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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
TESOL’s Video and Digital Media
Interest Section (VDMIS) focuses on the production and use of video and
digital materials in English language teaching.
TESOL Video News is the name of the VDMIS
newsletter. The primary audience is the VDMIS membership, which includes
anyone who is interested in student- and teacher-produced videos,
reviews of commercially available materials,
listening/speaking/reading/writing instruction through movies and TV,
media literacy, film analysis, intercultural training, video as an
assessment tool, teacher education, interactive video, distance
learning, and the use of new video-related technology.
You are warmly invited to submit an article to TESOL Video News. You can report
on activities using video, digital media, art, or music you have had
success with in the classroom, or if you still haven’t done so,
summarize your TESOL 2016 presentation in a conference report (up to 300
words) or a longer article (1,500 words). You may also submit
announcements about topics such as new materials and resources, events,
book reviews, websites, etc.
Submission Guidelines
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Length will vary depending on the type of submission.
Submissions for featured articles should be around 1,500 words, maximum
1,750 words. Other types of submissions will be shorter, as
above.
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Use the Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association (APA), 6th Edition, for style
guidelines and referencing outside sources.
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Include your headshot photo (format .jpg) in a separate file. We really want to know you.
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Send your file in Word format (.doc or .docx) as an email
attachment to the editor.
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Include a 1- to 2-sentence biography of each contributor/presenter with your submission.
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Include a 1- to 2-sentence summary of your article or report
to entice the reader to go on to find your article and enjoy it.
Essentially, this is your abstract—please keep it fewer than 50
words.
Submission Process
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Please send articles or reports as attachments to the coeditor,
Joyce Cunningham, at cjoyce2013@gmail.com, or
Kenneth Chyi, at kennethchyi@gmail.com.
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When your submission is received, if it is accepted, the editor
will review it and possibly revise it for clarity and
formatting.
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When your submission is received, if it is accepted, the
editor will review it and possibly revise it for clarity and
formatting.
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If changes are necessary, it will be sent back to the author for revision.
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Finalized submissions will then be prepared for publishing in the e-newsletter.
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