Ohio TESOL

Ohio TESOL (Ohio Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) is an affiliate of TESOL, an international professional organization. The specific purposes of this nonprofit organization are to promote scholarship, disseminate information, strengthen and improve instruction of English to speakers of other languages and dialects and cooperate w... ith other groups within the state having similar purposes. OhioTESOL advocates and promotes professional development, interaction and leadership in the field of ESL and bilingual education within the state of Ohio and in so doing, promotes respect for the native cultures and languages of all citizens and students. Finally, OhioTESOL encourages standards for professional preparation, language instruction and employment.OhioTESOL offers one conference each year, centrally located in Columbus. We invite nationally recognized TESOL experts to these conferences and also have members give presentations which share their research, their practical teaching tips, or their ideas on curriculum or material design. We also invite a number of publishers to our conferences to display the best and most recent publications in our field. As a member of OhioTESOL you will receive 3 issues of our nationally recognized OhioTESOL newsletter every year. Columns include Adult Education Concerns, Book Reviews, Calendar of Events, Conference Information, Profiles of Programs, Regional News, Socio-Political Concerns, Teaching Tips, Theory in the Classroom, and more. Why not get more active professionally and join OTESOL?Read More