bridges"

Wed., 25 March, 2015

8:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.

http://www.celea.net/CELT-

2015-Toronto

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Presentations

Berger, K. (2014). Christian English teachers and privilege. Christians in English Language Teachers

Conference. Portland, OR.

Bleistein, T. (2014). Cultivating an attitude of service among MA TESOL students. Christians in

English Language Teachers Conference. Portland, OR.

Cook, W. (2014). Non-judgmental discourse and spiritual identity. Christians in English Language

Teachers Conference. Portland, OR.

Jacob, L. & et.al (2014). TESOL as intercultural communication. Portland, OR: TESOL International

Convention.

Mercer, J. (2014). A Dramatic Approach to Stress and Rhythm. Portland, OR: TESOL International

Convention.

Robison, R. (2014). How to run effective meetings. Workshop for the TESOL ELT Leadership

Management Certificate Program. Portland, OR: TESOL International Convention.

Stabler-Havener, M. (2014). Overcoming challenges to formative assessment implementation.

Portland, OR: TESOL International Convention.

Wigglesworth, R. (2014). Postmodernism and pedagogy in the ESL classroom. Christians in English

Language Teachers Conference. Portland, OR.

Wong, M. S. (2014). The dangers and delights of teacher spiritual identity as pedagogy. Paper

presented at the Christians in English Language Teaching Conference, Portland, OR.

Wong, M. S., & Bleistein, T. (2014). Collaboration of local and foreign English teachers in Hong Kong

and China: Tensions and contradictions. Round table at the American Association of Applied

Linguistics (AAAL), Portland, OR

Publications

Berger, K. (2014). Reflecting on native speaker privilege. The CATESOL Journal, 26(1)

Bleistein, T. M., & Lewis, M. (2015). One-on-one language teaching and learning: Theory and

practice. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Johnson, R. K., Harrold, M. L., Cochran, D. J., Brannan, D., & Bleistein, T. (2014). An examination of

the first years: Novice ESOL teachers’ experiences with loneliness and stress. Pure Insight, 3(1),

8.

Wong, M. S. (2014). The history, nature and future of faith-informed research in English language

teaching. International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching, 1(1), 6-23.

Wong, M. S. (2014). Problematizing hiring of “native speakers” for their “nativeness:” Lessons from

Hong Kong. The Newsletter of the Nonnative English Speakers in TESOL Interest Section.

PROFESSIONAL

CONFERENCES

American Association for

Applied Linguistics (AAAL)

http://www.aaal.org/

B o s t o n U n i v e r s i t y

Conference on Language

Development (BUCLD)

http://www.bu.edu/bucld/

CamTESOL Conference,

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

http://www.camtesol.org

C A T E S O L A n n u a l

Conference

http://www.catesol.org/

S e c o n d L a n g u a g e

Research Forum (SLRF)

http://ce.byu.edu/cw/slrf/

index.php

TESOL Internat ional

Convention

http://www.tesol.org

T h a i l a n d T E S O L

Conference

http://thailandtesol.org/

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