Letter from the Editors
Elka Kristó Nagy, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Ekaterina Arshavskaya, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA
Hello everyone!
Welcome to our Fall 2024 ITAIS newsletter, we are happy you are here!
We have got another great issue for you! In this issue, Roger Anderson explores an educator’s trip to Taiwan. Then, Eva Miszoglad and Mike O’Neill review the past events held through the ITAIS group. Next, Cynthia DeRoma and Sarah Emory outline a call for OER for ITAs. Lastly, Eric Moore explores the ways to teach L2 pragmatics to ITAs.
As always, please consider submitting a piece such as a classroom innovation you have piloted, a research interest that has a practical application, a book review, your experience with a workshop that inspired you, a reflection on your teaching practice or a resource for materials. We’ll be happy to accommodate your interests and preference.
Wishing you all the best for 2025-2026!
Elka Kristó Nagy
ITAIS Newsletter Co-Editor
Ekaterina (“Katya”) Arshavskaya
ITAIS Newsletter Co-Editor
Elka Kristó Nagy is a Senior Lector at the English Language Program at Yale University. She has presented and written on peer feedback, learner autonomy, fluency-building and strategies for creating an inclusive classroom. Her interests also include integrating culturally pragmatic competencies with linguistic skills development and neuro-diversity in language learning. She has also served as a proposal reviewer for TESOL conventions.
Ekaterina Arshavskaya, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the department of World Languages and Cultures at Utah State University (USU). She has been appointed to co-direct the Master's in Second Language Teaching (MSLT) program at the same university since July 1st, 2022.