Anaheim University TESOL Professor, Dr. Kathleen M. Bailey, has been elected as Chair of the Board of Trustees of TIRF (The International Research Foundation for English Language Education), and President of the Foundation. Dr. David Nunan, Dean of the Anaheim University Graduate School of Education, has been elected as a member of the Foundation's Executive Committee.

TIRF is a charitable foundation that raises money for research, solicits and vets proposals, and disseminates the findings. The current focus of the foundation is on creating and disseminating research evidence on the international role of English, to support best practices in the development of English language skills in our 21st century global society. For further information, please visit www.tirfonline.org

Professor David Nunan who also serves as Vice-President for Academic Affairs at Anaheim University is a world-renowned linguist and best-selling author of English Language Teaching textbooks for Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, and Cengage Learning. His ELT textbook series "Go For It" is the largest selling textbook series in the world with total sales exceeding 1,000,000,000. In 2000, David Nunan served as President of TESOL, the world's largest language teaching association, and was the first person to serve as President from outside North America. David Nunan has been involved in the teaching of graduate programs for such prestigious institutions as Columbia University, the University of Hawaii, Monterey Institute for International Studies, University of Hong Kong, and many more. In 2002 Dr. Nunan received a congressional citation from the United States House of Representatives for his services to English language education through his pioneering work in online education at Anaheim University. In 2003 he was ranked the 7th most influential Australian in Asia by Business Review Weekly, and in 2005 he was named one of the top "50 Australians who Matter". David Nunan was invited by the Australian Prime Minister to attend a summit in Sydney Australia in December 1996 as one of the Leading 100 Global Australians.

Professor Kathleen Bailey was President of the international TESOL organization in 1998 and served as a member of the worldwide USIA English Teaching Advisory Panel from 1992-95. She was a member of the editorial board of TESOL Quarterly and Prospect, the Australian journal of applied linguistics. A renowned linguist and author for such publishers as Cambridge University Press, her articles have appeared in TESOL Quarterly, TESOL Newsletter, Language Learning, and various anthologies. Dr. Bailey was the recipient of the 1985 and 2007 Allen Griffin Award for Outstanding Higher Education Teacher of the Monterey Peninsula and the 2007 Alatis Award, the most prestigious Award offered by TESOL.

Dr. David Nunan

David Nunan, the world's leading textbook author with textbook sales exceeding 2.5 billion texts has established a travel award to help linguistic graduates worldwide get started in their careers. Dr. David C. Nunan, who is Anaheim University's President Emeritus, founding Dean of the Graduate School of Education, and the linguist whose name is affixed to Anaheim University's David Nunan TESOL Institute, created the travel award in 2009 to help support travel and expenses for doctoral students and recent doctoral graduates to present at international conferences. The inaugural recipient of the award was Dr. Citing Li, Assistant Professor at Shanghai Foreign Studies University, who used the award to present a paper at the 2010 American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

Each year two awards will be given, each to a maximum value of US$800.00. Applicants must be in a university doctoral program in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) / Applied Linguistics or a related field, or be early career researchers, who have graduated within the last three years. Applicants must have had a refereed paper accepted for a 2011 international conference presentation. Awardees will also be required to acknowledge the source of their travel award at the beginning of their presentation.

Dr. David Nunan is a world-renowned linguist and best-selling author of English Language Teaching textbooks for such publishers as Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, and Cengage Learning. In 2000, David Nunan served as President of TESOL, the world's largest language teaching association, and in 2002 Dr. Nunan received a congressional citation from the United States House of Representatives for his services to English language education through his pioneering work in online education at Anaheim University. Business Review Weekly ranked him the 7th most influential Australian in Asia in 2003, and in 2005 he was named one of the top "50 Australians who Matter".

Anaheim University, who pioneered online education in the mid-nineties, offers an online Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages taught live in real time by a number of the world's most renowned linguists. Anaheim University also offers an online TESOL certification program as well as an online certification program in Teaching English to Young Learners.

