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Teaching Pronunciation to Young Learners Using Emopron (TOP-IG)
11/14/2025
Presenter
Location: CATESOL Zoom room
11/14/2025
Teaching Pronunciation to Young Learners Using Emopron
Description
Pronunciation is a key pillar of second language acquisition, yet literature on teaching this skill to young learners is sorely lacking. This lack of a solid teaching approach is a challenge to both teachers and learners alike. We do know that optimal teaching environments for these learners involve highly interactive, visually appealing, multisensory activities. While many learners thrive under these conditions, others continue to struggle—often due to unaddressed learning differences. Indeed, traditional pronunciation-teaching methods have often failed to include learners who process language differently, including those with ADHD, dyslexia, or autism.
This webinar will draw on the speaker’s Emopron approach, which is an inclusive, multisensory, story-based method that builds phonological awareness through narrative, movement, visual support, and emotion. Participants will:
- Reflect on the challenges of teaching pronunciation and literacy to young learners.
- Explore sensory-rich activities that foster phonological awareness.
- Experience pronunciation instruction for all young learners (including those who are neurodiverse) through Emopron stories.
- Discover low-prep strategies to integrate pronunciation, speech, and literacy into playful, accessible English language lessons.
Presenter
Prof. & Lic. Stella Palavecino, Master in TEFL, is a graduate teacher, teacher trainer, materials writer, and author based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She holds postgraduate degrees in Phonetics and Phonology, Higher Education, and Information and Communications Technology. She has published extensively and presented at international conferences on topics including phonology, pronunciation, phonics, tools for pronunciation teaching, language laboratories, and phonetics pedagogy. Prof. Palavecino runs EmoPron Stories, a teacher training and resource hub where she shares her approach to teaching pronunciation to young learners through phonics storybooks. https://emopronstories.com.ar/
Hosts
Teaching of Pronunciation Interest Group (TOP-IG)
Marsha Chan and Patryk Mrozek. Co-coordinators
Donna Brinton, Assistant Coordinator
Moderator
Marsha Chan
Date and Time
Friday, September 19, 2025, 12:00 -1:00 PM California Time
Cost
Members: Free
Non-members: $5.00
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Location: CATESOL Zoom room
CATESOL Mentorship Program's Kick-Off Meeting
11/14/2025
CATESOL Mentorship Program's Kick-Off Meeting – Join Us!
Are you ready to connect, grow, and be inspired? The CATESOL Mentorship Program Committee invites all mentors, mentees, and anyone interested in joining our 2026 Mentorship Program to our Kick-Off Meeting!
Come learn about how the program works, meet fellow ESL professionals, and discover how mentorship can help you build meaningful connections, strengthen your professional skills, and contribute to our vibrant CATESOL community. Whether you’re a seasoned educator eager to give back or a new professional looking for guidance and support, this is the perfect place to start your journey!
Date & Time
Friday, November 14, 2025, 2:00-3:30 pm PT
Cost
Members: Free
Hosted by CATESOL Mentorship Program Committee
Kelly Metz-Matthews, Merari Weber, Song Hong
Location: CATESOL Zoom Room
11/14/2025
CATESOL Mentorship Program's Kick-Off Meeting – Join Us!
Are you ready to connect, grow, and be inspired? The CATESOL Mentorship Program Committee invites all mentors, mentees, and anyone interested in joining our 2026 Mentorship Program to our Kick-Off Meeting!
Come learn about how the program works, meet fellow ESL professionals, and discover how mentorship can help you build meaningful connections, strengthen your professional skills, and contribute to our vibrant CATESOL community. Whether you’re a seasoned educator eager to give back or a new professional looking for guidance and support, this is the perfect place to start your journey!
Date & Time
Friday, November 14, 2025, 2:00-3:30 pm PT
Cost
Members: Free
Hosted by CATESOL Mentorship Program Committee
Kelly Metz-Matthews, Merari Weber, Song Hong
Location: CATESOL Zoom Room
Exploring NNEST Lived Experience through Narrative Inquiry (NNLEI-IG and RW-IG)
11/15/2025
Location: CATESOL Zoom Room
11/15/2025
Exploring NNEST Lived Experience through Narrative Inquiry
Description
Non-Native English-Speaking Teachers (NNESTs) often face challenges related to linguistic legitimacy, professional identity, and hiring biases, often being compared against native-speaker norms. However, NNESTs bring unique strengths as multilingual role models, highlighting the need to reframe professional value beyond native-speaker status. This panel session hosts three NNESTs to explore Non-Native Language Educators’ Issues (NNLEIs) and how they navigate their careers and classrooms. Additionally, the panel consists of journal editors and published authors to discuss the importance of personal narratives as a research method, grounded in the idea that lived experience is a legitimate source of knowledge (Clandinin & Connelly, 2000). The panel as a whole explores how people construct meaning, identity, and agency through storytelling, often revealing insights that traditional data collection methods might miss, while challenging dominant discourses (Riessman, 2008).Date and Time
Saturday, November 15, 2025, 2:30-4:30 PM California Time
Cost
Members: Free
Non-members: $5.00
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Location: CATESOL Zoom Room
Community College Level Meet & Greet
11/20/2025
Join us for an informal, one-hour afternoon meet and greet designed especially for community college faculty! This relaxed virtual meet and greet is an opportunity to connect, share what's happening in your community colleges today, and help shape the year’s professional development focus for the Community College Level. Whether you’re a longtime level member or new to the group, come network with colleagues, meet the new Chair and Assistant Chair, and contribute to planning meaningful sessions and initiatives for the year ahead.
