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PRTESOL-GRAM
A publication of PRTESOL: An organization concerned with the
teaching of English to speakers of other languages.
A Quarterly Newsletter Volume 35, Issue 2 Fall 2008
Keynote Speakers Professional Articles • Teachers: Who are they? Ms. Pre-Convention Section
Meet our Convention Keynote Daphne Martinez Information, schedules, and forms
Speakers • Cell Phone Use: A What do some professors for the 35th Annual PRTESOL
Convenience, A Hazard or An have that many students
Dr. Mario Herrera Convention Page 10-22
Addiction
International Educational Prof. Florence Quilinchini
want to take class with Convention Concurrent Sessions
Consultant for Pearson Longman, Page 4 them? Page 6 There will be around 60 exciting
ELT Group, in New York. sessions to attend. Start choosing
• Video Games as a Potential
• About Faculty Resource Tool for ESL Instruction Prof. the right topics for you. There are
Dr. Rosalie Porter, Executive Network
Kenneth Horowitz Page 7 topics for all academic levels. See a
Director of READ Institute. by Prof. Ilsa López-Vallés
sampler of the topics on
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PRE-CONVENTION MESSAGE
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dr. José R. Sellas Aponte
President, PRTESOL 2008
I extend a warm greeting, to all our PRTESOL members and friends on behalf of the PRTESOL Board of
Directors. Working in the ESL profession for over twenty-five years, I have observed how the field has grown,
changed, and improved. I am proud to be an ESL professional that has grown under the wing of PRTESOL. I AM
PRTESOL and YOU ARE PRTESOL. This is our organization, and for over thirty years, it has provided top quality
professional development to all ESL professionals on the Island. As President of PRTESOL, I proudly invite you to
attend PRTESOL’s 35th Annual Convention and Exhibit. Let no one stand in your way!
This year’s theme is The Next Generation of ESL: Tapestry for Success. This year we salute, honor, and pay
tribute to you, The Next Generation of ESL Professionals of Puerto Rico. We are extremely happy that our two day
convention will be held at the Gran Meliã Hotel in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico during Friday, November 21st and
Saturday, November 22nd. Please mark these days on your calendar! In this Pre-Convention Issue, we provide the
necessary documents and information to facilitate your hotel stay and pre-registration process.
The PRTESOL Board of Directors has been working all year on this Magna Event. We are proud to announce
that this year’s Keynote Speakers are Prof. Mario Herrera and Dr. Rosalie Porter. Both Keynote Speakers are well
known in Puerto Rico and the United States for their outstanding work in the field of ESL. Each Keynote Speaker
will also host a Spotlight Session, so they will be with us on both days. You will have over 60 Concurrent Sessions
to choose from over the two day period. And of course, Continual Education Credit will be available at an
additional cost.
In addition to the Professional Development Activities that will be carried out throughout the day, we will
have a social gathering during Friday evening. Don’t miss out on the 1st Annual PRTESOL Talent Night, where
you will be able to demonstrate your talent. Come and see for the first time on stage the PRTESOL Band under the
direction of Prof. David García. Don’t wait; act now, the Convention is just around the corner! I hope to greet you
personally.
Thank you for Being the Heart and Soul of PRTESOL! God Bless, Have A Wonderful Day!
MY KEYBOARD RUNNETH OVER
Being the first issue of the PRTESOL-Gram I work on, the challenge for me has been truly unique. I want to
thank the members of the Board of Directors for having entrusted me with this vital task.
This is a professional journal with excellent articles from authors who are teachers, professors, and
researchers in the field. I look forward to ensuring that our members have both the opportunity to read well-
written articles on timely subjects and to publish their own articles to share their experience, expertise, and
achievements.
This journal is also a forum where the issues pertaining to our profession are discussed, debated, and
discerned. English language teaching and usage in Puerto Rico never ceases to be a source of debate. A case in
point is this year’s election ballots which will be in both Spanish and English for the first time. I would like to
encourage PRTESOL members to express their views on professional issues through the PRTESOL-Gram.
I look forward to serving the members of PRTESOL through this journal.
Prof. Carmelo Arbona, PRTESOL-Gram Editor
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Cell Phone Use: A Convenience, A Hazard or An Addiction
By Professor Florence Quilichini
The cell phone has become a popular technological device used by a great number of people around the
world. It is an essential practical tool that has multiple uses. Most people use it to stay in touch with their work
place, family and friends. It not only facilitates and speeds up communication in close and far distant places, but it
also serves as a safety device in emergencies. Those who have learned to use it well benefit greatly. Unfortunately,
there is a great number of people who make poor use of this device. Many use it for prolonged periods of time
exposing themselves to the radiation released by the mouth piece and the key pad. Some feel that they need to be
connected and available at all time and become nervous if they don't receive an answer to their call or send a
response.
The radiation transmitted by the cell phone is hazardous and may cause cancer. Scientific evidence gathered
from research up to now indicates that the use of cell phones does not pose an immediate danger, yet cell phone
users are advised to lower exposure levels. More research is necessary to determine what effects actually occur
from cell phone radiation emissions and how dangerous these are. Over exposure to cell phone use can cause users
the following effects: headaches, fatigue, memory loss, digestive problems, muscle spasms, stress, mood changes,
burning sensation, skin rash, and the possibility of brain cancer.
