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Greetings SRIS Membership,
I am proud to serve the association and its membership as one
of the two incoming co-chairs of the SRIS of TESOL. I look forward to
continuing my work with Chair Laura Jacob and Incoming Co-Chair Heidi
Faust—both of whom I hold in high regard and with tremendous respect.
The impetus for my advocacy, service, and scholarship is a
deeply held belief in my responsibility to engage in both academic and
personal pursuits that serve marginalized populations, promote the
public good, and help move us forward toward a more socially just
society. I view my leadership role within the SRIS as an opportunity to
amplify, exemplify, and engender this stance among my TESOL colleagues,
particularly those new to the profession of English language teaching.
As a researcher and teacher educator I have multiple
intersecting advocacy interests and foci within the realm of TESOL, yet
at the forefront are those involving the marginalization of English
language teachers as academic professionals within the academy, as well
as issues related to gender and sexual minorities in English language
teaching and learning contexts globally.
The coming year will be one of change for the association, in
particular related to its organization of interest sections and other
member groups. If you have not already done so, I strongly urge you to
mindfully select the SRIS as your primary interest section. To do so,
log in to the TESOL
homepage, and follow these steps:
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Once you have logged in, click on the green “MY ACCOUNT” tab
near the upper right-hand corner of the page.
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Look for the third tab within the first row of tabs, clicking “My Interest Sections & eGroups.”
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Click the drop-down menu for “Select Primary Interest
Section” and confirm that you have selected “Social
Responsibility.”
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Don’t forget to save your changes by clicking the orange “Save” button. That’s it!
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Now, urge your colleagues to do the same.
Incoming Co-Chair Heidi Faust is busily working toward the
completion of her dissertation research, and I know you all join me in
wishing her well. She will be reintroducing herself to the SRIS
membership in our upcoming September newsletter.
Be well,
Carter A. Winkle, PhD
2017–2018 SRIS Incoming Co-Chair
Associate Professor
Barry University
cwinkle@barry.edu | 
