PHE TESL Conference September 29^th, 2011

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

ACE president Dianne Tyers will be conducting a workshop at the conference entitled 'Tips and Techniques for Teaching Professional/Business English'. Keynote speaker Kathryn Brillinger will be speaking on 'Our Journeys as ESL Teachers'. Registration opens September 12^th, 2011. Register online at www.signupmaster.com/tesl-phe For more information contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

ACE Graduate Volunteers in Guatemala

As part of the ACE non-profit division, Community English Language Education projects, ACE graduate Christina Perkins has travelled to Guatemala for a three month volunteer trip to teach English as a second language. Christina is currently volunteering at Casa Guatemala, an orphanage near Guatemala City, teaching English to kindergarten classes through to grade three. Christina arrived at the beginning of August and will stay until the beginning of November.  We look forward to Christina's stories about her experiences.

CAFUC Teachers Studying at Renison University College

Nineteen English teachers from the Civil Aviation Flight University of China (CAFUC) arrived at the end of June to study for 14 weeks at Renison University College, University of Waterloo.  The teachers have thus far successfully completed the ACE TESOL Certificate and a customized course on language teaching and technology.  They are now hard at work on the ACE TESOL Diploma.