Luckily, we are not alone, organizations such as EPA, FDA and the United States government agencies
responsible for public safety, work together and monitor the latest findings on cell phone use necessary to protect
human health.
A cell phone is a microwave transmitter. Microwave energy oscillates at billions of cycles per second.
Scientists have found that cell phone radiation causes cancerous cells to grow aggressively. Radiation penetrates
the brain, ear, and eye tissues which are all very susceptible to microwave damage. Both the mouthpiece and the
key pad of the cell phone release radiation. If this is so, we ought to take the necessary precautions and lower the
exposure level using the cell phone only when necessary.
Cell phone dependence has become addictive for a great number of users. The emotional attachment some
people have is such that they don't seem to be able to disconnect from it. Some users suffer of stress and anxiety
when they loose their phone or leave it at home. Others impose their private conversations with little or no regard
for those who are near forcing them to overhear their one-sided conversations.
If we wish to make good use of this valuable technological device we should learn to identify the warning signs
exhibited by users who have become excessively dependent on cell phones.
1. Can't enjoy a meal, a face to face conversation or a recreational activity without the cell phone.
2. Need to be available at all time.
3. Feel annoyed or anxious when the phone is disconnected.
4. Need to buy the latest cell phone gadgets and models in the market.
5. Show an uncontrolled need to check messages constantly.
6. Need to be informed and know what is going on at all time.
7. Have a compulsive need to use the cell phone in all places.
If you find yourself falling into a number of these habits and wish to stay away from them, try some of the
following suggestions:
1. Learn to give time to yourself. Turn off the mobile phone and spend time alone to reflect and ponder on the day's
happenings as well as on your particular needs or situations.
2. Set yourself a time limit for the use of the cell phone.
3. Learn to set specific time to share with your family, focus on your work and dedicate time to leisure activities
that will keep you away from its constant use.
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roundtable environment with the convener at the head of the
About Faculty Resource Network table. Participants interact with an amazing group of people
by Prof. Ilsa López-Vallés of different regions and cultural backgrounds who enrich
UPR-CAROLINA class discussions with their expertise and diversity. The
array of these seminars has allowed me to integrate novel
Faculty Resource Network Summer session sponsored by teaching techniques and ideas to my classroom as well as
New York University is an educational program geared to share it with faculty members of my educational institution
foster the professional development of faculty members of through workshops. In my most recent seminar, I tried my
over 50 participating educational institutions. Several hand at film making, co-producing and co-directing a three-
universities of Puerto Rico are among the participants: minute film and putting my acting talent to use. Mr. Sean
University of Sacred Heart, University of Puerto Rico Charlesworth gave us an intensive tutorial on camera
campuses and UHS Secondary School. The network offers handling and filming. Dr. Sheril D. Antonio lectured on
lectures, symposia and seminars of numerous disciplines posture, movement, distance and angles. Our convener, Dr.
that enhance teaching techniques and broaden its Rosanne Limoncelli, introduced us to films made by
participants’ knowledge. For more than twenty years FRN amateurs, and allowed us to constructively criticize and
has successfully been operating and equipping its affiliate discuss their work as well as ours. Moreover, I was given
institutions with innovative and creative seminars of general the opportunity of team-working with four wonderful
interest for those in the educational field or related areas. professionals from Puerto Rico: Profs. María Teresa
Martínez (Sacred Heart University), Sylvia Álvarez (Sacred
As a three-time participant, I can attest to the excellence and Heart University) and Rosemary Morales (UHS). We
professionalism of the seminarians, administrative learned the basic film terminology of extreme close-up,
personnel and services provided. First, to become a close-up, medium shot, long shot, panning shot, tilt shot,
participant, you must fill out an application made available zoom in, zoom out, etc. The four of us put our talents
through NYU’s website (frn@nyu.edu), submit an updated together and produced two mini films as the final
curriculum vitae and write a one to two page letter of assignment and requirement of Teaching Visual Storytelling
interest. A liaison is appointed to each institution who is with the help and guidance of Dr. Limoncelli.
responsible for writing a letter supporting each candidate.
However, the FRN committee is solely responsible for the In short, the FRN program has been around for more than
acceptance of its candidates who are notified via e-mail. two decades because of the effort, diligence and special
Upon notification of acceptance, the participant will receive attention to the minutest detail of those behind the network:
several instructional e-mails about readings or books FRN executive director Dr. Debra M. Szybinski, Program
required for each seminar, assignments posted in Operations Manager, Magda Amaya, NYU’s Bobst Library
Blackboard, syllabi and other related communication. If staff and the security staff at Hayden Hall. The excellence
books are required, FRN will provide them by sending and thorough preparation of the Teaching Visual Storytelling
copies to the institution’s liaison. In addition, housing, convener and lecturers merit special distinction: Dr.
breakfast and lunch are supplied by the program. Rosanne Limoncelli, Dr. Sheril D. Antonio and Mr. Sean
Charlesworth. Thanks to the professionalism of this
Arrival to the Big Apple outstanding trio, I came up with a new focus for my
institution’s English Department Annual Literary Contest. I
Once the applicant has made a commitment to attend the trust that the integration of both technology and literature
five-day seminar of his/her choice, accommodations at will be of special interest to students and faculty alike.
