Arizona Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages

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AZ-TESOL (Arizona TESOL) is the Arizona state
affiliate of TESOL, the international professional organization for educators in the field of Teaching
English to Speakers of Other Languages. Since
our organization began in 1954 as the Arizona
Bilingual Council, it has provided over five decades
of service.

AZ-TESOL's members work with learners of English
in public schools, colleges and universities, and
adult education programs, and they also serve as
teacher trainers, administrators, and researchers.

	Advisory for International / Immigrant Students and Those Who Work With Them Because of an incident that occurred just after
the conference in Yuma, AZ-TESOL offers this advisory.

New (10-15-09)! Items put online for our 2009 state conference are
archived HERE and include the following additions:

	Two versions of the program book (both more accurate than the printed version) are online HERE.
	A link to the recording of first-ever virtual (online) presentation. Click HERE to see the link
	Gayle Johnson-Becker has uploaded photos from the conference to her Picasa Web® account. Click HERE to go there.

If you attended the 2009 conference in Yuma, please complete
our ONLINE CONFERENCE SURVEY.

Other AZ-TESOL photos are available HERE
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The AZ-TESOL Yahoo Group

Please visit our "AZ-TESOL News" Yahoo Group. We also
hope you register (it's free) to become a member of the group.

The AZ-TESOL Annual Fund

The AZ-TESOL Board has established an Annual Fund to support
and fund the organization’s scholarships, grants, and awards.
For information on donating, click HERE.

Congratulations to AZ-TESOL Members for Service
Provided to TESOL

Kudos to Dr. Suzanne Panferov and Paula Schlusberg for their
service on TESOL standing committees and to Drs. Jun Liu and
Suzanne Panferov for their service on TESOL advisory committees.
More congratulations to Beth Witt and Dr. Amy Schlessman, who
recently held TESOL offices.

New (10-15-09)! Planning has begun for AZ-TESOL's 2010
state conference. The date being considered (though not yet set)
is in early November.

AZ-TESOL is divided into four regions centered in Flagstaff and the Navajo
Nation (Northern), Phoenix (Central), Yuma (Southwest), and Tucson
(Southeast). Representatives of each region serve on AZ-TESOL's Board
of Directors, plan local miniconferences, and provide help with membership
and other needs. For more information, select from the menu at the bottom
of this page.

EMPLOYMENT and RELATED OPPORTUNITIES

	*New (10-12-09)!* The U.S. State Department's Office of English Language Programs has posted a vacancy announcement for the position of Foreign Service English Language Officer. Click HERE for the announcement.
	For "outside sources" for Arizona ESL jobs, be sure you check the Arizona section of the "Job Shop" at Language Magazine.
	For a constantly updated listing of ESL/EFL jobs abroad (and also some in the U.S.), be sure you check the International Job Board at "Dave's ESL Cafe."
	Get information on the short-term (45-hour) TESL Teacher Training program offered by CESL at the University of Arizona.
	Click HERE to go directly to the Employment Opportunities page for the U of A's Center for English as a Second Language (CESL).