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How to Order

The MITESOL Conference Proceedings Editorial Team is currently working on a combined two-year volume. James Perren, serving as Lead Editor, will be publishing the 2009/2010 MITESOL Conference Proceedings during the summer and you will be able to purchase your own copy. If you have not alreayd pre-ordered a copy, please contact him to order a copy in advance at jperren@emich.edu

Call for Submissions

Guidelines for Submissions for 2009 and 2010 Conference Proceedings

MITESOL invites presenters at the 2009 AND 2010 conferences to submit a paper based on their session to be considered for inclusion in the 'Combined' Selected Proceedings of the 2009 and 2010 MITESOL Conferences. Before submitting a paper, please read these instructions carefully and refer to the last four years' published proceedings for examples.  Samples of each type of paper are also available on-line at MITESOL's website, http://mitesol.org, in the archived Proceedings section (link on the left).

Send submissions to Dr. James Perren, MITESOL Conference Proceedings Editor  (jperren@emich.edu):

Manuscripts must be typed and suitable for inclusion in a professional academic journal. Although presenters are expected to submit a clear, readable, and proofread paper, all authors should anticipate working with an editor to refine their manuscript and render it suitable for this type of scholarly publication. The editors reserve the right to make non-substantive changes in the interests of clarity, conciseness, and consistency, but will work with authors on questions of content.  Copyright issues will be determined once the editors have selected the publishing firm for this round of the Proceedings.

For all submissions, prepare the following materials:

  1. A separate cover page with contact details: name, address, telephone, fax, email, article title, author name(s) with institutional affiliation(s), article type, and abstract (150 word maximum).
  2. The manuscript with all graphics, charts, and tables included. All charts and graphs must be "camera ready" (that is, they must print clearly in black and white and in normal margins).
  3. All graphics and charts as separate files. Please use widely accepted file formats.

Please send files in RTF (Rich Text) format as email attachments to the lead editor. Do not send hard copies.

Specific Format of Different Submission Types

Research papers should include the following sections:

  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Literature review
  • Method
  • Participants
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion/implications/limitations/further research (as appropriate)
  • References

Material Development/Teaching Tips should include the following:

  • Abstract (in most cases)
  • Sub skill being targeted
  • Age / proficiency level appropriate to methods / materials
  • Theoretical background for method/material/tip
  • Clearly articulated goals
  • Objectives
  • Procedures
  • Assessment (where appropriate)
  • Evaluation, limitations, implications for future study (as appropriate)
  • References

Issues in TESOL should include the following:

  • Abstract
  • Clearly articulated issue
  • A rationale for why this issue is important in the field
  • Brief history of the issue and literature to contextualize it
  • Brief discussion of alternative views on issue
  • Exploration of issue, including strengths/weaknesses of argument being made by the author
  • Concluding statements
  • References

Important Advice to all Writers

  • Do not make claims that you cannot support. Please do not claim that you have "proven" something if you've only shown a trend in a small sample.  Note that theories cannot be proven; they can either be disproved or supported.
  • Do not use the word "significant" unless you have conducted statistical significance tests.
  • Be sure to understand the difference between the "results" and "discussion" sections. Present the results of your analyses in the former; interpret and discuss them in the latter.
  • Please do not submit lesson plans. Please do submit a description of and rationale for a particular teaching technique.
  • Expand all acronyms at their first use, thus: "In second language (L2) writing ..."
  • Avoid culturally insensitive or inappropriate terms. For instance, not all Americans are native speakers of English, nor do they live in the United States; similarly, an "English interlocutor" hails from the southern part of Great Britain. Use "native English speakers" or refer to "North American English," for example.
  • In the interests of space, avoid lengthy appendices unless requested. If you used a questionnaire or other data-collection instrument, please describe it in the text and/or provide a reference to a website. Please contact the editors if you need help with this.
  • It is each author's responsibility to uphold the strictest standards of academic integrity with regard to quotation, paraphrase, citation, and correct reference.
  • Above all, please submit your paper! If you have not published before, or are confused by any of the guidelines, please contact the editors in advance of the deadline for clarification and advice. Remember also that you will work with an editor once your paper is accepted.

Sample accredited/published articles

Example of a research paper (Pearson & Spoelhof, 2006)

Example of an issues in TESOL paper (Bogart, 2007)

Example of a teaching techniques paper (Caplan, 2007)