There are many issues that greatly concern TESOL practioners
today, be they political, social or pedagogical. Advocacy
in TESOL is a central ACTA objective. Our ACTA Advocacy
Page pages thus aim to
play a pivotal role in outlining these burning issues in
TESOL and the various ways you can engage and deal with
them.
Issues discussed here are both Federal and State matters.
Advocacy for the needs of ESL learners and teachers in the
Federal arena is a matter of agreement across the State
Associations, and usually (but not always) takes place through
the ACTA Council.
State advocacy issues will in some cases be addressed differently
according to the relationships between the State ESL associations
and its State government and education systems.
ACTA presents the matters here for information sharing across
State associations. Members are encouraged to contact
their State association for details of advocacy actions
planned and underway in their particular State.
