Presentation at 12 ABLA Conference in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, November 2012

1. Expanding Your
Professional World
with
TESOL
Interna0onal
Associa0on

2. About TESOL International
Association
For nearly 50 years, the association has
provided professionals with a dynamic,
connected community to to advance the
field of English language teaching:
• Teachers, administrators, researchers, teacher trainers,
and policy makers
• Approximately 13,000 members in over 150 countries
• 21 special interest groups
• Over 100 affiliates worldwide

3. Mission
To
advance
professional
exper0se
in
English
language
teaching
and
learning
for
speakers
of
other
languages
worldwide.

4. Credo
Ideals we believe in as professional
community:
• Professionalism in language education
• Interaction of research and practice for educational
improvement
• Accessible, high quality instruction
• Respect for diversity, multilingualism, and
multiculturalism
• Respect for individual language rights
• Collaboration in global community

5. Why Join?
• Lifelong learning opportunities
• Networking with colleagues
• Access to world-class publications and
resources
• Career support and advancement
• Help advance the field

6. Lifelong Learning

7. In-person events
• Symposia
– Brazil
2013
• Academies
– US
– Interna2onal
• International Conferences

9. TESOL International Convention
& English Language Expo
• More than 700 educational sessions
• Important keynotes speakers
• Special workshops and sessions
• Numerous opportunities to network with
colleagues
• Expo featuring approximately 100 publishers,
software providers, and other suppliers to the
English language community

10. Leadership Training
& Certificate Courses
• TESOL Core Certificate Program
• Principles and Practices of Online
Teaching Certificate Program
• Leadership Development Certificate
Program
• NEW: ELT Leadership Management
Certificate Program

11. Online Courses
• ESL for the Secondary Mathematics Teacher
• Grammar 1. Phrasal Structures
• Grammar 2. Multiclause Structures
• Separating Difference from Disability with
Students Learning English as an Additional
Language
• TESOL Training of Trainers

12. Virtual Seminars
• Transferable Skills That Learners Need for Academic and
Workplace Settings
• Top 10 Ideas for Teaching L2 Reading
• Doing “Principled ESP” — Best Practices and Case Studies
• Developing Smart Listeners: Teaching Students HOW to
Listen
• 7 Ways to Get Your Students Talking in the EFL Classroom
• TESOL Professional Standards for Teacher Preparation:
Practical Application

13. World-Class
Publications and
Resources

14. English Language Bulletin
The
TESOL
English
Language
Bulle.n
(ELB)
features
news
from
around
the
world
on
what’s
happening
in
the
field.
The
ELB
is
a
weekly
e-­‐newsleGer.

15. TESOL Connections
TESOL
Connec.ons
(TC),
a
monthly
e-­‐newsleGer
for
TESOL
members,
features
ar0cles,
associa0on
news,
and
important
resources
in
each
issue.

16. TESOL Journal
Free
for
members,
TESOL
Journal
is
a
refereed
online
publica0on
with
ar0cles
for
classroom
prac00oners.

17. TESOL Quarterly
TESOL
Quarterly,
an
op0onal
member
benefit
available
by
subscrip0on,
is
the
field’s
premier
refereed
journal
devoted
to
research
on
English
language
teaching
and
learning.

18. Publications
More
than
90
books
for
ESL
and
EFL
educators.
WriGen
by
experts
in
the
field,
these
books
provide
:
•
Current
informa0on
on
standards
•
Technology
•
Research
•
Classroom
prac0ce
•
Pedagogy
•
Teacher
educa0on
•
Assessment
and
professional
development
Member
discounts
average
30%
per
0tle.

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20. TESOL Resource Center
The
TESOL
Resource
Center
(TRC)
provides
an
exclusive
opportunity
to
find
and
share
a
variety
of
resources
to
support
teaching
and
professional
development
efforts.
Resources
include
lesson
plans,
ac0vi0es,
quizzes
and
other
assessment
tools,
papers
and
ar0cles,
and
mul0media
resources.

21. Career Support &
Advancement

22. Career Services
• Getting Started
• Online Career Center
• Job MarketPlace

23. Awards and Grants
• Travel
Grants
• Research
• Professional
Development
Scholarships
FOR
• Graduate
Students
• Researchers
• Teachers
and
Trainers
• EFL
Professionals
• All
TESOL
members

24. Advancing the Field

25. Standards and Best Practices
• PreK–12 English Language Proficiency Standards
• Technology Standards
• Professional Teaching Standards
• Standards for Adult Education Programs and
Teachers
• Effective Practices in Workplace Language
Training

26. Statements, Briefs, and Papers
• Position Statements
• White Paper
– Principles-­‐Based
Approach
for
English
Language
Teaching
Policies
and
Prac2ces
• Policy Briefs
• Research Briefs

27. New Initiatives
• Guidelines for EFL Standards project
• Partnership with the US Department of
State
– English
Language
Educa2on
Alliance
(E2A)

28. Networking With
Colleagues

29. TESOL Community

30. Interest Sections
• Adult
Educa0on
• Materials
Writers
• Applied
Linguis0cs
• Nonna0ve
English
Speakers
in
• Bilingual
Educa0on
TESOL
• Computer-­‐Assisted
Language
• Program
Administra0on
Learning
• Refugee
Concerns
• Elementary
Educa0on
• Second
Language
Wri0ng
• English
as
a
Foreign
Language
• Secondary
Schools
• English
for
Specific
Purposes
• Social
Responsibility
• Higher
Educa0on
• Speech,
Pronuncia0on,
and
• Intercultural
Communica0ons
Listening
• Intensive
English
Programs
• Teacher
Educa0on
• Interna0onal
Teaching
• Video
and
Digital
Media
Assistants

31. Affiliates

32. Membership
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TESOL
as
a
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33. Join TESOL Online
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38. Thank you!
For
more
informa0on,
please
contact
TESOL
Member
Services
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