Upcoming Conferences

The following conferences are of value to students and faculty of the MA TESOL program. Students are encouraged to participate and even present at local, national and international conferences. Every year, MA TESOL students present at BC TEAL Conferences and/or the annual TESOL convention. Students interested in building their professional portfolios have the opportunity to work with professors to develop proposals and papers for these conferences.

Conference

Sponsor

Dates

Location

Local and National

TESL Canada

Teaching English as a Second Language in Canada

May 29-31, 2008

Delta Beausejour, Moncton, NB, Canada 

BC TEAL

B.C. Teachers of English as an Additional Language

April 25-26, 2008

Kwantlen University College's Richmond Campus 

ESL PSA

English as a Second Language Provincial Specialist Association

TBA

TBA 

WAESOL

Washington Association for the Education of Speakers of Other Languages

TBA

TBA

International

AAAL

American Association for Applied Linguistics

March 29-April 1, 2008

Washington DC, USA 

Asia TEFL International Conference

The Asian Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language

August 1-3, 2008

Sanur Paradise Plaza Hotel, Bali, Indonesia 

CELT International Conference

Christian Educators TESOL Caucus

April 2, 2008

Nyack College, New York City, USA

IATEFL Annual Conference

International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language

April 7-11, 2008

Exeter, Engand  

JALT International Conference

The Japan Association for Language Teaching

TBA

TBA 

KOTESOL National Conference on English Language Teaching

Korea TESOL

TBA

TBA

TESOL Convention          

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages

April 3 - 5, 2008

Hilton & Sheraton, New York, USA

NACFLA Conference 

North American Christian Foreign Language Association

March 27-29, 2008

Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI, USA