ASIA TEFL SHORT AND MID-TERM PROJECTS: OPINION EXCHANGES LONG-TERM PROJECT: ESTABLISHMENT OF ASIAN COMMON FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE FOR LANGUAGE Goals Development of Attitudes A REALISTIC AND USEFUL GOAL: AN ASIAN COMMON FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE FOR LANGUAGE Comprehensiveness Transparency Coherence Action-oriented Approach Comprehensive Standards of Language Proficiency Levels Views of Language Teaching and Learning Language Assessment User/Learner Competence Language Learning and Teaching Task Description and Performance CONCLUSION THE AUTHOR REFERENCES
The goals of Asia TEFL are to promote scholarship, disseminate information, and facilitate cross-cultural understanding among persons concerned with the teaching and learning of English in Asia. In order to accomplish this, Asia TEFL will pursue the following goals:
1. To link ELT professionals in joint research on issues and concerns regarding English teaching and learning in the Asian context.
2. To publish an academic journal, The Asia TEFL Journal, as an internationally recognized journal in the field of English language teaching.
3. To host conferences and seminars addressing important issues concerning ELT in Asia.
4. To develop proficiency guidelines and assessment methods designed for the needs of the Asian context.
5. To develop programs for Asian learners and teachers of English to build their English language proficiency and cultural understanding and provide them with the skills required to be efficient English teaching professionals.