NEW Extensive Reading USA PLN
📣TESOL International Association is excited to announce the NEW Professional Learning Network, Extensive Reading USA (ERUSA)! 📣
The Extensive Reading USA (ERUSA) PLN is committed to promoting Extensive Reading (ER) (and Extensive Listening [EL]) as an effective approach and tool for learning additional languages at all ages once basic literacy in the primary language is established. As such, ERUSA will support language teaching professionals who implement ER (and/or EL) in their language curricula.
About the ERUSA PLN Leaders:
Doreen Ewert is Professor Emerita in the Department of Rhetoric & Language at the University of San Francisco, where she directed the Academic English for Multilingual Students Program. She is also a Professor in the MA TESOL Program at LCC International University in Klaipeda, Lithuania. Her areas of research and writing are pedagogically oriented and include L2 writing development and assessment, content-based instruction, extensive reading, vocabulary, and fluency. She currently serves as Treasurer for the Extensive Reading Foundation, and as a Site-Visit Representative for the Commission on English Language Program Accreditation.
Adil Bentahar, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the University of Delaware's English Language Institute (ELI) and School of Education. He teaches first-year English Composition at the ELI and cultural diversity courses in UD’s MA-TESL program. He also facilitates workshops on teaching reading. Adil is a Faculty Fellow for the ACHIEVE Program at the university.
Dr. Bentahar’s research includes ESL/EFL reading, English language teaching and learning in Morocco, and the experiences of multilingual learners of English in American higher education. Adil is currently investigating a) social-emotional learning and b) the impact of TV and the Internet on the reading habits of pre-service teachers in Morocco.
Joining the ERUSA PLN
To join this new PLN, visit the community in myTESOL and click "Join." After joining, you will receive notifications about the community's activities, including posts and discussions. Be sure to visit the community's home page to introduce yourself and engage with other members, find useful resources in the library, and stay tuned for future events on the events page! 🙂