NYU’S dorms at Hayden Hall will be arranged. A Meet and
Greet Reception organized by the FRN staff will await
participants who arrive a day before seminar
commencement. The classes are offered on a 9:30 am to
5:00 pm schedule. For assignment completion, computer
access and reproduction of material, one can use the
resources available at NYU’s Bobst Library by simply
getting a temporary user card. Thereafter, one is free to
cruise around the Big Apple and go on walks, to museums,
boat rides, tours, sightseeing, window shopping, and enjoy
the delicacies of international cuisine.
Enrichment group discussions and class work
I have attended the seminars Critical and Creative Writing
in 2006, Teaching Creative Writing and Poetry in 2007 and
most recently Teaching Visual Storytelling in 2008. In all
three seminars, group discussions are conducted in a
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for many are this, and yet have not the power of
TEACHERS, WHO ARE THEY? making others good. Whereas you are not only good
by Daphne Martinez yourself, but also the cause of goodness in others”.
When analyzing the students’ comments, I
realized that in the academia few teachers possess
If you want to become a teacher, you will touch these characteristics. Professors at the university level
the future. Teaching is one of the most challenging often want their students to believe what they believe
professions there is. Working in the academia has
in and students should be willing to agree with them
always been a challenging experience. What do some
unanimously. Essentially, academics should give the
professors have that many students want to take
students the necessary tools to learn independently
classes with them, while others are not so popular?
and provide an environment of mutual respect. The
For this writer, a good teacher is the one that can relate
irony of the situation is that the professors assert that
to his or her students and can walk in the student’s they are philosophers like Socrates who “do not teach
shoes.
anybody anything, but only make them think.”
Students should not see teachers as superior,
However, some have tunneled vision of the reality
perfect beings, but rather as role models who want they should teach. They want to be the protagonist of
them to succeed as they have succeeded. Teachers
the classroom, so, where is the free thought!
should constantly learn from others and from their
Respect is an abstract noun that includes many
students as well; life as such is a learning experience
aspects of the academia. Respect should rule the
and everyone learns until the moment of death. As
world and of course should be present in the
Socrates stated, “I am the wisest man alive for I know
classroom. A teacher should offer respect to her
one thing and that thing is that I know nothing.” students, in order to receive respect from them. When
As a professor, teaching for the past 22 years, I
educating, a teacher should respect every students’
often reflect on my teaching and how I am immersed
opinion, not tell them what to think, but rather draw
in the process of educating the future of a country.
from the students the probable answer.
How fulfilling can that be! As a Socratic believer, I
As an educator in constant search of
agree with what Socrates said! “The highest
excellence, I have studied for many years and have
knowledge is possessed by that individual who truly learned about many techniques in education, which
knows himself, this knowledge constitutes wisdom.”
includes taking into consideration the importance of
In this process, it is significant to find out what
having great rapport with the students in order to
students are expecting from a course when they enroll
establish a mutual respectful learning environment for
in a class, and what they are looking for in a teacher.
them. Students should learn as much as they can, so
As part of the learning process, students write they can thrive in life and become citizens who
reflective essays. Indeed, they are extremely honest.
contribute to our society. It is important to teach by
Each student has a different perspective, but most of
example.
them pointed out the qualities of dedication,
To be a teacher at any level from kindergarten
compassion, patience, and discipline in a teacher.
to graduate school, one should be willing to go back to
Last summer, students in the course wrote school and learn new ideas and beliefs. To be a good
essays about a teacher who made an impact on their teacher, one has to be a student as well and learn from
lives. They watched the movie The Miracle Worker, and
today’s youth. As Socrates asserted, “An honest man
I asked them if they had had a teacher like Anne is always a child.” Teachers should try to fulfill
Sullivan. Most of their essays were enriching
students’ expectations by being honest, admitting that
experience as I read their opinions of teachers. What I they do not know everything, and connecting with
gathered from their essays was that teachers should
them by understanding where they come from.
make a difference in students’ lives by living for their
Let us ask ourselves, what constituted a good
teaching. Teachers should see students as human teacher in the 19th century? I would imagine the
beings and respect their opinions. In addition, they
qualities were the same as teachers today.
stated that teachers should teach students to be better
people. An extremely important point noted was that
teachers should teach by example. Teaching to be
disciplined is demonstrated by being disciplined; one
teaches to be aware of the importance of time is also
be a person that teaches the meaning of being
punctual. As Socrates said, “For who is there but you?
Who not only claim to be a good man and gentlemen
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instructors play the game along with the students in a
Video Games as a Potential Tool for ESL persistent, virtual world. Games like World of Warcraft and
Instruction Sony’s Everquest - the title used in Gooch’s study - permit
Kenneth S. Horowitz learners to not only receive visual stimuli for things like
University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez vocabulary, but they also allow them to use them in context
in real time. MMORPGs allow gamers to work together in
Ever since they first exploded into American homes in the large groups to reach a common goal, and teamwork is
mid ‘70s, video games have been mostly cast in a negative essential for success.
light by both parents and educators. Decried as everything
from a waste of time to the prime catalyst for juvenile Though not as popular, Gooch and his students preferred
obesity, adults have traditionally seen video games as a Sony’s game for their study due to its concise visual cues.
