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ARTESOL EFL JOURNAL

A refereed national journal of issues in teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL)

Dear Colleagues,

This is a call for articles from ARTESOL EFL Interest Section for 2015 edition of ARTESOLEFL JOURNAL, a refereed journal of issues in Teaching English as a Foreign Language. ARTESOLEFL Journal, Building Networks Among Teachers receives submissions of unpublished manuscripts on any topic related to the area. https://artesol.org.ar/publications/efl-journal

Four categories of manuscripts are evaluated:

• Contributions. short articles published by prestigious ESP specialists.

• Research Articles. This is a section devoted to the publication of research articles that will be refereed by three renowned researchers.

• Pedagogical experiences in ESP. This section includes the description of new experiences (strategies, techniques, course design) within ESP.

• Reviews. This section includes reviews of books and journals published by Universities, Teacher Training Colleges and other institutions interested in the development of ESP courses or studies.

Articles should be submitted in Microsoft Word or RTF document format. Full-length articles should be no more than 5,000 words, excluding appendices. For more details, see the submission guidelines and the sample articles here.

Please note that the deadline for your contributions is September 30, 2015. Your articles should be submitted at artesolefljournal@gmail.com.The editorial board will contact you as soon as your article goes through the different stages of the review process.

We look forward to and do count on your being a part of this edition.

Best regards,

María Susana González

ARTESOLEFL Journal – Director

Classroom Assessment for English Language Teachers

Assessment literacy is a necessary skill for all instructors, but many still struggle with this in their own teaching. The Center for English as a Second Language (CESL) at the University of Arizona is pleased to offer a fully online course, Classroom Assessment for English Language Teachers, which will provide your faculty with the assessment literacy they need to effectively assess students in your school.

This 8-week course will focus on the development of teachers’ assessment literacy, which includes knowledge of key assessment principles as well as test-creation skills for the language classroom. Teachers will learn how to assess both receptive skills (reading, listening) and productive skills (speaking, writing) more effectively, while improving their assessment competence in dealing with the issues and challenges related to effective classroom assessment.

This is an ideal course for: 1) individual teachers wishing to become more assessment literate and better able to assess their courses and students; and 2) for ESL/EFL programs interested in funding professional development to improve the assessment literacy of their teaching staff.

This course is taught by Dr. Eddy White, Assessment Coordinator at CESL. He is a specialist in classroom-based assessment and has been presenting, publishing, and conducting teacher training in this area since 2006.

Apply on line at http://www.cesl.arizona.edu/teacher-training

or Contact:
Angel Steadman, Teacher Training Coordinator
amiller2@email.arizona.edu or teachesl@email.arizona.edu (520) 626-8449