Goals

Non-Native English Speakers in TESOL Interest Section

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Goals of the NNEST Interest Section

The major goals are:

to create a nondiscriminatory professional environment for all TESOL members regardless of native language and place of birth,
to encourage the formal and informal gatherings of nonnative speakers at TESOL and affiliate conferences,
to encourage research and publications on the role of nonnative speaker teachers in ESL and EFL contexts, and
to promote the role of nonnative speaker members in TESOL and affiliate leadership positions.

Membership is open to all interested TESOL members, both native and nonnative speakers of English alike!