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