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TESOL Academic Calendar
Spring 2008

 

Date/Time
Event or Deadline

Friday, January 11

Last day to register for Spring 2008 classes without a late fee

Monday, January 14

Spring classes begin

Thursday, January 17, 4:30-5:30pm

Opening Reception, TESOL Conference Room- McKinley 156.
Light refreshments provided.

Monday, January 21

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; no classes, university offices closed.

Thursday, January 24, 8:10-9:15pm

MA Portfolio and Oral Comp Preparation Session, MGC 203/205

Saturday, January 26, 9:00am-2:30pm

Call ‘em as you ‘ear ‘em: Ear training and transcription to improve pronunciation instruction, led by Robin Barr, AU’s Linguist in Residence. Butler Boardroom.  Lunch will be provided.

Monday, January 28

Last day to add or drop a class without a late fee

Wednesday, January 30, 8:00-9:15pm

Meeting of the Minds Forum on TESOL Program practices and direction, MGC 247

Friday, March 7

Last day to withdraw from a class.  Late fees do apply.

Saturday, March 8 – Sunday, March 16

AU Spring Break; no classes.

Saturday, March 29 – Tuesday, April 1

AAAL Conference, Washington, DC

Monday, March 31 Summer and Fall 2008 advance registration (with billing) begins.
Students may begin submitting applications for summer and fall graduation.

Wednesday, April 2 – Saturday, April 5

41st Annual TESOL Convention and Exhibit in New York, NY

Wednesday, April 16, 6:00-7:30pm

AU TESOL Spring Open House, Mary Graydon Center 200

Saturday, April 19, 9:00am-3:00pm

AU-TESOL Spring Conference: Race, Gender, Professional Identity & Being Seen as a Professional. Featuring Sigrun Biesenbach-Lucas, Sherrie Carroll, Renee Feather, and Su Motha.

Thursday, April 24, 8:10-9:30pm

Categorical Pizza: Robin Barr, AU’s Linguist in Residence, tells how phonemic categorical perception develops, MGC 247

Saturday, April 26 WATESOL Spring Conference, Montgomery College Takomak Park Campus

Wednesday, May 7

Last day of classes/final exams for TESOL

Sunday, May 11, 11:30am-12:15pm

TESOL Program Reception prior to Commencement Ceremony, McKinley Lobby

Monday, May 12 – June 27

Summer TESOL Institute

    University deadline or holiday
    Non-AU Event

TESOL Program
Language and Foreign Studies
American University
Washington, DC 20016-8045

Tel: 202.885.2582
Fax: 202.885.1356
Email: tesol@american.edu
Last Modified: March 18, 2008     
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