The GISIG Committee is a team of practising ELT professionals, located in four different countries. All of us are unpaid volunteers, who are committed to raising the profile of global issues within English language teaching. We actively encourage and invite all our members to get involved in the activities of the SIG. If you have feedback, ideas for future projects or collaborations, or would like to join the committee, please get in touch!
GISIG Coordinator Varinder Unlu (UK)
Varinder Unlu has worked in ELT for 27 years in all contexts from private language schools to FE and HE, teaching students of all ages. She has been a DOS/Academic Manager/Principal since 2002. She is also a teacher trainer for both Cambridge CELTA and Trinity TESOL, a materials writer and a conference speaker and the co-founder and first coordinator of IATEFL’s Inclusive Practices and SENs SIG.
Hind Elyas (Saudi Arabia)
Hind works as an English Instructor at Alfalak in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. She is heavily involved in PD and her current roles include the IATEFL Global Issue, Issues Month Coordinator ,the Past Chair of the TESOL International Professional Development Professional Council , Founding Member of TESOL Arabia and a member of the former TESOL International Womentorship in ELT committee. She is also serving as a TESOL International New Member Guide. Hind has served as a judge for the British Council ELTon Awards since 2021, and she had the honor of being appointed as a National Geographic Advisor for the development of a new academic skills series titled Reflect in 2020. Hind’s former roles include the Executive Secretary of Africa ELTA, Acting Vice President of TESOL Sudan and Professional Development Coordinator at KSAALT TESOL (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Association for English Language Teachers) Some of her achievements include being selected as a TESOL International 2021 Leadership Mentoring Program Award recipient and a TESOL International Convention Ambassador. Her research interests include student engagement, differentiation, and 21st-century teaching and employability skills.
We are extremely grateful for the insight, enthusiasm and support offered by Margit Szesztay, Dennis Newson, Wolfgang Ridder, Bill Templer, Rose Aylett, Linda Ruas and László Hajba over their many years of involvement with GISIG, as members, former committee members, colleagues and friends.
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