As part of LING 376: Seminar and Practicum in Applied Linguistics, the Applied Linguistics Program offers a series of free public seminars focusing on professional development for language teaching. These seminars are open to all members of the community, and are offered in the spring semester from January to April on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., and are always in Clearhue A303 unless otherwise noted.

Spring 2012 Applied Linguistics Seminar Series:

Every year the Seminar Series in Applied Linguistics offers new insights into language teaching from experienced teachers, researchers and administrators. Join us for lively discussions of key issues and innovative perspectives from the field.

January 17: Robbie Newton, English Language Centre, UVic. Lesson Planning

January 24: Jun Tian, Department of Pacific & Asian Studies, UVic. L2 Writing &    Corrective Feedback.

January 31: Scott Wilson, Global Village Victoria; Kathleen Bortolin, UVic

            Department of Curriculum and Instruction; Nick Travers, UVic Department of

            Linguistics: 3 Teachers Share their Experiences of Teaching in 3 Regions.

February 7: Josh Hooper, Global Village Victoria. Web Resources for Language Teachers (bring your laptop!)

February 21: Louise Aerts, Executive Director, TESL Canada. Introducing TESL   Canada

February 28: Gerry Luton, English Language Centre, UVic. Recycling Vocabulary

March 6: Bill Acton, Dean of Faculty of Graduate Studies & MA TESOL Program         Director, Trinity Western University. Haptic Phonetics: Sound that Moves,        Moves that Touch!

March 13: Linguistics 376 Student Presentations

March 20: Linguistics 376 Student Presentations

March 27: Linguistics 376 Student Presentations

April 3: Linguistics 376 Student Presentations

***Teachers: Profession Development Certificates for Attendance are available on request.