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American Association of Teachers of German AATG The mission of the AATG is based on the belief that bringing the language, literatures and cultures of the German-speaking world to all Americans is a vital humanistic endeavor which serves essential national interests. It's the only national individual membership organization dedicated to the advancement and improvement of the language, literature, and culture of the German-speaking countries. With almost 5,500 members, the AATG is for teachers of German at all levels of instruction. |
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American Association of Teachers of French AATF, AATF, Utah The American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) was founded in 1927 and is the largest national association of French teachers in the world with nearly 10,000 members. Our headquarters are located at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, having moved there in August 1997 from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. A full-time Executive Director, Dr. Jayne Abrate, and a staff of three handle the needs of the membership under the guidance of an elected Executive Council consisting of 18 or 19 members: a President, President-Elect or Past-President, three Vice-Presidents, nine Regional Representatives, as well as appointed representatives of various activities. We have 75 chapters located across the U.S. |
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American Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese AATSP Founded in 1917, the AATSP is the oldest, largest, and most comprehensive language-specific professional association in the United States. Our some 12,500 members are educators and others who endorse our mission to promote, develop, and advance the teaching of Hispanic, Luso-Brazilian and related languages, literatures, and cultures in the United States and in other countries from primary through graduate school. We publish a highly acclaimed quarterly journal, Hispania; a general newsletter, Enlace; and a Portuguese Newsletter. We sponsor Phi Lambda Beta (college Portuguese honor society), the National Spanish Examinations (for secondary school students), the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (secondary school honor society), and the Sociedad Hispánica de Amistad (middle school community service honorary society). |
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American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages ACTFL The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) is the only national organization dedicated to the improvement and expansion of the teaching and learning of all languages at all levels of instruction. ACTFL is an individual membership organization of more than 7,000 foreign language educators and administrators from elementary through graduate education, as well as government and industry. Membership in ACTFL is $75/year, but it well worth it. The Language Educator magazine that it publishes is the best publication I've ever seen for language educators. |
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Southwest Conference on Language Teaching SWCOLT The Southwest Conference on Language Teaching is a regional foreign language teachers' organization that hosts an annual conference in partnership with state foreign language teacher associations. The participating states in SWCOLT are Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawai'i, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah. |
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Utah Foreign Language Association UFLA The UFLA exists in order to stimulate interest in the acquisition and preservation of language skills. We try to foster discussion and the interchange of ideas among teachers and students of second and foreign languages in order to promote the advancement and mutual understanding of languages, culture and literature. Anybody interested in teaching, learning or preserving a second language skill is eligible for membership in the association. |
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Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools CLASS While Chinese language instruction has long been a part of the American education system, it has mainly been confined to the university and post undergraduate level as part of special fields such as literature or history. It is only in the past two decades or so that instruction of Chinese language has been extended to high schools, junior high schools, and even elementary schools. This came about mainly due to the far-sighted and ceaseless effort of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation. In 1982, the Dodge Foundation began what is known as the "China Initiative," a decade long commitment and effort to bring the Chinese language into the main stream of foreign language curriculum in American high schools. |
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Amer. Assoc. of Teachers of Slavic and Eastern European Languages AATSEEL The American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL), founded in 1941, exists to advance the study and promote the teaching of Slavic and East European languages, literatures, and cultures on all educational levels, elementary through graduate school. While the largest proportion of its activities and members concentrate in the area of Russian, AATSEEL has from the beginning stressed that it embraces all Slavic and East European languages, literatures, linguistics and cultures. AATSEEL holds an annual conference in December of each year; its publications include the Slavic and East European Journal (four times a year) and the AATSEEL Newsletter (four times a year) |
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American Sign Language Teachers Association ASLTA The American Sign Language Teachers Association - ASLTA is the only national organization dedicated to the improvement and expansion of the teaching of ASL and Deaf Studies at all levels of instruction. ASLTA is an individual membership organization of more than 1,000 ASL and Deaf Studies educators from elementary through graduate education. |