Cynthia Baum
Community College Level Chair
11/20/2025
Join us for an informal, one-hour afternoon meet and greet designed especially for community college faculty! This relaxed virtual meet and greet is an opportunity to connect, share what's happening in your community colleges today, and help shape the year’s professional development focus for the Community College Level. Whether you’re a longtime level member or new to the group, come network with colleagues, meet the new Chair and Assistant Chair, and contribute to planning meaningful sessions and initiatives for the year ahead.
Cynthia Baum
Community College Level Chair
Hot Topics from CATESOL Conference 2025 (Intensive English Program - IEP)
11/21/2025
Join RC-IG for our monthly Coffee Talks
The purpose of this gathering is to facilitate an open and collaborative discussion among educators who share a common interest in ESL, whether it is about technology, advocacy, learning or teaching strategies. By coming together, we hope to share our experiences and exchange insights from the conference.
We aim to hold our IEP level meeting on the last Friday from 12:00-1:00pm but the date and time may vary due to other CATESOL events, so please check the CATESOL calendar to be sure.
Free to Members
Non-members $5
IEP Level Chair & Asst. Chair: Sean Saly and Edgar Zardaryan
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Location: CATESOL Zoom Room
11/21/2025
Hot Topics from CATESOL Conference 2025
Come join us for our first meeting post CATESOL Conference 2025. Whether you were at the conference or not, come and learn about hot topics in ESL, specifically for Intensive English Programs.Join RC-IG for our monthly Coffee Talks
The purpose of this gathering is to facilitate an open and collaborative discussion among educators who share a common interest in ESL, whether it is about technology, advocacy, learning or teaching strategies. By coming together, we hope to share our experiences and exchange insights from the conference.
We aim to hold our IEP level meeting on the last Friday from 12:00-1:00pm but the date and time may vary due to other CATESOL events, so please check the CATESOL calendar to be sure.
Free to Members
Non-members $5
IEP Level Chair & Asst. Chair: Sean Saly and Edgar Zardaryan
#catesoliep
Location: CATESOL Zoom Room
How Much can GenAI Change Teaching? (TELL-IG)
11/21/2025
This month, we’re excited to welcome Dr. Deborah Healy and Jeff Magoto for a conversation on a brief TELL history, the “hype cycle,” and what it reveals about GenAI tools and AI agents. We’ll explore the unique affordances of tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and PlayLab in problem-solving and tutorial contexts. To wrap up, we’ll take a forward look at what’s next in the AI era, especially in light of sustainability concerns and the possibility of an AI bubble.
Deborah Healey, Ph.D., is a consultant, teacher trainer, as well as an Academic Specialist for the U.S. Department of State for 29 years, primarily related to technology use. As an Emerita faculty at the University of Oregon, for 29 years she has worn many hats as a professor in the Linguistics department and instructor and Director of English Language Institute. Dr. Healey was the 2019-2020 President of TESOL International Association. She has written and presented extensively in the US and internationally. Her recent areas of research include gamification, massive open online courses, and online teaching approaches. Her doctorate is in Computers in Education.
Jeff Magoto has more than 40 years’ experience in language teaching and teacher training. He started his career as an EFL teacher in Morocco in the Peace Corps, followed by 3 years in Lisbon, Portugal. He worked as both a teacher and language center director at the University of Oregon from 1992-2021, where he participated in many successful and some not-so-successful implementations of technology enhanced language learning. ANVILL, for example, was a national 15-year OER project to make human speech tools available to teachers and learners for practice; a space that is now abundantly occupied by GenAI.
Non-members: $5
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Location: CATESOL Zoom
11/21/2025
How much can GenAI change teaching?
A look at technology for language teaching over the decades
Join our Technology-Enhanced Language Learning (TELL) Interest Group! Each month, we explore the latest technologies that are reshaping the way we teach.This month, we’re excited to welcome Dr. Deborah Healy and Jeff Magoto for a conversation on a brief TELL history, the “hype cycle,” and what it reveals about GenAI tools and AI agents. We’ll explore the unique affordances of tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and PlayLab in problem-solving and tutorial contexts. To wrap up, we’ll take a forward look at what’s next in the AI era, especially in light of sustainability concerns and the possibility of an AI bubble.
