TESOL 2018 Proposal Worksheet

This worksheet will help you draft your proposal. It has eight parts, and it is formatted to correspond to the proposal
submission form. Filling it out will facilitate the submission process. Please complete a worksheet for each presentation
proposal.

If you need additional help, please see

 Presentation: Writing Successful TESOL Proposals (PowerPoint)
 Proposal Rating Rubric
 Proposal Writer’s Checking for Success
Part 1. Presenters and Presenter Roles

The number of presenters varies by session type.

 Dialogue, Poster Session, or Teaching Tip: 1-2 presenters
 Practice-Oriented Session, or Research-Oriented Session: 1-3 presenters
 Workshop: 1-6 presenters
 Panel: 3-6 presenters

Note: For sessions with multiple presenters, please make sure that all of them have agreed to present before you submit
the proposal.

Each presenter is assigned a role:

 Organizer/Presenter: One person per submission must be designated as the Organizer/Presenter. That person’s name
will appear in the Convention Program Book.
 Organizer/Non-Presenter: Person who communicates with TESOL regarding the presentation on behalf of a group. This
person’s name will not appear in the Convention Program Book.
 Presenter: This person’s name will appear in the Convention Program Book.

Each presenter must

 Register for the convention (TESOL does not reimburse expenses, i.e., registration, travel, hotel, meals, audiovisual
equipment, etc.)
 Refrain from changing the conceptual content of the session as described in the proposal abstract and description after
the proposal has been accepted

For each presenter, you will need the following information. For multiple presenters, please copy and re-use the form.

Presenter 1
First Name ____________________________________________________________________________________
Last Name ____________________________________________________________________________________
Institution Name (spelled out and with no abbreviations) _______________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
City __________________________________________________________________________________________
State/Province _________________________________________________________________________________
Country ______________________________________________________________________________________
E-mail _____________________________ (Use an e-mail address that will be valid from 1 June 2017 to 30 March 2018, and ask the
presenter add convention@tesol.org to his/her e-mail program address book or to spam whitelist or safelist.)

Publish (email) in the Convention Program Book? ___ Yes ___ No

Membership Status (does not affect review of proposal) ___ Member ___ Nonmember

Session Role (choose 1):

____ Organizer/Presenter
____ Organizer/Non-Presenter
____ Presenter

First-Time Presenter? ___Yes ___No

Consider this person for International Participation at TESOL? ___ Yes ___ No
Consider this Person for TESOL Award for an Outstanding Paper on NNEST Issues? ___ Yes ___ No
Part 2. Guidelines and Format for Session Title

Guidelines

 10-word maximum (Note: Each part of a slashed or hyphenated word counts as one word.)
 No exclamation or question marks
 Include only acceptable acronyms and abbreviations

CALL = computer-assisted language learning

CBI = content-based instruction
EAP = English for academic purposes
EFL = English as a foreign language
EL = English learner(s)
ELL = English language learner(s)
ELT = English language teacher(s)
ESL = English as a second language
ESOL = English to speakers of other languages
ESP = English for specific purposes
IEP = intensive English program
L1 = first language
L2 = second language
NNEST = nonnative English speakers in TESOL
SLA = second language acquisition
TEFL = teaching English as a foreign language
TESOL = teachers of English to speakers of other languages

Format

 Capitalize
 the first letter of verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns.
 both terms of hyphenated or slashed compound words.
 the first word after a colon.
 Use lower case for conjunctions, articles, and prepositions of fewer than four letters.

Write your session title here (10-word maximum):

Part 3. Type of Sessions

Choose a session type. For more information on sessions, please see the TESOL convention website.
Session Type Length of Time
Dialogue 45 min
Panel 1 hr.,45 min.
Poster Session 1 hr.,45 min.
Practice-Oriented Presentation 45 min.
Research-Oriented Presentation 45 min.
Teaching Tip 20 min.
Workshop 1hr., 45 min.
Part 4. Interest Sections and Interim Strands

Choose an Interest Section or an Interim Strand. For more information, please see the TESOL convention website. The
Interest Section or Interim Strand will appear in the Convention Program Book.

Interest Sections

 Adult Education
 Applied Linguistics
 Bilingual Education
 Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
 Elementary Education
 English as a Foreign Language
 English for Specific Purposes
 Higher Education
 Intensive English Programs
 Intercultural Communication
 International Teaching Assistants
 Materials Writers
 Nonnative English Speakers in TESOL
 Program Administration
 Refugee Concerns
 Second Language Writing
 Secondary Schools
 Social Responsibility
 Speech, Pronunciation, and Listening
 Teacher Education
 Video and Digital Media

Interim Strands

For full descriptions of the 2018 Interim Strands, please see TESOL Interest Sections & Interim Strands.

 Interim Strand: Reading

 Interim Strand: Community Colleges
 Interim Strand: TESOLers as Change Agents
 Interim Strand: Personal and Professional Development

Write your Interest Section or Interim Strand here:

Part 5. Setting, Context, and Content Areas

Note that some of the setting, context, and content areas may overlap Interest Sections and Interim Strand designations
and cover specific subareas within an Interest Section or an Interim Stand. Despite overlapping designations, you should
choose the most relevant context and content areas because your proposal will be evaluated by TESOL members with
expertise in the context and content areas you select. Use the chart below as a guide.

