ABOUT US
Who we are
TESOL Society of Bangladesh is an equal opportunity platform for practitioners and aspiring English language teachers of all levels of education in Bangladesh with over 2500 members on various social media platforms. We are registered as a voluntary association of English language teachers with registration no. S-13466/2020.
The local chapter of the global TESOL community was first conceived on 18 December 2014. Since then, the association has been working to build a sustainable professional network of English language teachers across the country who are dedicated to the advancement of English language teaching and learning in Bangladesh.
To carry out our goals, we have two executive committees, various teacher networks from schools, madrasas, and university levels, six SIGs, and one journal called TESOL Bangladesh Journal. We have dedicated teams to handle memberships, online and in-person events, publications, finances, SIGs, funded projects, yearly student conferences, and international conferences. Our work is supported through membership subscriptions, sponsorships, collaborations with various educational and training institutions, and conference surpluses.
Our Mission
Our mission is to connect, promote, and support English language practitioners and aspiring teachers at all levels of education in Bangladesh. We achieve our mission by:
- Organizing teacher training programs
- Arranging workshops and webinars online and in-person
- Providing resources on the use of modern teaching methodologies and techniques
- Disseminating the latest teaching practices through conferences
- Promoting research skills among students by arranging yearly student conference
- Providing subsidized memberships to international associations
- Publishing regular newsletters “TESOL Connects”
- Publishing two issues of the TESOL Bangladesh Journal
- Collaborating with local teacher associations to reach out to non-members
- Engaging in community service and charity work through student-volunteer groups
Our Vision
The vision of the Society is to establish an engaging platform for professionals working in the field of TESOL/Applied Linguistics/English Literature and other allied disciplines to participate in constructive dialogue with one another and with recent developments to strengthen the impact of the field in the community.