Presenters
Deborah Healey, Ph.D., is a consultant, teacher trainer, as well as an Academic Specialist for the U.S. Department of State for 29 years, primarily related to technology use. As an Emerita faculty at the University of Oregon, for 29 years she has worn many hats as a professor in the Linguistics department and instructor and Director of English Language Institute. Dr. Healey was the 2019-2020 President of TESOL International Association. She has written and presented extensively in the US and internationally. Her recent areas of research include gamification, massive open online courses, and online teaching approaches. Her doctorate is in Computers in Education.
Jeff Magoto has more than 40 years’ experience in language teaching and teacher training. He started his career as an EFL teacher in Morocco in the Peace Corps, followed by 3 years in Lisbon, Portugal. He worked as both a teacher and language center director at the University of Oregon from 1992-2021, where he participated in many successful and some not-so-successful implementations of technology enhanced language learning. ANVILL, for example, was a national 15-year OER project to make human speech tools available to teachers and learners for practice; a space that is now abundantly occupied by GenAI.
Date and Time
Friday, November 21, 2025 2:00 - 3:00 PM Pacific TimeTell-IG Coordinators
Jennie Kim & Gina De AndaCost
Members: FreeNon-members: $5
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Location: CATESOL Zoom
Interest Group Council (IGC) Meeting - NOV
11/21/2025
Join the Interest Group Council for our bimonthly online meeting via Zoom. Engage in an open and collaborative discussion among interest group coordinators, share ideas for getting members involved, collaborate on workshops, and address interest group issues.
Location: CATESOL Zoom Meeting
11/21/2025
Calling all Interest Group (IG) Coordinators, Co-coordinators, Assistant Coordinators, and other IG leaders:
Join the Interest Group Council for our bimonthly online meeting via Zoom. Engage in an open and collaborative discussion among interest group coordinators, share ideas for getting members involved, collaborate on workshops, and address interest group issues.
We aim to hold our IGC in alternating months, on the third Friday from 3:30-4:30pm but the date and time may vary due to other CATESOL events, so check the CATESOL calendar to be sure.
If you are unable to attend, please email the IGC Chair to share your information.
IGC Chair: Tamara Collins-Parks (TCollins-Parks@sdsu.edu), Asst Chair: David O'Leary.
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Members Free. Register to get the Zoom link.
Location: CATESOL Zoom Meeting
Presidents' Weekly Meeting (Hidden Event)
12/5/2025
Every Friday 7:30:00 AM - 8:15:00 AM
Song Hong and Sedique Popal
This weekly meeting will serve the President and the President-Elect to collaborate and train for 2024-2025
Location: CATESOL Zoom Room
12/5/2025
Every Friday 7:30:00 AM - 8:15:00 AM
Song Hong and Sedique Popal
This weekly meeting will serve the President and the President-Elect to collaborate and train for 2024-2025
Location: CATESOL Zoom Room
Presidents' Weekly Meeting (Hidden Event)
1/2/2026
Every Friday 7:30:00 AM - 8:15:00 AM
Song Hong and Sedique Popal
This weekly meeting will serve the President and the President-Elect to collaborate and train for 2024-2025
Location: CATESOL Zoom Room
1/2/2026
Every Friday 7:30:00 AM - 8:15:00 AM
Song Hong and Sedique Popal
This weekly meeting will serve the President and the President-Elect to collaborate and train for 2024-2025
Location: CATESOL Zoom Room
Interest Group Council (IGC) Meeting - JAN
1/16/2026
Join the Interest Group Council for our bimonthly online meeting via Zoom. Engage in an open and collaborative discussion among interest group coordinators, share ideas for getting members involved, collaborate on workshops, and address interest group issues.
Location: CATESOL Zoom Meeting
1/16/2026
Calling all Interest Group (IG) Coordinators, Co-coordinators, Assistant Coordinators, and other IG leaders:
Join the Interest Group Council for our bimonthly online meeting via Zoom. Engage in an open and collaborative discussion among interest group coordinators, share ideas for getting members involved, collaborate on workshops, and address interest group issues.
We aim to hold our IGC in alternating months, on the third Friday from 3:30-4:30pm but the date and time may vary due to other CATESOL events, so check the CATESOL calendar to be sure.
If you are unable to attend, please email the IGC Chair to share your information.
IGC Chair: Tamara Collins-Parks (TCollins-Parks@sdsu.edu), Asst Chair: David O'Leary.
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Members Free. Register to get the Zoom link.
