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Mark your calendars for our final event of the year, the 2008 Language Experience on MAY 21. This year we will feature American Sign Language in a fun and informative lesson led by Ms. Jan Fried (American Sign Language Coordinator at Kapi‘olani Community College). This enjoyable evening of learning and discussion will introduce you to a new language and culture, and remind you what it’s like to be the student instead of the teacher. Don’t miss this popular event!!
WHEN: Wednesday, May 21, from 5:30-8:00 p.m.
WHERE: Moore Hall 119, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
location and parking Map.doc
On the night of the event, Indian curry catered from India Café will be served for all Hawaii TESOL members. The RSVP deadline is Wednesday, May 14 - email Masaki Seo at mseo@hawaii.edu OR call 391-2937.
Include with your rsvp your menu choice:
1. Chicken Curry
2. Fish Curry
3. Calamari Curry
4. Egg Masala (Curry with Egg)
5. Vegetarian Sambar Plate (for vegetarian)
See you there!
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One More Announcement:
Hawaii TESOL is currently seeking your input as we begin planning our 2008-2009 academic season. Last year after a brief informal survey, we found that job hunting and employment were the top concerns shared by our members. As a result, we were able to feature a job fair and employment panel at the annual conference. We hope by soliciting broader feedback through this online survey, we can once again serve the needs and interests of ESL professionals in Hawaii.
Please visit the link here to fill out our online survey (it will take about 5 minutes to complete) by Sunday, May 18. Your valuable feedback is appreciated.
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Hawai'i TESOL held its annual Business Meeting at Hawai‘i Pacific University on Friday, April 18. At the meeting, attendees elected new and continuing members to the Executive Board to serve during the 2008-2009 term. Results of the election are posted below.
Congratulations to new officers Kyung Hee Choi, Reggie Gentry (Program Committee Members), and Lisa Kawai (Layout Editor of The Word—Hawaii TESOL Newsletter). And congratulations to all continuing officers! We thank you for your outstanding service to the organization and to our professional community.
We are still seeking volunteers to serve as vice president and TESOL Ukraine Sister Affiliate Liaison. If you are interested in one of those positions or have questions about the job descriptions, contact Mark Wolfersberger at maw44@byuh.edu or Masaki Seo at mseo@hawaii.edu
At the business meeting, our President, Masaki Seo, reported our success in the previous three events (Opening Social, ESL Workshops, and Annual Conference). All the summarized reports can be found on the bottom of our About Hawaii TESOL page. Pictures from the event can be found on our Pictures page.
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THE DATE for our next event, the Language Experience on Wednesday May 21,
from 5:30-8:00 pm on the UH-Manoa
campus. This year's target language is American Sign Language. More
details coming soon!
Hawai'i
TESOL Executive Board 2008-2009
(term begins summer 2008)
Elected
Positions:
PRESIDENT – Mark Wolfersberger
VICE PRESIDENT - OPEN
MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY – Sarah Trask
TREASURER - Jeff Mehring
SOCIOPOLITICAL ACTION CHAIR – Adam Pang
PROGRAM Committee— Kyung Hee Choi, Reggie Gentry, and Chiharu Iwamoto
NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE - Elise Fader, Ashwin Pandit, and Lisa Kawai
MEMBERS AT LARGE – Nicole Ernst, Shawn Ford
Appointed
Positions:
CONFERENCE CHAIR – Laura Kimoto
WEBMASTER - Perry Christensen
SISTER AFFILIATE LIAISION - OPEN
PAST PRESIDENT – Masaki Seo
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Handouts from the 2008 Hawai‘i TESOL Conference on February 23 are still available. Click on the links on the Conference Schedule. You can also view photo highlights from the day at our Pictures link.
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Special thanks to Sheryl Dunn and Brent for web consultation and site hosting to get this started.
Webmaster: Perry Christensen