Conference theme: “Community and Connections”
Saturday, November 4, 2023
University of Southern Maine, Gorham Campus
Link to submission form:
https://forms.gle/Af6hxzaAZDknxgUH6
The following guidelines were adapted from TESOL International Association’s Call for Proposals. Please ensure that you are following the format. Failure to do so could cause your proposal to be rejected. To submit a proposal, click here: https://forms.gle/Af6hxzaAZDknxgUH6TITLE
10 words to catch the reader’s eye
The title should accurately reflect the session content and be clear to the intended audience.
The title must:
not exceed 10 words (each part of a slashed or hyphenated word counts as one word)
not include exclamation or quotation marks
not include presenters’ names, institutions, or titles of their published works
capitalize all verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns; capitalize conjunctions, articles, or prepositions of fewer than four letters
capitalize both terms of hyphenated compounds and the first word after a colon
ABSTRACT
Your basic 50-word elevator speech
The session abstract is your opportunity to win over conference attendees. Abstracts may be edited by NNETESOL. The abstract:
will appear in the conference program
must not exceed 50 words
must not include presenters’ names, institutions, or published works
should not include acronym(s) or abbreviation(s) except the following: L1, L2, CALL, CBI, EAP, EFL, EL, ELL, ELT, ESL, ESP, IEP, NNEST, SLA, TESOL, TESL, and TEFL
SESSION DESCRIPTION
200 words to convince reviewers to choose you
Although the session description will not be published in the convention program, its clarity will reflect to reviewers the overall quality of the proposal.Reviewers read and score your entire proposal, so this should not simply repeat your abstract. The session description should:include a clearly stated purpose and point of view
include supporting details and examples
contain evidence of current practices and/or research
conform to an appropriate session type (e.g., dialogue, teaching tip, etc.)
include a variety of techniques (e.g., activities, visuals)
outline an appropriate amount of material for the allotted time
reflect the presentation content and format
indicate the target educational context(s) and student population(s)
AUDIENCES
Who is your target?
Rubric
How the judging happens
This is the rubric our proposal readers use to judge submissions. It is a modified version of TESOL International’s proposal rating rubric.
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