Purpose
The NNEST Newsletter is the official newsletter of the Nonnative English Speakers in TESOL (NNEST) Interest Section. The purpose of the NNEST Newsletteris three-fold: to inform, to inspire, and to invite. First, the newsletter informs NNEST Interest Section members about issues, developments, and activities that are related to the professional status of nonnative English speakers in TESOL and related professions. Second, the newsletter inspires current and prospective NNEST Interest Section members by providing stories of successes and struggles by NNESTs professionals as well as by students, colleagues, and administrators--who may be native or nonnative speakers of English. Third, the newsletter invites NNEST Interest Section members to share information, insights, and experiences related to NNEST issues.

Audience
The primary audience of the NNEST Newsletter is the members of the NNEST Interest Section. The IS members are native and nonnative speakers of English from various geographic and institutional contexts. They are teachers, researchers, and administrators as well as graduate students at various stages of professional development. All of them share interests in and concerns about issues surrounding the professional status of nonnative English speakers in TESOL. The audience also includes potential members of the NNEST Interest Section who wish to gain insights into the NNEST Interest Section and its activities.

Vision
The NNEST Newsletter contributes significantly to TESOL by addressing issues that affect a significant portion of TESOL members: nonnative English speakers. It also contributes to native English speakers (NESs) in TESOL by providing resources for understanding and addressing NNEST issues in ethical, effective, and informed ways. In order to enhance its appeal to NES members and to facilitate the mutual understanding between NESs and NNESs, the newsletter seeks to increase submissions from NNESs in the profession. It also seeks to raise the awareness of the issue of diversity further by encouraging submissions that address how NNEST issues interact with issues addressed by other interest sections.

Since NNEST issues affect all members of TESOL directly or indirectly, the NNEST Newsletter will continue to contribute to the overall mission of TESOL by

1. promoting a better understanding of the status of nonnative English speakers in TESOL
2. prompting the discussion of NNEST issues among all TESOL members
3. providing resources to NNEST Interest Section members as well as TESOL members in general

NNEST Newsletter Guidelines

Do you have some thoughts on the status of nonnative English speakers in TESOL (NNEST)? Do you have personal stories to share that are related to NNEST issues? Do you have some helpful tips for other NNESTs? If you do, please consider submitting an article to NNEST Newsletter for consideration.

The NNEST Newsletter is the official newsletter of the Nonnative English Speakers in TESOL Interest Section. The primary readers of the Newsletter are members of the Caucus, many of whom are NNES professionals. The Newsletter may also be read by some prospective members.

Any of the following types of submissions are welcome:

Feature Articles (1200-1500 words) related to teacher education, research, professional development, program administration, and sociocultural issues.

Brief Reports (600-900 words), such as book reviews, reports on conference presentations and papers.

Personal Accounts (500-700 words) related to NNEST issues.

Announcements (50-75 words) of forthcoming presentations and meetings on issues related to NNESs as well as forthcoming articles and books on issues related to NNESs.

Readers' Thoughts (500 words): This section gives you the opportunity to share your reactions to and thoughts about articles published in our newsletter.

All documents need to be formatted using Microsoft Word (.doc).

Please send all manuscripts as an email attachment to the NNEST editor.