TESL Ontario’s Magazine for Language Teachers

Exploratory rhetorical analysis of TESOL conference abstracts

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Discourse analysis research has previously investigated the rhetorical structure of abstracts found within empirical texts. This has been used to inform academic writing practices and instruction of English for Academic Purposes courses. More recently, this research has analysed abstracts submitted to conferences in the area of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages…

Developing targeted technology standards for Avenue language instructors, programs, and learners: An initiative of New Language Solutions

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In August 2020 a new platform for adult newcomer language instruction was released by New Language Solutions (NLS) on Avenue.ca. NLS recognized the need for standards to support effective use of Avenue and technology-enhanced language learning (TELL) in online and blended classes. Concluding that existing technology standards from…