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ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY
MISSION STATEMENT
Statement of Purpose
TESOL's Social Responsibility Interest Section (SRIS) supports
members who are actively engaged in integrating language teaching with
social responsibility, world citizenship, and an awareness of global
issues such as peace, human rights, and the environment. The Interest
Section aims to promote social responsibility within the TESOL
profession and to advance social equity, respect for differences, and
multicultural understanding through education.
Goals
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Represent the interests of those incorporating social
responsibility methodologies into their teaching of English to speakers
of other languages
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Promote the development of professional standards for social responsibility
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Develop instructional strategies which promote tolerance,
global awareness, international understanding, and social responsibility
among teachers and learners
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Research language teaching content, methods, and approaches
that can help students become active global citizens in their local
cultures
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Help teachers and learners around the world better understand
the causes and solutions for global issues that affect the human
family
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Work to overcome national stereotypes and negative images
held by ESOL professionals and learners that hinder peace, cooperation,
and trust
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Disseminate ideas in the form of publications, research, and ready-to-use classroom materials
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Arrange teacher training courses and workshops that introduce
TESOL professionals to such fields as global education, peace
education, environmental education, and HIV/AIDS education
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Provide teaching resources to help teachers teach about global issues and social responsibility
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Further the profession by making language teaching more relevant to world realities
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Provide a forum for TESOL professionals to share experiences
so as to more effectively promote global awareness and social
responsibility through content-based approaches to English language
teaching
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Link TESOL members, affiliate groups, like-minded
associations and governmental organizations worldwide working with
global issues, peace education, and social responsibility
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