PRTESOL MISSION STATEMENT
PRTESOL is a not-for-profit professional organization that is dedicated to:
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promoting scholarship and professional development;
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providing opportunities for study and research;
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disseminating information and research on the teaching of English to speakers of other languages
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working cooperatively towards the improvement of instruction in all programs which seek to provide students with the opportunity to become proficient English language learners;
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coordinating information with local, stateside, and international professional organizations with similar goals;
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promoting the recognition of English as an additional language tool for communication, and not as a supplanting means of expression at the expense of the learners' native language and culture.