The English Connection (TEC 25-3) Autumn 2021

The English Connection (TEC 25-3) Autumn 2021 

 TEC at 25: The Commemorative Edition 

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In This Issue...

4
Editorial
25 Years...It's Personal
— by Dr. Andrew White

4
Special Message
Celebrating 25 Years
— by Dr. David Shaffer

5
President’s Message
Let’s Feel Appreciation – And Excitement, Too!
— by Bryan Hale

Articles

6
Group Presentation Skills: Teaching with a Student-Centered Approach 
— by Hall Houston

9
Ideas First, Structure Second: Academic Writing Revisited 
— by Bryan Alkema

11
What’s in a Name? Lots, When It Comes to Teaching English
— by Eric Flynn

14
Screen Fatigue Is Real: Harnessing Student Mind-Wandering in the Online Classroom 
— by Federico Pomarici and Kara Mac Donald

18
On Seeing What They “Can Do” vs. Seeing What They “Can’t Do” 
— by Mary Eddy U

21
Website Review: ESL Gold
— by Musa Nushi, Niloufar Nikou, and Maryam Housieni

KOTESOL News & Happenings

22
Member Spotlight: 
Kimberly Roberts

24
The English Connection’s Timeline

25
TEC at 25:
An Anniversary Interview with Robert Dickey

27
The Lattice: PR for National Conference 2021
— by David Kluge, Gregory S. Lewis, and Sunil Mahtani

Regular Columns

28. The Classroom Connection
On Being Ready for Anything
— by Peter Thwaites

30. The Brain Connection
Here’s Why You Should Tell Stories
— by Dr. Curtis Kelly (with Stephen M. Ryan)