TESOL Islamia is an independent professional
organisation primarily concerned with the teaching of
English as a second or foreign language to Muslim learners
of English worldwide.
TESOL Islamia is committed to promoting
and safeguarding Islamic precepts and values in the teaching
of English as a second or foreign language in the Muslim
World.
TESOL Islamia is committed to 'empowering'
Muslim learners to use the English language in ways that
best serve the socio-cultural, socio-political and socio-economic
interests of Muslim communities worldwide.
TESOL Islamia is committed to promoting
scholarship, disseminating information and facilitating
cross-cultural understanding among all TESOL professionals
(Muslims and non-Muslims) involved in the teaching of
English in the Muslim World.
TESOL Islamia assumes a critical stance
towards 'mainstream' TESOL activity particularly in the
areas of language policy, curriculum design, materials
development, language testing, teaching methodology, program
evaluation, and second language research.
TESOL Islamia seeks to raise awareness
of the socio-cultural, socio-political, and socio-economic
implications of the growing expansion of English and English
language teaching in the Muslim World.