TESOL research collaboration
Connecting teachers, researchers, institutions and resources
We foster research and publications in the area of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).
About us
We aim to build national and international research alliances with leading institutions. We bring together teachers, researchers and resources for English-as-a-second-language education. Together, we hope to promote research and publications in the field and create alliances between leading institutions.
Our research areas
Our main research areas are:
- TESOL
- English for academic purposes
- languages and cultures education
- bilingual education.
Engagement
We are seeking to build national and international research alliances with those in the industry from leading institutions and other interested parties. Please contact us for more information.
Collaboration members
- Professor Brian Paltridge, Director
- Professor Ken Cruickshank
- Associate Professor David Hirsh
- Associate Professor Aek Phakiti
- Honorary Lecturer Dr Kathleen Rushton
- Dr Marie Stevenson
- Honorary Professor Jack C Richards
- Associate Professor Hui Zhong Shen
- Dr Hongzhi Yang
Collaboration events
The group organises and hosts a number of events and activities for researchers and teachers with an interest in TESOL.
The University of Sydney TESOL Colloquium aims to provide a forum to discuss and share research in the area of TESOL as well as explore possible future research partnerships in this area. The colloquium was furloughed during COVID but will return in 2023 as a place for networking for established and new TESOL researchers. Once available, links to the following colloquium 2023 sites will be made live.
- Event details and registration links
- Submit a symposium or research paper proposal
- Apply here to attend the free pre-colloquium workshops
- Register here to attend the colloquium
The University of Sydney Journal of TESOL is a peer-reviewed, working-paper journal, which is published by the TESOL Program in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work at The University of Sydney, Australia.
Researchers from within and outside the University are invited to speak throughout the year on their areas of research. Previous speakers have included Tim McNamara from the University of Melbourne, Alastair Pennycook from the University of Technology Sydney, Angela Scarino from the University of South Australia, Irma Olmeda from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Sally O'Hagan from the University of Melbourne and Natasha Artemeva from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.
The Visiting Scholar Program was established to enable researchers working in the area of TESOL to come to the school to work on collaborative research projects with members of network.
View the University's visiting scholar policy.
