Dudley Reynolds delivered opening remarks at the International Conference on English Language Teaching on January 15 at Qatar University.

Reynolds stated that English language teaching “empowers individuals in a world where multilingualism is not just an asset or expectation, it is a necessity.”

Reynolds is a teaching professor of English at Carnegie Mellon Qatar and president-elect of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) International. He asserted that TESOL International is committed to supporting the highest quality of teaching, a goal that depends on the collaboration of policy makers, educational providers and professional associations: “This conference is an example of such collaboration, and I applaud you.”

The conference was hosted jointly by Qatar University Foundation Program and Qatar TESOL.