Gonzaga TESOL Programs

I’m both sad and happy to share this announcement. I’ve been at Gonzaga for over 30 years (my first adjunct position in the English Language Center was in 1994!) and have loved working with so many great colleagues and students. I’m delighted that Gonzaga TESOL Programs will continue under the leadership of Tianzhi Zhang, who really understands the philosophy of the program (and is also brilliant!)

For those of you writing resumes…

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Master of corporate jargon Jazzing up your job title. Listen to my podcast ‘Help Me! I’m A Teacher!’ for more teaching fun. Link in bio, or search wherever you get your podcasts from! . . . . . . . . . #teach #teacher #comedy #teaching #sketch Oh hey, you scrolled all the way down here? Just a heads-up: everything on this account is meant to be satirical, tongue-in-cheek, and (hopefully) relatable for anyone who’s been near a classroom. It’s all for laughs and shouldn’t be taken too seriously. Nothing here reflects any specific school, person, or indeed my actual workplace… or even necessarily me!✌️

Great day at the Spokane Regional ESL Conference yesterday, with poster presentations by Vicky, Ethan, Stella, Bloo, and Chris, plus a great session on Rwandan Storytelling by Dean.

Vicky, is this true?!

What is it in Chinese? Arabic?

Here are a few more fun names from around the world:

🇯🇵 Japanese: 本の虫 hon-no-mushi — “book bug”
🇨🇳 Mandarin: 书呆子 shūdāizi — “book fool/nerd” (affectionately!)
🇪🇸 Spanish: ratón de biblioteca — “library mouse,” just like Romanian
🇧🇷🇵🇹 Portuguese: rato de biblioteca — also “library mouse”
🇬🇷 Greek: βιβλιοφάγος vivliofágos — “book eater”
🇹🇷 Turkish: kitap kurdu — “book worm” (yes, another worm!)
🇸🇰 Slovak: knihomoľ — “book grinder”
🇸🇪 Swedish: bokslukare — “book devourer”

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Is it, like, OK to say ‘like’ now? A new book argues the long despised word associated with valley girls is now essential to the way we communicate

Bridget Green making waves in Colombia!

RIP Robin Lakoff…

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Here’s a peek at the fun, learning, and connections that filled our summer! Gonzaga’s Summer Language Program provides English language learning opportunities for multilingual youth while offering hands-on teaching experience for Gonzaga students. Gonzaga University