Week 6 [Feb 16- Feb 22]:
Reflections: NNEST-IS: Where do we go from here?
Guest Speaker: George Braine
Participants will have the opportunity to read George Braine's updated article "NNS and Invisible Barriers in ELT", and interact with the author in a week-long discussion about the 'invisible barriers' that many NNS teachers still face today and what lies ahead for these professionals. For the first five weeks, participants have learned about ideas and skills needed for professional development. For this week, participants will be able to establish a sense of what this whole NNEST-EVO session is about. With the given resources and network, the participants will feel empowered and ready to face these barriers head on. But where do we go from here? Join us this week to find out.
Reading Material:
- Find Braine's article "NNS and Invisible Barriers in ELT" in the Week 6 folder.
Live Session:
Date: Feb 17, 2009
Length: 1 hour
Time: 1 AM GMT
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Place: ALADO, http://www.alado.net/webheads [Note: Just enter your username, no need for password]
Session Wrap-up:
Ana Wu ("NNEST of the Month" blog editor)
Kyung-Hee Bae, NNEST Newsletter editor- Calling for contributions
Participants will be invited to jumpstart their professional development by contributing articles to the NNEST Newsletter. Kyung-Hee Bae will tell us more about the process of submitting articles. In addition, Ana Wu will present the "NNEST of the Month" blog (at http://nnest.asu.edu/blog/) which showcases a list of native and non-native professionals who have done extensive research in the field of World Englishes, NNEST, multi-lingualism, and second language acquisition. Their contributions to the field are constant reminder that we can always make a difference.
Date: Sunday, February 22, 2009 at 01:00:00 GMT (or Saturday, February 21, 19:00 CST)
Length: 1 hour
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or go to: http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=2&day=21&year=2009&hour=19&min=0&sec=0&p1=64
Place: Learning Times, http://tinyurl.com/y3eh
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