SETTING CONTEXT CONTENT AREA(S) CONTENT AREA

Required: Choose one Required: Choose one or two* Required: Choose one or two Optional: Choose one

o English as a second o Adult education/community- o Accreditation/credentialing o Classroom-based assessment

language based programs o Action/classroom-based o Content-based/ content-
o English as a foreign o Business/workplace/vocational research language-integrated learning
language English o Advocacy o Corpus linguistics
o English as an o College/university level o Applied linguistics o Discourse
international o Elementary/primary/grades
language/English as a o Assessment o Language policy and planning
K-6
lingua franca o Bilingual education o Mathematics
o English for academic purposes
o Other ________ o Culture/intercultural o Methodology
(write in) o English for specific purposes communication o Morphology
o Intensive English programs o Grammar o Nonnative English speakers in
o International teaching o K-12 content TESOL
assistant programs
o K-12 ELL o Online learning
o Refugee programs
o K-12 teacher education o Phonology
o Secondary/grades 7-12
o Leadership o Pragmatics
o Relevant to educators in any
context o Listening o Program administration

o Other: ___________ (write-in) o Materials/curriculum o Psycholinguistics

development o Science
o Personal and professional o SLA
development
o Social science
o Pronunciation
o Sociolinguistics
o Reading
o Standardized assessment
o Social responsibility/ socio-
political concerns o Standards

o Speaking o Task-/project-based learning

o Special education/disabilities o Teacher corrective feedback

o Teacher training o Writing across the

curriculum/writing in the
o Video, digital media, and disciplines
technology in education
o Other: ___________ (write-
o Vocabulary/lexis in)
o Writing

My choice is My choice(s) is/are My choice(s) is/are My optional choice is

*Choose the context(s) for which your proposal is best suited, in which you work, and/or for which you train teachers.
Part 6: Presentation Information

Information in this section is used for scheduling and planning if your proposal is accepted. It is not used to evaluate your
proposal. You will be asked three questions:

1. How many people do you anticipate will attend your session?

_____ < 50 _____ 51-99 _____ 100-200 _____ 201-300 _____301-400
2. Will you need internet access? ___ Yes ___ No
3. Will you refer to books published by TESOL Press or other TESOL Press publications? ___ Yes ___ No
If yes, please write the title(s) here:
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Part 7. Abstract for Convention Program Book

Write the abstract with the audience and the Proposal Rating Criteria in mind: Peer reviewers will read and score your
abstract, and it will be printed in the Convention Program Book. TESOL staff editors reserve the right to edit abstracts for
length and clarity.

Guidelines

 50-word maximum
 Do not include presenters’ names, the names of institutions, nor the names of publications/published works
 You my use any of the following acronyms without spelling them out (spell out all others on first use):

CALL = computer-assisted language learning

CBI = content-based instruction
EAP = English for academic purposes
EFL = English as a foreign language
EL = English learner(s)
ELL = English language learner(s)
ELT = English language teacher(s)
ESL = English as a second language
ESOL = English to speakers of other languages
ESP = English for specific purposes
IEP = intensive English program
L1 = first language
L2 = second language
NNEST = nonnative English speakers in TESOL
SLA = second language acquisition
TEFL = teaching English as a foreign language
TESOL = teachers of English to speakers of other languages

The attendees will use your session title and abstract in the Convention Program Book to decide whether to attend your
session. The session abstract should

 describe the content of your session as clearly and as succinctly as possible

 highlight what attendees should expect to take away from the session

Draft your Abstract here (50-word maximum):

Part 8. Session Description

The session description is your opportunity to explain your vision for your presentation. Reviewers will see its clarity as a
reflection of the proposal’s overall quality. Please use the the Proposal Rating Criteria as a guide.

Guidelines and Format for Session Description

 300-word maximum
 Do not include presenters’ names, the names of institutions, or the names of publications
 You may use the following acronyms without spelling them out (spell out all others on first use):

CALL = computer-assisted language learning

CBI = content-based instruction
EAP = English for academic purposes
EFL = English as a foreign language
EL = English learner(s)
ELL = English language learner(s)
ELT = English language teacher(s)
ESL = English as a second language
ESOL = English to speakers of other languages
ESP = English for specific purposes
IEP = intensive English program
L1 = first language
L2 = second language
NNEST = nonnative English speakers in TESOL
SLA = second language acquisition
TEFL = teaching English as a foreign language
TESOL = teachers of English to speakers of other languages

Your description should include

 a clearly stated purpose and point of view with supporting details and examples
 evidence of knowledge of current practices and/or research
 an outline of the session with an appropriate amount of content for the allotted time
 activities, visuals, or other techniques to engage the audience (and be sure that they are appropriate for the
session type, e.g., dialogue, teaching tip, or research-oriented presentation)
 clear indication of the target educational context(s) and student population(s)

Draft your session description here (300-word maximum):