TESOL Asia has two major divisions. The TESOL Division and the ESP Division. TESOL Asia is part of the Time Taylor network and will offer numerous benefits to practitioners from these fields across the globe. TESOL FM, a 24/24 non stop internet radio site for the TESOL world will soon open. Special editions of the Asian EFL Journal, TESOL Journal, English as an International Language Journal and Asian ESP Journal will also be provided to members. TESOL Asia is designed to have a global membership in excess of one million members including academics, teachers, students and those interested in the fields of TESOL and ESP. Publications, conferences, symposiums will be supported. We warmly invite members of the global TESOL profession to join.
TESOL Division
Second Language Acquisition Research and Teaching
This is an area of remarkable growth and research across the globe. It is estimated that over one million persons are actively involved in TESOL worldwide with a further four million teaching or involved in teaching English across the globe. The fields of study and research include second language acquisition theories, English teacher training courses and programs (TESOL), research into the field of English as an International Language and developing areas of Brain studies and language acquisition. TESOL conferences have become a weekly occurrence, whilst indexed international journals are reporting substantial growth in submissions from the profession. TESOL Asia is for practitioners in the fields of EFL, ESL and TESOL training. We welcome you to our global membership organization.
ESP Division
English for Specific Purposes
English for Special Purposes
English for Strategic Purposes
Across Asia a surging interest in ESP courses has emerged. Since its inception, ESP strived to establish itself as an independent branch of applied linguistics and the evidence suggests this is now occurring in increasing frequency. Demand from the Asian business sector and student communities have raised the field of ESP and underpinning theories about who teaches it and who should actually teach ESP courses and prepare course curriculums. ESP conferences and symposiums are becoming more frequent. Yet ESP courses in the past have been downplayed on the grounds of lacking a rigorous academic theory. Recently growing emphasis has been placed on ESP teaching in universities across China. TESOL Asia will bring together ESP practitioners from across the world with an interest in ESP and its growth.
