Welcome to CATESOL

CATESOL, founded in 1969, is a nonprofit organization open to anyone concerned with the teaching of English as a second or foreign language, standard English as a second dialect, or bilingual education.

We welcome you!

TESOL International honors CATESOL for 50 years of affiliation–plaque presented in 2020

We are CATESOL!

CATESOL is the largest
TESOL Affiliate in the USA. 

We are over 3,000
members strong.

We support 5 academic levels,
13 Interest Groups (IGs), 
and 10 regional chapters.

We communicate
across a wealth of
CATESOL message boards.

We publish open source media:
The CATESOL Journal,
The CATESOL News,
and The CATESOL Blog.