Research Standing Committee

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Research Standing Committee
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The Research Committee monitors, evaluates, and encourages development of research-related informational, educational, and promotional activities for the association in coordination with the Serial Publications, Book Publications, Professional Development, and Conference Committees, key members of the Research and Applied Linguistics Interest Sections, and all other interest sections that may be involved in research activities. The Committee’s activities include maintaining and continuing the development of the TESOL Research Agenda, strengthening relationships with other research-oriented organizations, ensuring that TESOL research activities meet the set criteria, and identifying and prioritizing future research-related projects.

Responsibilities

Committee members work with interested member groups to recommend new projects to the committee. Members maintain communication with other constituencies in TESOL, encouraging their input on matters pertinent to the Committee’s charge. The Committee also recommends new products and services to the Professional Development Committee, the Book Publications Committee, and the Conference program chair that are needed to support ongoing initiatives.

Qualifications

Members should be knowledgeable about the field of English language instruction and theory, the emerging needs of the program level they represent, and current developments in linguistics and educational research.

Members

Anne Burns (Chair), Chris Davison (past chair), Simon Borg, Michael K. Legutke, David Olsher, Maggie Hawkins, Kelly Toohey, Ali Shehadeh, Denise Newfield, Angel Lin

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TESOL Award for Distinguished Research
Any TESOL member who has completed an empirical research project and a subsequent scholarly paper that will be published in 2009 in TESOL Quarterly or another scholarly journal is eligible to apply. This award recognizes excellence in any area of research on language teaching and learning. The award is sponsored by Heinle, a part of Cengage Learning.

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