CamTESOL
IDP initiated the annual CamTESOL conference in 2005. It is
the premier TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
conference in South-East Asia and on the international circuit for
key TESOL professionals. The conference attracts over
approximately 1,500 participants with over 500 of these coming
from 30+ countries. Around 350 papers and workshops are
delivered each year. There is also a popular poster
session.
CamTESOL maintains both formal and informal links with other key
associations and peak bodies, including TESOL
JALT English Australia and
NEAS.
The conference has a focus on practical issues for classroom
teachers, but is also academically orientated, with an
international peer-reviewed publication arising, known as Language
Education in Asia.
The conference has its own website and publication, the Language
Education in Asia journal series.
Components of the broader conference program include
pre-conference educational site visits. The conference is
well-known, with its Regional ELT Leadership Forum attracting
leaders and managers from around Asia, the Middle East, North
America and Australia. The Regional ELT Leadership Forum
alternates each year with a QA Forum, conducted in partnership with
NEAS.
Because of more than 100 research-based papers being presented
annually, there is also an annual Regional ELT Research Forum,
which acts as a medium for the presentation of doctoral theses and
regional research-based presentations. Various sponsors of
CamTESOL (notably IDP: IELTS, and UECA) support regional ELT
research through small grants.