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Save the Date for Tears to Smiles 2017!

Support refugee education by coming to this year's ‘Tears to Smiles – Wine and Cheese Reception’ on Friday, November 17th from 7 to 10 pm at Creekside Community Centre. Tickets are $35 and available by phoning 604 736 6330.

Lower Mainland Regional Conference

Join us Saturday, November 18 at Columbia College for the 2017 BC TEAL Lower Mainland Regional Conference. We are honoured to have Dr. Maite Taboada from SFU as the plenary speaker. Early bird registration ends November 1. Read More

Save the Date! 50th Annual Conference

Mark your calendars and plan to attend BC TEAL's 50th Annual Conference at UBC Vantage College in Vancouver May 3-5, 2018. This year features a Pre-Conference Symposium co-hosted by TESOL International Association! Read More

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BC EAL Directory

The BC EAL Directory of Courses and Employment Programs is now available on the BC TEAL website! Please feel free to share this resource with your colleagues, students, and network. READ MORE

Newsletter – Summer 2017 Issue

The Summer 2017 issue of TEAL News has just been published with the theme of “Celebration! BC TEAL’s 50th Anniversary.” In this issue you can read about trends in English language teaching, the promising practices of an English conversation program, a reflection on Refugee Rights Day materials, a look at curriculum in a BC Curriculum off-shore high school, an interview with Michael Galli, EAL week contest entries, an update on LearnIT2teach, and the BC TEAL/TESOL bursary winner’s experiences at TESOL 2017.

2016 Refugee Award Winner

Buela Say is this year’s winner of the 2016 TCF Refugee Award. Buela was born in Mae Ra Moe Refugee Camp on the northern Thai/Burma border. In 2008, Buela’s family arrived in Canada as Government Assisted Refugees and spoke no English. As refugees, Buela’s family faced huge challenges: ongoing medical issues, housing problems and difficulties adjusting to life in Canada. Buela’s family is very large – she is the sixth oldest of twelve children. Four of her siblings have a genetic blood disease called Thalassemia. In 2011, one of her sisters passed away after spending eight months in BC Children’s Hospital. She was just eleven years old. Buela hopes to become a model for her little sisters by being the first person in her family to go to university. She writes about going to university, “It will be very challenging. I worry about tuition payments, transportation, working, taking difficult classes and balancing university with my family responsibility.” READ MORE