5th Annual WVTESOL Spring Conference at Fairmont State College Saturday, April 20, 2002 CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE SCHEDULE Conference Highlights Plenary speakers, Dr. Xiao-Ming Yang and Dr. Huaxin Xu, will speak about their recently published book Errors of Creativity: An Analysis of Lexical Errors Created by Chinese ESL Students Dr. Dara Shaw of West Virginia University will give a presentation on the effects of 9-11 on university ESL programs and their recruitment. Cathy Shank, Special Populations Coordinator through RESA III, will do a workshop on using the public television series Crossroads Cafe with ESL students. Anita Nedeff and Susan Seitz, ESL educators from Monongalia County ,will talk about the ESL curriculum which they have recently developed for their county. Mickey Monohan who teaches ESL classes for RESA VIII will speak on the issues surrounding the use of interpreters for meetings involving ESL students, teachers, and/or parents. Conference will be held from 9AM to 4PM, with registration, donuts and coffee at 8:30 in the Fireside Room #305, Turley Center, Left Side. Click here to get directions to the Turley Center and other campus locations. Visit the Marion County Visitor's Bureau website for information about lodging and dining in the Fairmont area. Use Yahoo! Maps to get directons to the conference. Cost for the conference is $7.00 for WVTESOL Members and $12.00 for nonmembers. (The cost includes food and beverages: morning coffee and pastries.) For more information contact: Dr. Annita Ward Salem International University 223 West Main Street Salem, West Virginia 26426 Tel: 304-782 5332 Fax: 304-782-5588 annitaward@hotmail.com Home | Conference | Membership | Contact   Copyright © 2002. WVTESOL. All rights reserved.