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Join us for BC TEAL’s 51st Annual Conference at Langara College in beautiful Vancouver, BC from April 11 to 13, 2019. We’ll begin with the Pre-Conference Institute on Thursday, followed by two event-packed regular conference days on Friday and Saturday. Registration details at bcteal.org.

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Saturday, April 13 • 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Discussion Salons

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Join the discussion! The salon is a great opportunity to reflect and consolidate your conference thoughts. Grab a coffee or tea (your last of the day!), mingle and find a topic you’d like to discuss.

Your host will facilitate a 15-minute exploration on the topic, before you have the opportunity to visit another table.

Tables will be hosted by members of the BC TEAL community who represent the breadth of our sector:

  • Jennifer Cummins - How can we bring creativity to lesson planning?
  • Taslim Damji - How can we incorporate interculturalism in our classrooms?
  • Laura Haseley - How can we motivate learners in the EAL classroom?
  • Cindi Jones & Michael Galli - How can we engage with BC TEAL and/or the TCF?
  • Fey Laffitte - What's the role of EAL instructors in teaching values apart from language?
  • Moses Lam - How can we bring in pronunciation instruction into our classes?
  • Sarah Lynch - How can we implement Real World Tasks in our  classes?
  • Bushra Tariq - What are the challenges and advantages of EAL teachers of colour with non-anglicized accents?
  • Michael Wicks - How can we establish rapport in difficult classroom situations?
Speakers
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Jennifer Cummins

Vancouver Community College
Jennifer Cummins has been working in the ESL industry for 12 years. She holds a Master's degree in Educational Psychology from Simon Fraser University and a Bachelor's degree in Music. She currently teaches at Vancouver Community College.
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Taslim Damji

Intercultural and Diversity Consultant, West Coast Intercultural and Diversity Consulting/ Vancouver Community College
Taslim holds a Master's degree from King's College and over 20 years of experience in the field as an Intercultural Consultant and EAL Instructor. Taslim focuses on connecting intercultural education and mindfulness in the classroom, community and workplace. Her approach is grass... Read More →
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Michael Galli

TCF
Michael served as BC TEAL president from 1997-2012 steering BC TEAL through a period of significant renewal and growth.  He currently is the Manager, International Recruitment and Admissions at BCIT.
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Laura Haseley

Director of Studies, St. Giles
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Moses Lam

Langara College
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Sarah Lynch

UBC Vantage College
Sarah Lynch is a Lecturer at UBC's Vantage College. In addition to teaching English for Academic Purposes, she has over 8 years' experience in various aspects of assessment for the IELTS, CAEL, CELPIP, and has also developed final course assessments for the University of Ottawa, and... Read More →
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Bushra Tariq

Instructor, DiverseCITY
I am a Teacher (Teacher with Capital T) teaching is my passion, I have taught social sciences for about 17 years in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia form Grade 4 -10, I have worked as a special education assistant with Surrey School District for about 4 years. since last year I am working... Read More →
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Michael Wicks

retired
Michael, a retired teacher after 35 years, has a Masters in Counselling and is an NLP practitioner. Michael enjoys providing opportunities for all to learn better communications skills. Michael offers followup by e-mail or phone.
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Saturday April 13, 2019 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT
A194 Employee Lounge (A-building) 100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  Discussion Salon

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