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TESOL - Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages - is an international professional association of educators, researchers, and scholars involved in the field of English language instruction worldwide. The IBPFT is one of the many caucuses formed by the members of TESOL.

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The 2006 IBPFT Colloquium: Racialized Images in Popular Culture and ESL

The 2006 IBPFT Colloquium was held during the 40^th TESOL Convention in Tampa, Florida. It was entitled “Racialized Images in Popular Culture and ESL”.  The presenters were  Gyl Mattioli, Mary Romney, Marinus Stephan, & Gertrude Tinker Sachs. Below is the abstract of this colloquium:

People of color are often depicted stereotypically in popular culture, i.e., movies, television, music videos, etc., depictions which frequently result in negative and inaccurate perceptions of them.  Students who have been exposed to such images bring these perceptions with them to the ESL classroom.  These, in turn, can determine how ESOL teachers, particularly those of color, are perceived by their students and can adversely affect the teacher-student relationship.

The colloquium explored perceptions of people of color and their effects on student-teacher relationships in the ESL classroom.  Panelists discussed the effects of these perceptions on students’ ideas about who the best qualified ESL teacher is, what constitutes legitimate English, and who speaks it.  Participants showed examples of the types of images in question, shared their experiences with respect to perceptions of people of color originating from popular culture, and proposed strategies for addressing these perceptions in the classroom to a room full of interested TESOLers.  A lively question and answer session followed the presentations.

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TESOL 2006 presentations by IBPFT members:

As always, during the convention a number of our caucus members  presented their expertise in a variety of sessions:

• Past Caucus Chair Shondel Nero was a panelist in an academic session on second language writing entitled Broadening Perspectives in Second Language Writing. This session was held on Thursday, March 16, 2:00-4:45 p.m.
   

• Shondel, together with two of her MA-TESOL graduate students,  also presented a paper entitled Language Teaching and Assessment Challenges Under NCLB on Friday, March 17, 2006, 9:30-10:15 a.m.
   

• Otmar Filipe presented a paper entitled Using Authentic Materials in Listening Classes on Friday, March 17, 4:00-4:45 p.m.

Besides these sessions, IBPFT Past Chair Mary Romney organized a daylong pre-convention institute entitled Daring to Confront Prejudice Through Films.


Who We Are

We would like the next compilation of Who We Are: Profiles of IBPFT Caucus Members to be as comprehensive as possible. So, if you have not done so already, please write a brief profile of yourself and send it to ESL202@hotmail.com. Sample profiles can be obtained from the same e-mail address. Who We Are will be available at our caucus booth in Tampa.

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Other TESOL Caucuses:

Caucus on Part-time Employment Conditions (COPTEC)
Christian Educators in TESOL Caucus (CETC)
Nonnative English Speakers in TESOL Caucus (NNEST)
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Friends (LGBTF)
TESOLers for Social Responsibility Caucus (TSR)

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