Click here to read an Interview with Anaheim University Dean Dr. David Nunan by Dr. Citing Li (written in Chinese)

Click here to read a post-presentation report from Citing Li

Anaheim University
David Nunan TESOL Institute Travel Award

Applications are now open for the Anaheim University David Nunan TESOL Institute Travel Award for 2013.

Background:
The travel award was established in 2009 to help support travel and expenses for doctoral students and recent doctoral graduates. In inaugural recipient of the award was Dr. Citing Li, Assistant Professor at Shanghai Foreign Studies University, who used the award to present a paper at the 2010 AAAL Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

Eligibility: Students who, at the time of application, are in a university doctoral program in TESOL / Applied Linguistics or a related field, and early career researchers (who have graduated within the last three years), and who have had a refereed paper accepted for presentation at a 2011 international conference.

Amount: Two awards will be given, each to a maximum value of USD800.00. At the conclusion of the conference awardees will be required to submit a copy of their paper along with a brief (1,000 word) report on their experiences of presenting at the conference (i.e. this might include tips to future awardees, the benefits of attending the conference, and the kinds of feedback that resulted from presenting at the conference etc.). The paper and the report, along with the awardee's bio-statement and photograph will be posted on the Institute's website.

Application procedure Applicants should submit a resume, a covering letter and a supporting statement, either from a supervisor/advisor or reporting officer as well as evidence of paper acceptance. The application should be submitted to:

The Administrative Officer
Anaheim University
David Nunan TESOL Institute
Office of Admissions Room 110
1240 South State College Blvd.
Anaheim, CA 92806
USA
Tel: 714-772-3330
Fax: 714-772-3331
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Deadline for the receipt of applications for the 2013 Award is October 21, 2012.

Anaheim University's renowned Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) faculty have been invited to speak at two international English Language Teaching conferences in 2010 in Sao Paulo, Brazil and Seoul, Korea.

Anaheim University's founding Dean of the Graduate School of Education Dr. David Nunan will serve as the Plenary Speaker at The 12th BRAZ-TESOL National Convention, whose theme is "The Art of Teaching" which will be held from July 19 to 22, 2010, in Sao Paulo. BRAZ-TESOL (Brazil TESOL) is Brazil's largest association of teachers of English to speakers of other languages. Every two years, BRAZ-TESOL holds a national convention attended by approximately 1,500 teachers of English, materials developers and researchers from the public and private sectors in Brazil and abroad, such as universities, schools, language institutes and binational centers.

In addition, Dr. David Nunan, TESOL Chair Dr. Rod Ellis and TESOL Professor Dr. Kathleen Bailey have been invited to take part in Korea TESOL's 2010 international conference. KOTESOL will be hosting the Pan-Asia Conference as part of KOTESOL 2010 from October 16-17. The Pan-Asia Conference [PAC] is part of the 7-member Pan-Asian Consortium of which KOTESOL is a founding member. Anaheim University's renowned TESOL faculty will serve as panelists during one of the main events which will be a Panel Discussion related to "Advancing ELT in the Global Context".

This Panel Discussion will be part of the required annual 4-day residential session for Anaheim University's Master of Arts in TESOL students which will be held from Thursday, October 14th to Sunday, October 17. Those who wish to take part who are not Anaheim University students can choose to attend the Panel Discussion by registering for PAC/KOTESOL 2010, or by enrolling in Anaheim University's 9-week "Curriculum Development" or "Research Methods in Language Learning" course which combines 9 weeks of online study with the 4-day residential session in Seoul.

Professor David Nunan who also serves as Vice-President for Academic Affairs at Anaheim University is a world-renowned linguist and best-selling author of English Language Teaching textbooks for Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, and Cengage Learning. His ELT textbook series "Go For It" is the largest selling textbook series in the world with total sales exceeding 1 billion. In 2000, David Nunan served as President of TESOL, the world's largest language teaching association, and was the first person to serve as President from outside North America. David Nunan has been involved in the teaching of graduate programs for such prestigious institutions as Columbia University, the University of Hawaii, Monterey Institute for International Studies, University of Hong Kong, and many more. In 2002 Dr. Nunan received a congressional citation from the United States House of Representatives for his services to English language education through his pioneering work in online education at Anaheim University. In 2003 he was ranked the 7th most influential Australian in Asia by Business Review Weekly, and in 2005 he was named one of the top "50 Australians who Matter". David Nunan was invited by the Australian Prime Minister to attend a summit in Sydney Australia in December 1996 as one of the Leading 100 Global Australians.

