Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL) is a professional association with a mission to ensure excellence in English language teaching to speakers of other languages. It has more than 13,500 members in over 140 countries.

ACTA - the national coordinating body for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages in Australia.

Coventry House International has been in the Teacher Training field since 1988 with the objective of delivering the highest standards of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) education. Organizations such as Trinity College London, UK, TESL Canada, and ACTDEC, UK have recognized and accredited Coventry House International TESOL programs over the years. The trainers at Coventry House International have successfully developed and tried out their own TESOL material and TEYL (Teaching English to Young Learners) courses, and tutored the Trinity College London CertTESOL certificate as well as the Standard TESOL Certificate in Toronto, Canada.

ACTDEC is for the benefit of the public and aimed at helping TESOL course applicants locate suitably accredited institutions offering distance teacher training courses and also responding to general enquiries relating to the English language teaching profession.

TEFL International, a US-based non-profit organization, is widely recognized as one of the largest and most prominent TESOL/TEFL certificate course providers in the world today. With over a dozen worldwide locations, the most highly trained staff in the industry, and thousands of course graduates currently teaching in more than 50 countries worldwide, the TEFL International TESOL/TEFL certificate provides job opportunities around the globe.

The English Council was formed in the year 2000 by a group of like-minded native speakers of English, who were concerned about the spoken English Language and the English Culture, how it was being misused, abused, changed and badly used as it is taught and spoken in England and throughout the world. The English Council provides: teacher training and registration, for Teaching English as a Second or Other Language.

ThaiTESOL for short, is a professional non-profit and non-political organization under the patronage of H.R.H. Princess Galyani Vadhana Krom Luang Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra. Its purposes are to strengthen English Language education at all levels, to undertake research in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages, to offer scholarships, to disseminate information, and to cooperate in appropriate ways with other groups having similar concerns. ThaiTESOL is composed of volunteers who are teachers of English at all types of educational institutions in Thailand. It is organized into twenty-three member executive committee comprises the last two past presidents, the five officers (President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer), six member-at-large, the chairpersons of the Special Interest Groups (SIGs), and local affiliate presidents, ThaiTESOL has four affiliates located in Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Roi-et, and Hat Yai. In addition, there are invited committee members from various organizations i.e. the British Council, AUA, etc.

(Arizona TESOL) is the Arizona state affiliate of TESOL, the international professional organization for educators in the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Since our organization began in 1954 as the Arizona Bilingual Council, it has provided over five decades of service. AZ-TESOL's members work with learners of English in public schools, colleges and universities, and adult education programs, and they also serve as teacher trainers, administrators, and researchers.

TESOL-SPAIN was founded in 1977 as a small, independent, non-profit making Spanish association of English language teachers. Today it is a nation-wide organisation with a membership that represents all sectors and regions of English language teaching in the country. It is a voluntary organisation which is dedicated to addressing pertinent issues for teachers of English in Spain.

Quite simply this is free Social Networking for TESL/TEFL Professionals; meet other teachers and trainees, join or create special interest groups, make friends, blogs, forums and above all, be around other professionals to share ideas with!

Australian professional association website with TESOL information, teachers resources, newsletter, links, and web forum.

CATESOL's mission is to promote excellence in education for English language learners and a high quality professional environment for their teachers. CATESOL represents teachers of English language learners throughout California and Nevada, at all levels and in all learning environments.

Established in 1972, TESL Ontario is a non-profit organization serving the needs of teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL) and English Literacy Development (ELD). In its commitment to professional development and advocacy, TESL Ontario addresses the range of competencies, experiences, and issues which influence the success of immigrants, refugees, visa students, and others who are learning English.

IATEFL is the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language. Founded in the UK in 1967, it now has over 3,500 members in 100 different countries throughout the world.

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