major obstacle to forming productive students and children. “We thought it would be a better game for language learning
To that end, every effort has been made over the past three than World of Warcraft,” graduate student Yolanda Rankin
decades to separate them as far as possible from formal explains, “because everything in the game is labeled, so you
instruction, even as gaming increased in popularity and now have an opportunity to get visual reinforcement of
generates more sales worldwide than both Hollywood and information, you see a noun and you get a label: This is a
the music business (Bangeman, 2008). bird, this is a fortress. Also, the game's quests are
documented and displayed on the screen. As students
This course of action, while natural and expected, has been complete these quests, they develop an appreciation for
too broad in its scope. Until recently, almost no one has verbs, adverbs, and colloquial meanings” (as cited in
made any sort of concentrated effort to evaluate video Waters, 2008, p. 3).
games as a worthwhile tool in education, and its potential
benefits have gone largely ignored by both parents and Gooch and his students aren’t the only ones who see the
teachers. With the growth of the gaming industry, and the potential for video games in ESL instruction. Researchers
rapid sophistication of video games and other digital media, from the non-profit group SRI International began a project
it’s becoming increasingly difficult to separate the last year in the popular virtual world Second Life, which
classroom from cyberspace, and educators must accept that currently has over ten million subscribers worldwide. For its
today’s generation is more tech savvy than any other before research, SRI purchased a virtual island in the game, on
it. Video games have the potential to become an ideal which it intends to open a hotel where ESL students can
platform for immersion and language practice for ESL check in, order food, and perform many of the basic tasks in
students in Puerto Rico and around the world, because they English that they would if they traveled to an English-
provide instant access to vital skills in an environment that speaking country (as cited in Waters, 2007).
students know and in which they feel comfortable.
The aforementioned studies only represent a fraction of the
As contradictory as it may sound, parents are mostly to research being conducted nationwide about how video
blame for the popularity of video games. The average age of games can be instrumental in producing a positive learning
America’s 174 million video gamers is now over thirty, and experience. Despite this, there’s still a lot of understandable
that majority which grew up with the Atari VCS in the ‘70s apprehension about welcoming video games into the
and the Nintendo Entertainment System in the ‘80s is now classroom. To this end, the American Library Association
passing its love of the hobby on to its children. Modern recently launched a project to track and measure how
consoles like the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 are built from gaming impacts literacy skills, as well as create a national
the ground up for online connectivity, and Internet staples model for library gaming. The Verizon Foundation donated
like chat, file sharing, and micro transactions are a million dollars for the project, which involves working
increasingly being integrated into the hardware itself. The with a dozen game developers to document how video
PC has been leading the charge in this regard for years, and games are being used in education. The ALA hopes to
where kids from say, my generation, spent a lot of free time compile its findings in a “Librarians Guide to
in computer class trying to avoid getting dysentery in Gaming” (Morales, 2008).
Oregon Trail on the Apple II, today’s students in countries
like China could potentially be learning English through Thus, as unlikely as it may seem, such research has a solid
popular games like World of Warcraft. pedagogical base. Books and articles have appeared
consistently over the past ten years that delve deeply into
That last part was not a joke. More than a few studies have the cognitive processes of video game playing. For
already been conducted in regards to using Massive Multi- example, University of Wisconsin-Madison professor James
player Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs) for Paul Gee has been a major proponent of the educational
language instruction (Waters, 2007). Originally conceived benefits of video games, and he has published several books
by Northwestern University professor Bruce Gooch and two on the subject. Gee’s work has primarily centered on how
graduate students, the concept of using MMORPGs as a video games help us to understand learning and provide
means to teach English involves having a group of better conditions for it than many of today’s schools. He
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Video Games as a Potential Tool for ESL outside the classroom and in an environment in which they
Instruction (cont.) feel at ease and enthusiastic. We’re always complaining
argues that video games quot;situate meaning in a multimodal about how hard it is to get our students motivated to speak
space through embodied experiences to solve problems and English. Why not use their interests to our advantage?
reflect on the intricacies of the design of imagined worlds Students get to play a fun game and interact with friends and
and the design of both real and imagined social relationships classmates, all without the pressure of learning English
in the modern worldquot; (Gee 48). thrust upon them. To me, that’s a goal worthy of some
playtime.
In his work, Gee (2006) explains that video games offer
learners information “on demand” and in the proper context
precisely when they need it, whereas traditional methods of Bibliography
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students in Puerto Rico don’t find themselves under constant pressreleases2008/june2008/verizon08.cfm
pressure to speak the language, so they don’t receive the
practice and exposure necessary to lower their affective Riedel, Chris. (2008). UCF Study Finds Video Games
filters and develop the necessary confidence for fluency. Increase Student Achievement. Retrieved August 4.
2008 from http://www.thejournal.com/articles/22786
Consider this: If every ESL student gave a ten-minute oral
presentation every week without exception during the Waters, John K. (2007). On A Quest for English. Retrieved
school year, every year from first through twelfth grade, that August 4, 2008 from http://thejournal.com/articles/
would amount to only seven hours of speaking over twelve 21380_1
years of schooling. We all know that our students don’t give
ten-minute presentations, and we surely know that they
don’t have the benefit of uninterrupted classes during the
school year. Think of how much more extra exposure could
be had through the use of games like World of Warcraft.
