2023 Eighth Annual Tutor Summit
As in past years, we look forward to gathering in person on Saturday, May 20, 2023 so that we may bring you another outstanding expert in the language learning field. We encourage as many tutors as possible to attend. Details and registration information will be available soon.
2022 Seventh Annual Tutor Summit:
Balancing Opportunities for English Language Learning
Professor Paul Nation, who teaches and resides in New Zealand, accepted the invitation to be our featured guest and joined us in real time (@ 8 hours in the future) from his home. Tutors, board members, and invited guests gathered in the comfort of their homes and vacation spots while joining VEP friends for this mid-summer event. Mr. Nation is best known for his framework which identifies key areas of language teaching focus, labeled “The Four Strands.” He also emphasizes the benefits of extensive reading, repetition, and learning strategies.
2021 Sixth Annual Tutor Summit: Are We What We Speak?
The 6th Annual Summit was a great success thanks to over 75 tutors and friends who joined us for the virtual event. Small Group Tutor Discussions were based on the following material:
Topic #1: Integrating Culture and Language Through Proverbs
Topic #2: Cross Cultural Communication from TEDxBergen
2020 Fifth Annual Tutor Summit Plenary Presentation
Thank you to all of the Tutors and Volunteers who dedicated their time to make the June 2020 Summit a great success. To listen to the live stream plenary presentation from Japan by Dr. Maria Guajardo, please click here.