TESOL's 44th Annual Convention and Exhibit MARCH 24-27, 2010 ...

The 44TH Annual TESOL Convention and Exhibit • Boston, Massachusetts USA10DEMOGRAPHICS:TESOL CONVENTION ATTENDEES400038737113500189534617315610224396137Registered Attendees by Area of PracticeRespondents PercentESL/EFL Instructor 1895 49.11%ESL/EFL Educator 711 18.42%ESL/EFL Educator with some mainstream Inst. 173 4.49%Mainstream Educator with some ESL/EFL Inst. 156 4.04%Mainstream Educator 102 2.64%Applied Linguistics 243 6.30%Bilingual Educator 96 2.48%TEFL/TESL Instructor 137 3.55%TEFL/TESL Educator 346 8.97%Total: 3859300025002000150010005000320Registered Attendeesby World RegionsUSA 3873Asia 320Canada 107Middle East 107South America 100Mexico 92Europe 55Central America 30Oceania 19Africa 8The Caribbean 6Total: 4717107 107 100 92 55 30 19 8 62227153355018382482491296When AttendeesRecommend/Purchasing ProductsRespondents Percent0–6 months 1838 50.62%7–9 months 248 6.83%10–12 months 249 6.86%Not Applicable 1296 35.69%Total: 3631668894Attendees’ Decision-Making ResponsibilitiesRespondents PercentRecommend Products and Services 2227 37.93%Identify Needs, Make Purchases 1533 26.11%Give Final Purchase Approval 550 9.36%No Purchasing Authority 894 15.23%Able to Hire, Make HR Decisions 668 11.37%Total: 587282293*Attendee data supplied voluntarily on 2009 convention registration forms.17795735310692387511215542593718Registered Attendees byInstitution/Instructional LevelRespondents PercentPre-K 238 3.41%Elementary School 751 10.75%Middle School 542 7.75%Secondary School 718 10.29%2-Year Community College 593 8.49%4-Year College or University 1215 17.39%Graduate, Postgraduate 1069 15.29%Business, Corporate 177 2.53%Nonprofit 293 4.19%Religious Institution 82 1.17%Adult Education Program 957 13.69%TESL/TEFL Certificate Program 353 5.05%Total: 6988