New country, new language, new future
Posted on: May 29, 2019
One year after coming to Kamloops from Vietnam, Anh ‘Colddy’ Nguyen has completed his ESL program and was chosen as valedictorian.
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Indigenous Land and Resources Today | TRU: Indigenization includes ESL students
Posted on: March 13, 2019
March 13, 2019
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Indigenization includes ESL students
Posted on: March 11, 2019
Posters, elders, acknowledgements, a book club and meeting in circle are some initiatives in the English as a Second Language department.
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Remember these tips to improve your memory
Posted on: February 28, 2019
Memorizing isn’t as difficult or boring when you add some fun and games. Find out what tricks UPrep instructor Jason Ji has up his sleeve.
Read moreMore of the Writing Centre this summer
Posted on: June 29, 2018
Get 33% more at the Writing Centre this summer!
Read moreEmbracing an opportunity to collaborate
Posted on: April 16, 2018
ESL faculty member Jack Massalski redesigned a multi-department process to better serve a huge influx of international students in 2017/18.
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Celebrating success at the ESL Research and Professional Development Colloquium
Posted on: January 30, 2018
Guests and presenters from across campus and the Kamloops community gathered for the 3rd-annual event.
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EDSW faculty and staff get into the grove at the Santa Parade
Posted on: November 28, 2017
Pining for the holidays? The festivities got underway on November 25 with the Santa Claus Parade!
Read moreCanada 150+ and EAL Awareness Week in one
Posted on: November 8, 2017
ESL students presented at an October 30 event celebrating both English as an Additional Language (ELL) Awareness Week and Canada 150+.
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EDSW Research Provocations Fall 2017 series: Dr. Jim Hu & Linda Westberg present
Posted on: November 3, 2017
Dr. Jim Hu and Linda Westberg presented their work on preferred feedback approaches for second-language learners in their Nov. 1 talk.
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Congratulations to our newest EDSW grads!
Posted on: October 13, 2017
The Faculty of Education and Social Work celebrates graduates from EDSW’s range of programs.
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EDSW faculty and staff members gather to give thanks
Posted on: October 10, 2017
A harvest Thanksgiving event gave faculty and staff members an opportunity to reflect and express gratitude.
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EDSW gives back to the community
Posted on: October 5, 2017
EDSW faculty and staff members volunteered with the PIT Stop program to help feed the hungry in our community.
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EDSW Research Provocations Fall 2017 series: Jason Brown presents
Posted on: October 5, 2017
Jason Brown shared his research on willingness to communicate and language acquisition in his Oct. 4th talk.
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New publication from Hu and Hoare explores EAL writing
Posted on: June 19, 2017
Dr. Jim Hu and Alana Hoare’s paper appears in Comparative and International Education.
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New publication from Wisla, Krauza, and Hu explores service-learning
Posted on: April 25, 2017
The article, by TRU’s Heather Wisla, Wendy Krauza, and Jim Hu, appears in the BC TEAL Journal.
Read moreSRCL 1000 course connects students with community
Posted on: March 7, 2017
SRCL 1000 (Introduction to Community Service-Learning) provides students an opportunity to volunteer and connect with community.
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Densky attends TESOL Summit 2017 in Greece
Posted on: March 1, 2017
Densky attended the global Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Summit in Athens, Greece as a nominated delegate.
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EDSW students benefit from Foundation awards
Posted on: November 30, 2016
Seventy-two EDSW students benefited from the generosity of a variety of donors at the Foundation award presentation on Nov. 24, 2016.
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