[etni] ETAI December Newsletter

From: Mitzi Geffen <mitzi100@xxxxxxxxx>
To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:19:10 +0200
The ETAI Newsletter,   December, 2010


Hello again,

Back at the keyboard after wrapping up the Winter ETAI conference, I'm here
to report to those of you who missed it, that it was definitely worthwhile
devoting a vacation day to attend. Hosted by the Foreign Literatures and
Linguistics department at Ben Gurion University, we enjoyed a delightful day
of interesting sessions on widely varied topics in English teaching. Dr.
Judy Steiner spoke to us about "Redefining our classrooms in the
21stcentury", and provided us with much food for thought about the
effective use
of the technology which is second nature for our students. Professor Yishai
Tobin's enlightening talk cleared up some misunderstandings about auxiliary
verbs and their meanings, and Dr. Elisheva Barkon helped us understand what
is required to get our students to be fluent readers, a common goal for all
of us.



We are grateful to the many teachers, who volunteered to give workshops and
talks, which were enjoyed by all who attended. As usual, the publishers came
out in full force, and there was a huge array of textbooks, varied teaching
materials and games, and extensive reading books ? available for browsing
all day. We also owe a great debt of thanks to Dr. Eitan Bar Yosef, in
charge of the Masters programs of the Foreign Literatures and Linguistics
department, for making it possible for us to spend the day at Ben Gurion
University. We also thank those who volunteered to help us with registration
and other tasks which helped to make the day run so smoothly. I add my
personal thanks to Michele Ben and Laura Shashua for their input in decision
making and planning before the conference and their invaluable help on the
day of the conference in Beer Sheva.



Just in time for the conference, the ETAI Forum, co-edited by Michele Ben
and Amanda Kaplan, was published and handed out to members who came and sent
to members who were not free to attend. It's a wonderful issue of abstracts
from ETAI's 6th International Conference last summer in Jerusalem. If you
are a member and haven't received your copy, be in touch with Marna at the
ETAI office to have your copy sent to you. If you are not a member ? join!



Coming up this winter, ETAI offers you 2 mini-conferences ? one on February
6th in Nes Ziona and one on February 10th in Har V'Guy. These
mini-conferences are wonderful opportunities to participate in a conference
"in your neighborhood", and are free for ETAI members.  They also provide a
chance to try out giving your first presentation, joining the many wonderful
teachers who have generously shared their time and ideas with us at our
gatherings.



 If you are not yet a member of ETAI, don't let another week go by without
joining this wonderful community of English teachers, who meet and exchange
ideas and experiences in English teaching. If you are a member, and have
been standing in the background watching the active members take the lead, I
warmly encourage you to come forward and take an active part ? writing for
the Forum, presenting at a conference, or volunteering with the logistics of
conferences, and see that you will be greatly enriched as you enrich others.



                         All the best,

                                 Mitzi Geffen

                                 ETAI Chair

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