Purpose
To recognize excellence in research on language teaching and learning. The award will be given for empirical research that advances English language teaching policies, programs, or practices, or generates new knowledge about additional language acquisition. It is sponsored by Dr. Deborah Short, TESOL President, 2020-21.
2026 Recipient
Beatriz González-Fernández is an associate professor in applied linguistics and TESOL at the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom. Grounded in her experience as an ESOL teacher, her research explores second and foreign language English acquisition and teaching, with a particular emphasis on vocabulary, to advance linguistic theory and inform evidence-based pedagogy.