Imagine students running through quests in groups,
coordinating and organizing their efforts as a team - all in
English. Students could lose their inhibition to speaking
English altogether, or at least make strides to that end,
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PRTESOL 2008 Chapter Elections
Make a difference - become involved in your regional chapter Board of Directors.
It is never too soon to consider running.
Would you like to be involved in a professional development experience that
• Gives you a perspective on ESL at all levels of the educational system
• Helps you develop tremendous leadership skills
• Provides valuable networking opportunities with ESL professionals throughout the island
• Enhances your resume
• Informs you of and involves you in sociopolitical issues relevant to ESL and education
• and is fun at the same time?
If your answer is yes, you may want to consider nominating yourself or a colleague for a position on your regional
chapter Board of Directors. The following positions are open this year: Chapter Vice-President.
The election will be held on site during the chapter meeting in our 35th Annual Convention, November 21-22, at
the Gran Melia in Rio Grande.
Guidelines
• Nominees need to be active PRTESOL members.
• Nominees will be accepted on site during the chapter meeting.
• Votes will be submitted in writing by chapter members.
• If a chapter has a vice president, he or she will become the president. If the chapter does not have a Vice-
President or the current Vice-President is not available to continue as President, then there will be an
election for President.
• The chapter president will appoint executive secretary, membership secretary and treasurer.
• Representatives may be elected on site.
Chapter Meetings
During the Convention each regional chapter will hold meetings and events including elections. It is vital that
every member attend his or her chapter meeting. Find your chapter below and make sure you take an active role
in your chapter’s activities.
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35th PRTESOL Annual Convention & Exhibit
The Next Generation of ESL: Tapestry for Success
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Mario Herrera
International Educational Consultant for Pearson Longman, ELT Group, in New York
Mario Herrera has taught English at all levels and has focused his research and methodology
development on young learners. As a speaker, he has given workshops throughout Latin America,
Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, as well as in the United States.
Mr. Herrera is an International Educational Consultant for Pearson Longman, ELT Group, in New
York. He travels extensively to participate in conferences and academic symposiums, where his
presentations are highly regarded for their level of participant involvement and creativity.
He is the recipient of academic presentation awards from various countries.
Mr. Herrera has authored or co-authored many worldwide best-selling ELT series, including New Parade and
Balloons. His most recent best-selling series published by Pearson Longman, are Pockets and Backpack, for young
learners.
Dr. Rosalie Porter
Dr. Rosalie Porter is an accomplished author and scholar. She is a consultant for school districts across the country, the executive
director of the READ Institute (The Institute for Research in English Acquisition and Development), and founder and editor-in-
chief of READ Perspectives.
Dr. Porter, who arrived in the U.S. at age six, not knowing a word of English, has also been a fellow at Harvard University, a
Spanish Bilingual Teacher, the Director of Bilingual/ESL Programs in the Newton, MA, Public Schools, and Chairman of the
Massachusetts Commission on Bilingual Education.
She has delivered public lectures for the U.S. State Department in Bulgaria, China, Finland, Japan, Israel, Italy and Turkey; and
has been keynote speaker at Georgetown, Harvard, Brandeis and Northeastern Universities, and at Wellesley and Mt. Holyoke
Colleges. Porter has served as an expert witness in court cases relating to the education of non-English-speaking students in California, New Mexico,
New York, and Texas.
Chairman, Massachusetts Commission on Bilingual Education
Executive Director, The Institute for Research in English Acquisition & Development (READ Institute)
Founder and editor-in-chief, READ Perspectives
Member, National Advisory Council on Bilingual Education
Author, Forked Tongue: The politics of bilingual education,
Author, Language and Literacy for English Learners
Dr. Porter will be speaking on “Language & Literacy for English Learners: Grades 7-12” during the concurrent
session on Friday.
Upwards of five million children enter U.S. schools without a sufficient knowledge of English to do regular
classroom work in that language. One-third of these children are students of secondary school age.
Major emphasis in developing second language programs has focused on ELL students in the early primary
grades. Yet the plight of students between the ages of 13 and 18 without fluency and literacy in English is
especially pressing. For these students, learning the common language of the school graduation in a few short
years is a serious undertaking that calls for extraordinary measures. Four programs of proven success provide a
road map for necessary improvements for this age group.
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Gran Melia Hotel and Resort
With an idyllic location on Puerto Rico's northeastern coast in Coco Beach, Río Grande, Gran Meliá
Puerto Rico brings the privacy and exclusivity you deserve and allows you the opportunity to escape from
the rest of the world. From the moment you step inside this tropical oasis, you will be enveloped by the
beauty and grandeur of Gran Meliá Puerto Rico.
Stay at the hotel. Special rates are Lots of fun, fun, fun. Activities
available for PRTESOL participants. include great food, raffles, music.
Excellent hotel facilities at the Gran
You’ll find all the reservation
Melia.The Gran Melia Hotel Resort
information needed on page xx.
is the venue for this year’s
convention. You’ll want to take The exhibit hall promises to be the
advantage of the beautiful best source for teachers to find the
innovative resources needed to
stay up-to-date in the modern
classroom: software, videos,
books, teacher’s resources.