Location: CATESOL Zoom Meeting
Using spoken corpora in pronunciation teaching TBA (TOP-IG)
1/16/2026
Location: CATESOL Zoom room
Registration is Coming Soon for this event
1/16/2026
TBA
Description TBA
Using spoken corpora in pronunciation teaching, and how corpus data can help illustrate the interaction between prominence placement, [...] including a presentation of corpus-based classroom activities for teaching prosodic featuresPresenter
Idée Edalatishams, Applied Linguist and Consultant, Bridging Research & Practice in Multilingual Speech and Communication
Hosts
Teaching of Pronunciation Interest Group (TOP-IG)
Marsha Chan and Patryk Mrozek. Co-coordinators
Donna Brinton, Assistant Coordinator
Moderator
Patryk Mrozek
Date and Time
Friday, January 16, 2026, 12:00 -1:00 PM California Time
Cost
Members: Free
Non-members: $5.00
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Location: CATESOL Zoom room
Registration is Coming Soon for this event
CATESOL Board Meeting
1/30/2026
This is an official CATESOL Board Meeting. All 2025-2026 Board members (including Voting and non-voting members of Leadership) should be in attendance. Other members of the CATESOL Leadership Team are also welcome to attend.
Date: January 30, 2026
Time: 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
Leaders : Free
CATESOL President, Dr. Sedique Popal
CATESOL Past President, Song Hong
Location: CATESOL Zoom Room
1/30/2026
This is an official CATESOL Board Meeting. All 2025-2026 Board members (including Voting and non-voting members of Leadership) should be in attendance. Other members of the CATESOL Leadership Team are also welcome to attend.
Date: January 30, 2026
Time: 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
Leaders : Free
CATESOL President, Dr. Sedique Popal
CATESOL Past President, Song Hong
Location: CATESOL Zoom Room
Phonemic Symbols and Hand Gestures for Beginning Learners (TOP-IG)
2/20/2026
Location: CATESOL Zoom room
Registration is Coming Soon for this event
2/20/2026
Description TBA
Using spoken corpora in pronunciation teaching, and how corpus data can help illustrate the interaction between prominence placement, [...] including a presentation of corpus-based classroom activities for teaching prosodic featuresPresenters
TBA
Beth Zielinski and Elizabeth Keenan
Hosts
Teaching of Pronunciation Interest Group (TOP-IG)
Marsha Chan and Patryk Mrozek. Co-coordinators
Donna Brinton, Assistant Coordinator
Moderator
Marsha Chan
Date and Time
Friday, February 20, 2026, 1:00 -2:00 PM California Time =
Saturday, February 21, 2026, 8:00 AM Melbourne, Australia Time
Cost
Members: Free
Non-members: $5.00
#catesoltop
Location: CATESOL Zoom room
Registration is Coming Soon for this event
Interest Group Council (IGC) Meeting - MAR
3/13/2026
Join the Interest Group Council for our bimonthly online meeting via Zoom. Engage in an open and collaborative discussion among interest group coordinators, share ideas for getting members involved, collaborate on workshops, and address interest group issues.
Location: CATESOL Zoom Meeting
3/13/2026
Calling all Interest Group (IG) Coordinators, Co-coordinators, Assistant Coordinators, and other IG leaders:
Join the Interest Group Council for our bimonthly online meeting via Zoom. Engage in an open and collaborative discussion among interest group coordinators, share ideas for getting members involved, collaborate on workshops, and address interest group issues.
We aim to hold our IGC in alternating months, on the third Friday from 3:30-4:30pm but the date and time may vary due to other CATESOL events, so check the CATESOL calendar to be sure.
If you are unable to attend, please email the IGC Chair to share your information.
IGC Chair: Tamara Collins-Parks (TCollins-Parks@sdsu.edu), Asst Chair: David O'Leary.
#catesoligc
Members Free. Register to get the Zoom link.
Location: CATESOL Zoom Meeting
Terrific Tomatoes 🍅 🍅 🍅 🍅 (GG-IG)
9/26/2026
Hi, Backyard Gardeners. In this meeting, we will share tips on planting, nurturing, pruning, and harvesting tomatoes in your garden. Novices and pros welcome. Bring your questions and answers, and be wiling ot share your experiences.
November 15, 2025
6-7 AM
Members: Free
Non-members: $5
Hosted by Great Gardening IG #catesolgg
Location: CATESOL Zoom Room
9/26/2026
Hi, Backyard Gardeners. In this meeting, we will share tips on planting, nurturing, pruning, and harvesting tomatoes in your garden. Novices and pros welcome. Bring your questions and answers, and be wiling ot share your experiences.
November 15, 2025
6-7 AM
Members: Free
Non-members: $5
Hosted by Great Gardening IG #catesolgg
Location: CATESOL Zoom Room