TESOL Matters

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Dear Janpha,

With the leadership of the TESOL Research Professional Council (RPC), I am pleased to share that TESOL will be releasing the 2023-2027 research directions on 5 December during an online town hall.

TESOL commends the RPC working group for their time and expertise in creating the new research directions, with countless hours spent carefully collecting and analyzing input from a wide range of English language teaching professionals over multiple years.  

To hear more about how the research directions were developed, what they are, and how to use them to guide your future research, as well as to share your ideas and feedback, register for one of the times below for the Research Directions Town Hall: 

5 December, 9:00 a.m. ET

5 December, 4:00 p.m. ET

Please share this email with your colleagues and encourage them to join us as well. It’s open to both TESOL members and nonmembers.

We look forward to unveiling the research directions to you next month! 

Best regards, 

Shelley K. Taylor 

TESOL President 

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What is research?

Research refers to a spirited inquiry and systematic investigation that contributes to the knowledge base of a field—knowledge that provides a principled basis for making decisions about policies, plans, and actions.

(TESOL, 2023)

TESOL International Association. (2014). TESOL Research Agenda 2014. Retrieved from https://www.tesol.org/media/z22pn2hw/2014_tesol-research-agenda.pdf

TESOL International Association. (2014). TESOL Research Agenda 2014. Retrieved from https://www.tesol.org/media/z22pn2hw/2014_tesol-research-agenda.pdf

TESOL 2023-2027 Research Directions

Town Hall

5 December 2023

Thank you all for your valuable input! 

Please reference the 2023-2027 TESOL Research Directions as you met in your small group

Open the Padlet below that matches your breakout room. For each topic, the Padlet has 3 open-ended questions to guide your discussion.  Add your group's reflections and any additional questions that come up directly into the Padlet. 

Breakout Room Padlets

Room 1: Research Education & Literacy

Room 2: Emerging Educational Technologies

Room 3: Teaching Methods

Room 4: Professional Learning