Special attention has been given
to provide practical workshops
that will give you the know-
Excellent hotel facilities at the Gran Melia.
how you can use next Monday.
Check the preliminary listing to
surroundings and facilities. find workshops for your grade level
or interest.
Don’t miss the PR TESOL Band’s first concert on Friday, November 21. They will be playing Latin jazz, rock,
and rock en español. There are openings for musicians to join the band. Contact David García of Cambridge
University Press/Puerto Rico. Call 787-675-4714 or email dgarcia@cambridge.org.
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RESERVATION REQUEST – IPO
PR TESOL
November 20-23, 2008
Name___________________________________ Last Name _________________________________
Company __________________________________________________________________________
Address _____________________________________________________________________________
Zip Code_______________________ City/Country________________________________________
Telephone_______________________________ Fax _______________________________________
E-mail_______________________________________________________________________________
Arrival Date _______________ Estimated Time ___________________ Departure Date __________________
Rate
Room Category # of Guests # of Rooms
(BEFORE TAXES)
Deluxe Jr. Suite Garden $155.00
View Per room
• Shared with: Name _________________________ Last Name __________________________
• Shared with: Name _________________________ Last Name __________________________
Rates are subject to 11% Government Tax & 11% Resort Fee. Taxes are subject to change according to government
regulations. Third person rate $65.00 per night. Two children under 16 yrs. are free of charge, when sharing the
same room
with adults, maximum of 2 children per room. Maximum capacity in our rooms is 2 adults and two children or
three adults.
A one time Portage Fee of $7 (USD) plus 7% sales tax per person and a daily charge per room per night of $3 (USD)
plus
7% sales tax for Maid Gratuities will apply to each reservation.
SPECIAL REQUEST ______________________________________________________________ (Not guaranteed)
FORM OF PAYMENT to Guarantee the Reservation
Credit Card Visa ____ Amex _____ MasterCard ____ Dinners Club _____
Card Number ____________________________ Expiration Date _____/______
*ATM cards with a credit card logo will be automatically debited.
In case the amount is not utilized your bank might take 2-3 weeks to process credit.
Reservation Cut-off date – October 20, 2008/ after this date rooms are subject to availability.
Cancellation policy
5 days prior, one night’s stay will be billed directly to the client’s card as a cancellation charge
Less than 3 days, the total number of booked nights will be billed directly to the credit card as cancellation charge.
No-show
Signature ____________________________________ Date ___________
Please send by fax or e-mail to:
F. 787-657-1055/ darlener@granmeliapr.com
ATN: DARLENE RUIZ/ Reservations Dept.
T. 787-657-1040
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Puerto Rico TESOL 35th Annual Convention & Exhibit
Friday and Saturday, November 21 - 22, 2008
The Next Generation of ESL: Tapestry for Success
Gran Meliá Puerto Rico Resort, Río Grande, Puerto Rico
www.puertoricotesol.org * tesol@puertoricotesol.org
PRE-REGISTRATION FORM
Please READ and print clearly)
Important: Pre-registration rates applicable until November 7th , 2008.
After this date include a late fee of $20.00 to each rate.
Last Names__________________________________________ First Name _______________________________________
Mailing Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________
City:__________________________________ State/Country :______________________________ Zip_______________
Phone: Home ______________________ Work _________________ E-mail:_____________________________________
Fax:__________________________ Type of institution in which you work (Circle): Public Private
Level (Circle): Elementary Secondary Higher Education Administration Other (please specify) _________________
Convention Pre-registration Fees
Check the Both days One day with lunch FRIDAY One day with lunch SATURDAY
appropriate option. with lunch
Member $150 $110 $110
Non-Member $170 $130 $130
*Student members $90 $70 $70
*Student Non-Member $110 $80 $80
Retired Teacher $110 $80 $80
*Please note: Rate applies for full-time students only (nine credits or more) with a copy of class program.
Use separate form for each registrant. If payment is through a purchase order or institutional check for more than one
registrant, please include a separate registration form for each individual: purchase orders must list each attendee’s name and
have an original signature. Submit all requests to substitute names on registration forms in writing. Substitutions on
registrations (including purchase orders) will not be accepted after November 7th, 2008.
TOTAL AMOUNT INCLUDED _______________________________________________________________
Money Order
quot; Check (Please have some form of identification at hand during on-site registration.)
Number: __________________________ Bank: _______________________________________
VISA or MASTERCARD Card # ________________________________ Exp. Date: ____/___
Name on credit card (please print) _______________________________
Signature: ____________________________
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Inocencia Nieves Enrique Chaparro
inonieves_prtesol@yahoo.com enrique_chaparro@alpha.sg.inter.edu
Cel. (787)-627-9433 Cel. (787)-615-8188
EXHIBITOR AND/OR ADVERTISER CONTRACT
Company ______________________________________________________________________________
Contact person ___________________________ Position/title _________________________________
Postal Address _________________________________________________________________________
City ___________________________________________ Zip Code _______________
Advertisement(s) in Convention Program
Size Price Quantity Total
One fourth (1/4) of a page $100.00 _______ _______
One half (1/2) of a page $175.00 _______ _______
One (1) page 8”x11” $300.00 _______ _______
Inside cover B/N $325.00 _______ _______
Total: _______
Exhibition area at the Gran Meliã Hotel & Resort:
One (1) table 8x30 $550.00 ______ _______
Additional tables $450.00 ______ _______
Combos:
