Past Events

For TESOLANZ Tertiary Special Interest Group Members Please join us on Tuesday 22nd June from 5.00 to 6pm for a Zoom group discussion: https://auckland.zoom.us/j/95424727110.The issues discussed at the meeting will form the basis of our report for the next TESOLANZ newsletter. If you weren’t able to make it to the […]

View the WATESOL Expo Programme This year’s WATESOL Expo will be on Thursday, June 17th at Wellington East Girls’ College, 4 – 7pm. The Expo will begin with a keynote address from Dr Corinne Seals speaking on Using other languages in the English classroom? Bringing ‘translanguaging’ into the conversation. We […]

Topic: Studying listening test-takers’ response processes: challenges and opportunities Date: 16:00-17.00pm, Tuesday 25th May (AEST) Abstract: Listening test-takers’ response processes have traditionally been under-researched in language testing, despite their central role in validity arguments. A possible reason for this relative lack of studies is the methodological challenge associated with collecting […]

Join us for a CANTESOL Assessment Workshop Presenter: Dr. Sara Cotterall, Adjunct Research Fellow, Victoria University of Wellington Meaningful, personalised language assessment: Encouraging learners to measure their own progress. This workshop focuses on what individual learners can do to evaluate their language learning progress. First, Sara will briefly explain why […]

MANATESOL Branch invites you to attend our Translanguaging Zooui (Zoom hui) When: Saturday, 27 March, 2021 9:30 am start What: Practitioners and researchers across the sectors speaking on meaningful use of learners’ L1 to support their L2 learning FREE to TESOLANZ members Contact Jess on to RSVP and receive […]

Kia ora koutou, We’re excited to be back to Level 1 in time for our first event of the year. Bring yourself (and your device) to our practical workshop Useful & Free Digital Tools for Literacy Support in the Classroom on Thursday evening, 25 March. Experienced ESOL teachers Miranda Howell, […]