What are the NileTESOL Special Interest Groups(SIGs)?
Teacher Education Special Interest Group (TE SIG)
TE SIG offers a platform for teachers interested in educational development to exchange their experiences and insights. Our goal is to empower teachers across all categories to actively engage in their professional growth, raise awareness about the significance of teacher development, and advocate for the creation of new resources and opportunities for educators.
Coordinators: Ms.Duaa Zein – Ms.Salma Tarek
Learning Technologies Special Interest Group (LT SIG)
LT SIG covers a wide range of technological aspects used by both educators and students, including online tools, computer-mediated communication, corpora, and mobile technologies. Despite the evolving landscape, our unwavering commitment lies in examining and evaluating the latest educational technologies, emphasizing their pedagogically effective use in language teaching and learning.
Coordinator: Ms. Salwa Aly
English for Inclusive Education SIG (EIE SIG)
EIE SIG advocates for truly inclusive practices within the ELT community, fostering a sense of belonging and active participation for all. We exchange best practices, share experiences, and provide information on inclusive teaching methods, materials, and resources. Our goal is to recognize and eliminate barriers to inclusion while raising awareness of the unique challenges faced by learners and teachers whose specific needs and identities may go unrecognized.
Teaching English to Young Learners SIG (TEYL SIG)
TEYLT SIG focuses on connecting, nurturing, and empowering ELT professionals working with children and teenagers. Our mission is to lead, advocate for change, and establish teaching standards for English as a second language in the 3-17 age group. This includes promoting effective classroom practices, providing teacher education tailored to different age groups, and ensuring principled TEYL assessment. Also, we facilitate the exchange of age-appropriate teaching methods, professional development opportunities, and resources while emphasizing the importance of safeguarding children and teenagers in their English language learning journey.
Coordinators: Ms. Eman Elsayed – Ms. Esraa Fathy
Testing Evaluation and Assessment SIG
TEA SIG focuses on fostering expertise and knowledge sharing in the realm of language assessment. As a professional forum, we cater to the needs and interests of NILETESOL members, emphasizing testing, evaluation, and assessment across various aspects of English language teaching. Our platform connects students, teachers, educators, and assessment experts globally, keeping our members informed about field developments through face-to-face and online events, publications, and regular webinars.”
English for Specific Purposes SIG
The ESP SIG primarily concentrates on English for Specific Purposes (ESP), English for Academic Purposes (EAP), and English for Occupational/Professional Purposes (EO/PP). Our central goal is to share best practices within the ESP (as well as EAP and EO/PP) community through our membership. Additionally, we strive to showcase exemplary ESP models to ELT professionals in Egypt and internationally via workshops, seminars, conferences, and publications in our journal and other prominent ELT journals.
Coordinators: Ms. Haidy El-Gemmeizy
Research & Professional Writing (Re & PW SIG)
The Research SIG serves as a hub and community for researchers, educators, teachers, and students engaged in English language teaching research. We engage in discussions about the most recent advancements in ELT research, promote teacher and learner involvement in research, organize global events, host webinars, and establish connections with teacher associations worldwide.
Coordinators: Ms. Marwa Elelidy – Ms. Hagar Gamal Khouder
Teaching Literature Special Interest Group
The Literature SIG focuses on advancing teaching and research in English literature and the broader creative arts. Our events and publications cater to teachers, teacher trainers, researchers, and trainee teachers who engage with prose fiction, poetry, extensive reading, film, drama, interactive media, music, visual arts, and creative writing to enhance language learning.