a. One (1) table 8x30, one (1) page
ad, one (1) lunch ticket
$750.00 ______ _______
b. Two (2) tables 8x30, one page
ad and two (2) lunch tickets
$1,200.00 ______ _______
Additional lunch tickets $50.00 ______ _______
Electrical Facility $50.00(per day) ______ _______
Total: _______
_____Check made to: Puerto Rico TESOL
_____Cash
1. It should include art (logo) and message ready for camera and printing.
2. Last day to hand in is June 6, 2008.
3. No refunds due to cancellation, please verify contract before signing.
___________________________________ ________________________
Name and authorized signature Date
__________________________________
José R. Sellas Aponte – PRTESOL President 2008
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35th Annual Puerto Rico TESOL Convention & Instructions: In order to become a member or renew your
Exhibit membership visit our Website at WWW.puertoricotesol.org
and download the Membership Form. Complete the form
The Next Generation of ESL: Tapestry for and send by mail or submit via E-Mail to the PRTESOL
Success Executive Board Treasurer. Payments can be made by
check or using a major credit card. You can also become a
CONVENTION REGISTRATION
member or renew your membership at any Regional
GUIDELINES Chapter Conference or activity.
The PRTESOL Board of Directors & Its Executive Board
If you have any questions that are related to Membership
are working very hard to make the 35th Annual PRTESOL
please contact via E-Mail the corresponding PRTESOL
Convention & Exhibit a rewarding experience for all our
Executive Board Member in charge of this process.
membership. This year’s theme is: The Next Generation of
ESL: Tapestry for Success. The Gran Melia Hotel in Rio
Note: Membership must be in good standing in order to
Grande, Puerto Rico will be the host of our 2 day
request this year’s special Convention Rates. Non-
Convention. Please mark these two days on your calendar,
Members will have to pay an additional fee.
Friday, November 21, & Saturday, November 22. In order to
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facilitate your Convention Registration Process, we have
provided a series of guidelines & contact information that
STEP 2
we feel will be of help.
Pre-Registration (Regular & Student)
PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE: November 7, 2008
PRTESOL Executive Board 2008 – Contact Directory
Instructions: In order to Pre-Register visit our Website at
If you have questions or need help email the following WWW.puertoricotesol.org and download the Pre-
Executive Board members: Registration Form. Complete the form and send by mail or
submit via E-Mail to the PRTESOL Executive Board
• For questions about payments-Treasurer, Enrique Treasurer. Payments can be made by check or using a
Chaparro Ramos – enrique_chaparro@alpha.sg.inter.edu major credit card.
• For questions about PRTESOL documents- Executive If you have any questions that are related to Pre-
Secretary, Liliana Arroyo – Registration please contact via E-Mail the corresponding
arroyo.soto.liliana@gmail.com PRTESOL Executive Board Member in charge of this
process.
• For questions about On-site Registrations- Membership
Secretary, Ines M. Arroyo – ines_collegegirl@yahoo.com Note: Membership must be in good standing in order to
request this year’s special Convention Rates. Non-
• For questions about PRTESOL documents- Immediate Members will have to pay an additional fee.
Past President, Auda I. Perez Vazquez -- -------------------------------------------------
audyper2007@yahoo.com
STEP 2
• For questions about Presentation Proposals- Southern (For Presenters Only)
Chapter President, Miguel Camacho-- Presentation Proposal & Pre-Registration
camachoprtesol@gmail.com PRESENTATION PROPOSAL DEADLINE: June 6,
2008
• For questions about Convention Site & Hotel- President PRESENTER’S PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE:
Jose R. Sellas Aponte – sellasprtesol@yahoo.com October 7, 2008
Instructions: In order to Pre-Register visit our Website at
• For questions about Exhibits & Advertising- Department
of Education Representative, Inocencia Nieves – WWW.puertoricotesol.org and download the Presentation
inonieves_prtesol@yahoo.com Proposal Form & Presenter’s Pre-Registration Form.
Complete the Presentation Proposal Form and send by
mail or submit via E-Mail to the PRTESOL Executive
Board Vice President. Complete the Presenter’s Pre-
CONVENTION REGISTRATION Registration Form and send by mail or submit via E-Mail
GUIDELINES to the PRTESOL Executive Board Treasurer. Payments
can be made by check or using a major credit card.
STEP 1
Membership If you have any questions that are related to Presentation
Proposals or Pre-Registration please contact via E-Mail
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the corresponding Executive Board Member in charge of full before the Ad is included in the Convention
this process. Program.
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Note: Membership must be in good standing in order to
On – Site Registration
request this year’s special Convention Rates. Non-
Instructions: On – Site Registration will be available for
Members will have to pay an additional fee. No
Attendees if space permits. On – Site Registration will have
Audiovisual equipment can be provided for presenters
a late fee charge added. PRTESOL can not guarantee lunch
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for On – Site Registration Attendees.
STEP 3
Gran Melia Hotel – Reservation Process
If you have any questions that are related to On – Site
ROOM RESERVATION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER
Registration please contact via E-Mail the corresponding
20, 2008
Executive Board Member in charge of this process.
