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Affiliations
TESOL
TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc.) is a well-established organisation based in the USA. It has a very well regarded academic journal (TESOL Quarterly) which has, over the years, published a number of landmark articles. It also holds an annual Convention.
Further information about TESOL can be obtained from its website: www.tesol.org
TESOL Convention 2007
The 41st Annual TESOL Convention was held from 21-24 March 2007, in Seattle, Washington.
Report to TESOL 2006
2006 Affiliate Report to TESOL
IATEFL
IATEFL (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language) is also a well-established organisation based in the UK. It also has a well-regarded journal (ELT Journal) and holds an annual conference.
Further information about IATEFL can be obtained from its website: www.iatefl.org
IATEFL Conference
The IATEFL Conference and Exhibition is a major international conference which attracts large numbers of language teaching professionals from around the world.
The last IATEFL conference was held from 18-22 April 2007 in Aberdeen, Scotland.
IATEFL China
TESOLANZ was represented at IATEFL China in 2002 and 2004 by Marty Pilott and in 2008 by Carol Griffiths. Here is Carol's report.
IATEFL scholarships
In order to assist teachers to attend, IATEFL makes three scholarships available:
- First-time speaker conference scholarship. This fund aims to help newcomers with between three and ten years’ teaching experience to attend a conference as a first time speaker.
- Gillian Porter-Ladousse conference scholarship. This fund was set up to assist a teacher to attend the conference who would not normally be able to do so.
- The Frank Bell IATEFL scholarship. The purpose of this scholarship is to help new teachers attend the conference for the first time.
If you are interested in any of these scholarships, please contact Glenda Smart or Alison Medland for more details and how to go about applying. According to the information, there are often very few applications for these awards, so, by implication, there is a high likelihood of success for those who do apply.
If you are interested in attending/presenting at the IATEFL conference, the person to contact is Alison Medland.