Conference History
Elevating Language Learning to New Heights
Conference 25 - Oct 29-31, 2015 Lake Louise, AB
Guest Speakers: Douglas Biber, Stephen Downes, Crayton Walker
Land of Living Languages
Conference 24 - May 8-10, 2014 Regina, SK
Guest Speakers: Suresh Canagarajah, Sara Cushing Weigle, Margaret Early
TESL Interiors: Landscapes of Language and Literacies
Conference 23 - Oct 11-13, 2012 Kamloops, BC
Guest Speakers: Steven Pinker, Michael McCarthy and Penny Ur
Standing Corrected: Fluency, Accuracy and Reality
Conference 22 - May 28-30, 2011 Halifax, NS
Guest Speakers: Michael Swan, Roy Lyster
Weaving Pathways: Intercultural and Language
Conference 21 - Oct 1-3, 2009 Banff, AB
Guest Speakers: Dr. Bonny Norton, Lionel Laroche, PhD, PEng
Uncovering Discourse
Conference 20 - May 29-31, 2008 Moncton, NB
Guest Speakers: Scott Thornbury, Jeremy Harmer
Landmarks & Landscapes
Conference 19 - Oct 19-21, 2006 Winnipeg, MB
Guest Speakers: Dr. Anne Burns, Macquarie University, Dr. Hetty Roessingh, University of Calgary
Building a Profession: Building a Nation
Conference 18 - May 26-28, 2005 Ottawa, ON
Guest Speakers: Elana Shohamy, Tel Aviv University, Karen E Johnson, Penn State University
Connecting Communities: Inspirations and Aspirations
Conference 17 - Nov 13-15, 2003 Vancouver, BC
Guest Speakers: Mary Ashworth, Professor Emeritus, UBC, Carol Tator, York University, Rebecca Oxford, University of Maryland
Catch the Dream
Conference 16 - May 16-18, 2002 Regina, SK
Guest Speakers: David Nunan, Virginia Sauv
Changing Faces: Facing Change
Conference 15 - Sep 23-30, 2000 Halifax, NS
Guest Speakers: Diane Larsen-Freeman (Vermont, USA), Jim Cummins (OISE, Toronto)
Meeting the Millennium
Conference 14 - May 13-15, 1999 Banff, AB
Guest Speakers: Dave Sperling (California, USA), Jill Bell (York Univ., Toronto), Jan Wong (Toronto)
World Skills: Language & Living
Conference 13 - Nov 7-9, 1997 Victoria, BC
Guest Speakers: David Nunan (Univ. of Hong King), Stephen Krashen (Univ. of S. California, USA), Mary Ashworth (UBC, B.C.)
Linking the Nations
Conference 12 - May 10-11, 1996 Winnipeg, MB
Guest Speakers: JoAnn Crandall (Maryland, USA), Marianne Celce-Murcia (Los Angeles, USA)
Networking for the ‘90s
Conference 11 - Nov 24-26, 1994 Toronto, ON
Guest Speakers: Rebecca Oxford (Univ. of Alabama, USA), Fred Genesee (McGill Univ. Quebec), Mary Ashworth (UBC, B.C.)
Tradition & Change
Conference 10 - May 13-15, 1993 Halifax, NS
Part of the Picture!
Conference 9 - May 2-4, 1991 Saskatoon, SK
Guest Speakers: Mary Ashworth (UBC, B.C.), Diane Larsen-Freeman (Vermont, USA), Gill Sturtridge (Reading, UK)
Language Development in the Canadian Community
Conference 8 - Nov 2-4, 1989 Calgary, AB
Guest Speakers: Dick Allwright (England), Jean Handscombe (North York Board of Education), Shirley Brice-Heath (Stanford), Mike Torbey (Nottingham, UK)
Conference 1988
Conference 7 - Jun 15-18, 1988 Quebec City, QC
Pacific Perspectives
Conference 6 - Mar 12-14, 1987 Vancouver, BC
Conference 1985
Conference 5 - Nov 21-24, 1985 Toronto, ON
Language: The Key to Canadian Living
Conference 4 - Feb 9-11, 1984 Winnipeg, MB
Guest Speakers: Richard Allwright, Stephen Krashen, Sandra Nicholls, Frank Smith
Conference 1982
Conference 3 - Nov 11-13, 1982 Alberta
Guest Speakers: Susan Davis (UNHCR), Keith Johnson (UK)
Conference 1981
Conference 2 - Mar 12-14, 1981 British Columbia
TESL Canada’s First National Conference
Conference 1 - May 23-27, 1979 Montreal, QC
Guest Speakers: S. Pit Corder (Univ. Of Edinburgh,UK), Evelyn Hatch (Univ.of California, USA), Gerald Neufeld (Univ. of Ottawa. Can)
TESL Canada
Teachers of English as a Second Language - Canada