Instructions: In order to make Hotel Reservations visit our
Website at WWW.puertoricotesol.org and download the Note: We strongly for all attendees to Pre-Register in
Hotel Registration Form. Complete the Hotel order to avoid last minute inconveniences.
Reservation Form and send via fax or submit via E-Mail to
the Gran Melia Hotel. Reservation must be made using a Hope to see you at the 35th PRTESOL
major credit card. Convention & Exhibit!
Please submit a copy of the Confirmation Number and
the number of nights you will stay at the GRAN MELIA
HOTEL. Please send this information via E-Mail to the
2008 PRTESOL President. We need this information in
order to know if we have to add more rooms to the hotel
block we have reserved.
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Exhibit Area Contract & Advertising Contract
(For Book Representatives & Exhibitors)
CONTRACT DEADLINE: June 6, 2008
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or Advertise in our Convention Program visit our Website at
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(From page 4)
4. Turn on the vibrate option in places where the cell phone is not permitted or it is not appropriate to use.
5. Lower the ring tone to avoid eardrum damage.
6. Use a headset and carry the wireless phone away from your body.
7. Use a hands-free- kit when driving. Use an external antenna.
8. Buy a more basic simple phone with less functions.
9. Use the phone speaker while driving to avoid accidents.
Twenty years ago cell phones did not exist, and we were able to carry out a normal life without them. At
that time we used the home phone or the mail to solve our daily problems and situations. It is true that with the
advent of the cell phone we have been able to speed up communication and this in turn has brought progress and
prosperity to our lives. Nevertheless we must bear in mind that regardless of how helpful cell phones might be, we
can't let them take control. They were made to help us not govern us. We must learn to unplug and enjoy life just as
well. Remember, cell phones are always going to be there for us, so let's use them adequately.
Education Quotes
Grammar in a Nutshell
Three little words you often see
Are articles - an, a, and the. Education is not the filling of a pail,
but the lighting of the fire.
A noun is the name of anything William Butler Yeats
As school, or garden, hoop, or swing.
Adjectives tell the kind of noun, Education is what survives
As great, small, pretty, white, or brown. when what has been learnt has been forgotten.
B.F. Skinner
Instead of nouns the pronouns stand -
Her head, his face, your arm, my hand.
A teacher affects eternity;
Verbs tell of something being done - he can never tell where his influence stops.
To read, count, laugh, sing, jump, or run. Henry Adams
How things are done the adverbs tell,
As slowly, quickly, ill, or well. Reading maketh a full man,
conference a ready man,
Conjunctions join the words together and writing an exact man.
As men and women, wind or weather.
Francis Bacon
The prepositions stand before
A noun, as in or through the door. The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who
cannot read and write,
The interjections show surprise but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.
As Oh! How pretty! Ah! How wise!
Alvin Toffler
The whole are called the nine parts of speech,
Which reading, writing, speaking teach. Education is the transmission of civilization.
Will and Ariel Durant
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Communicating In English: Comments and
35th Annual PRTESOL Convention CONCURRENT Suggestions Regarding English Language Instruction
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An approach to English instruction: Teaching
language is not following the chapters of a
1 Plenary:
book. Instruction must provide students what
All Levels
they need to accomplish goals.
The ESL Teaching Genome: It Takes One to Teach
4 Workshop:
One!
All Audience
Presenter: Marrio Herrera is an International
Educational Consultant for Pearson Longman, ELT
Making Magic with Music
Group, in New York.
Presenter: Lonnie Dai Zovi is teacher, author of many
books for language teachers and is a frequent presenter
This plenary session explores how in order to live a
and speaker in the U.S and abroad.
full and successful English life-learning outcome, we
Email: lonnie@vibrante.com
must learn in terms of competencies, and how it takes
a competence-aware teacher, to teach such a process
This exciting and active presentation will demonstrate
adequately. Participants will value the importance of
many ways that music can enhance any lesson at any
“playing the part” of the today’s needed role in the
level. Teachers will use these techniques on Monday.
ESL classroom, at the time they foster autonomy in
learners, as well as the use of cutting edge learning
5 Demonstration:
tools in a teaching ambiance where tolerance and
Higher Ed
acknowledgement of differences prevail. Genomes
making it to the learning outcome!
Technology Integration into ESOL Teacher Education
Presenters: Dr. Vicky Giouroukakis is assistant professor
2 Paper:
in the Division of Education at Molloy College,
Secondary and Higher Ed
Rockville Centre, NY where she teaches courses in
English Education and TESOL. She taught English in the
Using the Right Thread for the Tapestry of Reading
New York City public school system and ESL to
Presenter: Dr. Michael A. Shand
adolescents and adults. She earned her Ph.D. in Literacy
Email: shandsurf@yahoo.com
Education and Masters in TESOL from the University of
Pennsylvania, and Masters in English Education from
Presents “laws” of language learning and reading.
Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research
Discusses benefits and pitfalls of reading as a source
interests include standards, assessment, and teacher
of L2 input and provides methodology for overcoming
preparation. E-mail: vgiouroukakis@molloy.edu
pitfalls.
Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld is associate professor and
3 Paper:
coordinator of the Master of Science in Education:
All Audiences
TESOL program at Molloy College, Rockville Centre,
NY. She has published extensively on working with
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