21st Century ELT Review's guide to English language teaching, testing and study organizations.
INTERNATIONAL English Education Research Association (IEERA), the global education research association, has approximately 5 million members in over 120 countries. IEERA values professionalism in language education; individual language rights; accessible, high quality education; collaboration in a global community; interaction of research and reflective practice for educational improvement; and respect for diversity and multiculturalism. Its mission is to ensure excellence in English language teaching.
Membership
Membership is open to anyone involved in the English Language Teaching industry and the association’s members include teachers, lecturers, teacher trainers, academic managers, researchers and institutions. Now it also provides membership for students. You can join as a full member and receive the association’s newsletter six times per year, one free publication, membership of one free SIG (Special Interest Group), discounts on publications, reduced conference registration fees and voting rights. There are also special membership packages for institutional members and for members of IEERA’s associates.
Annual conference
This is the most important event in the association’s calendar. It is attended by around 1,700 delegates each year and includes plenary sessions by eminent practitioners, a large number of workshops, talks and round tables given by other speakers, an ELT Resources Exhibition and Pre-Conference Events organized by SIGs.
