Black English Language Professional and Friends (BELPAF) in collaboration with ACTION TESOL Caribbean (ATC) invites you to attend our 2021 symposium, “Creating and Sustaining Vibrant ELT Communities Across the Globe.”

DATE: July 24, 2021
TIME:  8:00am to 5:00pm EST

SYMPOSIUM GOALS

The overarching goal of our symposium is twofold.  On the one hand, we aim to provide an inclusive platform for ELT professionals to showcase their creativity across  global English Language teaching and learning contexts.  Therefore,  we encourage attendees from all cultural, linguistic, professional  and national backgrounds.  On the other hand, our objective is to provide a forum for Black English language professionals and our friends worldwide to present their research, pedagogy, or materials  related to social justice, race, diversity, equity, inclusion, and other matters of interest to ELT professionals, and those who teach and support Black ELs. As such, the programme will feature multimodal plenary sessions and a diverse slate of dynamic presentations.

BELPAF Purpose Statement:

The Black English Language Professionals and Friends (BELPaF) forum exists to enhance the professional growth and development of TESOL professionals of color and to support the needs of ELLs of color and their teachers. The BELPaF forum is inclusive in nature and welcomes the participation of all who are interested in issues affecting students and teachers of color worldwide and is a resource for the TESOL community.

ATC Mission Statement:

Action TESOL Caribbean  hosts and supports diverse collaborative and educational activities for the development of TESOL and seeks to raise the standard of ELT practices in the region, through training and mentorship, while respecting and preserving the linguistic and cultural diversity of speech communities, individual territories and chapters, in our core membership.

Interested in submitting a proposal? Feel free to do so here: https://tinyurl.com/2021PROPOSALS