Professor Rod Ellis, who is the TESOL Chair of AU's Graduate School of Education, is a renowned linguist who received his Doctorate from the University of London and his Master of Education from the University of Bristol. A former professor at Temple University both in Japan and the US, Prof. Ellis has served as the Director of the Institute of Language Teaching and Learning at the University of Auckland and has taught in numerous positions in England, Japan, the US, Zambia and New Zealand. Dr. Ellis, who is known as an expert in Second Language Acquisition, is author of the Oxford University Press Duke of Edinburgh Award-Winning Classic "The Study of Second Language Acquisition", as well as numerous student and teacher-training textbooks for Prentice Hall and Oxford University Press. Prof. Ellis's textbooks on Second Language Acquisition and Grammar are core textbooks in TESOL and Linguistics programs around the world.

Professor Kathleen Bailey was President of the international TESOL organization in 1998 and served as a member of the worldwide USIA English Teaching Advisory Panel from 1992-95. She was a member of the editorial board of TESOL Quarterly and Prospect, the Australian journal of applied linguistics. A renowned linguist and author for such publishers as Cambridge University Press, her articles have appeared in TESOL Quarterly, TESOL Newsletter, Language Learning, and various anthologies. Dr. Bailey was the recipient of the 1985 Allen Griffin Award for Outstanding Higher Education Teacher of the Monterey Peninsula and the 2007 Alatis Award, the most prestigious Award offered by TESOL.

Anaheim University MA TESOL graduate Elke Damesyn gave a presentation on attitudes to technology in the classroom at a statewide California teachers’ conference in Santa Clara, CA in April.

Elke, 42, who graduated from Anaheim University in 2009, presented on “Teachers’ and Students’ Attitude towards Technology Use in the ESL Classroom.” Her presentation at the California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (CATESOL) conference was based on research conducted for her Master’s thesis.

Elke’s thesis advisor Anaheim University TESOL professor and world-renowned linguist Dr. Kathleen Bailey, said: "It was delightful to see Elke's poster presentation at the recent statewide CATESOL Conference. She did a very professional job of sharing her ideas with the numerous visitors to her poster. Anaheim University students, professors and staff members can be very proud of the professional way in which Elke represented our TESOL program."

For the presentation, Elke surveyed nine teachers and 164 English as a Second Language students in courses at UC Davis Extension International English Program in California to find out attitudes to technology use in the classroom. Her study revealed that students and teachers were similar in preferring to use technology outside the classroom, but they differed when they used technology inside the classroom. The students are very knowledgeable about technology and prefer those teachers that use technology, but some teachers are insecure and unfamiliar about using it, she observed.

In particular, she found that students preferred using the Internet, MP3 for audio, and UC Davis’s own “Smart Site” website. On the other hand, teachers more frequently turned to the use of the Inte

rnet, DVDs, CDs, and videos.

Her research called for better teacher training in using technology and a better exchange of ideas among teachers about their own technology practices as well as more guidance on how to integrate technology in lesson planning more effectively.

Elke said she selected the topic of technology because, “I wanted to see what is out there in technology, to see where I needed to know more, and it is a very clear cut topic.” She added that her research helped her “to see how important it is to use technology more.”

Elke, who was born in Germany, has had a varied career which has spanned the globe. From 1989 to 1992 in Brazil, she studied plant and seed production on farms and at the Cacao Institute in Bahia. She also conducted soil research in the Amazon region. In 2000, she began teaching German to diplomats at the Foreign Service Institute in Washington, D.C., and later she moved to Southern Africa where she taught English to university students and oil company employees in Angola and taught German in Namibia. Elke now lives with her husband Mark and her two children Clarissa, 4, and Isabel, 1, in Davis, CA.