Tools & Resources: Foreign Language Associations

Language-Specific Associations

• Arabic , American Association of Teachers of (AATA)
• Celtic, North American Association for … Language Teachers
• Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS)
• Chinese Language Programs in American Schools
• Chinese Language Teachers Association
• English, National Council of Teachers of
• French, American Association of Teachers of (AATF)
• German Studies Association
• German, American Association of Teachers of (AATG)
• Greek, Modern … Studies Association (MGSA)
• Italian, American Association of Teachers of (AATI)
• Japanese, Alliance of Associations of Teachers of (AATJ)
• Japanese, Association of Teachers of (ATJ)
• Japanese, National Council of ... Language Teachers (NCJLT)
• Korean, American Association of Teachers of (AATK)
• Russian, American Council of Teachers of (ACTR)
• Slavic and East European Languages, American Association of Teachers of (AATSEEL)
• Spanish and Portuguese, American Association of Teachers of (AATSP)
• Turkic, American Association of Teachers of … Languages (AATT)

National/International Language Associations

• African Studies Association
• American Association for Asian Studies (AAS)
• American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
• American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
• American Association of Supervisors and Coordinators of Foreign Language Programs (AAUSC)
• American Classical League (ACL)
• American Council on Immersion Education (ACIE)
• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
• American Translators Association (ATA)
• Asia Society
• Association for Asian Studies (AAS)
• Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development
• Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
• Association of Departments of Foreign Languages (ADFL)
• Association of International Educators (NAFSA)
• British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL)
• Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers (CASLT)
• Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
• Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO)
• Council on Language Instruction
• European Association of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (EuroCALL)
• European Bureau for Lesser-Used Languages
• Instructional Technology Council (ITC)
• Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR)
• International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALLT)
• International Language Testing Association (ILTA)
• International Pragmatics Association (IPrA)
• International Reading Association
• International Society for Language Studies (ISLS)
• International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
• Linguistics Society of America (LSA)
• Modern Language Association of America (MLA)
• National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)
• National Association of District Supervisors of Foreign Languages (NADSFL)
• National Council for Languages and International Studies / Joint National Committee for Languages
• National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL)
• National Council of State Supervisors for Languages (NCSSFL)
• National Network for Early Language Learning (NNELL)
• Ontario Modern Language Teachers Association
• Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Regional Language Associations

• Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (CSCTFL)
• East Coast Organization of Language Testers (ECOLT)
• Greater Washington Association of Teachers of Foreign Languages (GWATFL)
• Mid-Atlantic Association for Language Learning Technology (MAALLT)
• MidWest Association for Language Learning Technology (MWALLT)
• National Capital Language Resource Center (NCLRC LTE)
• New England Regional Association for Language Learning Technology (NERALLT)
• North West Association of Learning Laboratories (NWALL)
• Northeast Association for Language Learning Technology (NEALLT)
• Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL)
• Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA)
• Pacific Northwest Conference on Foreign Languages (PNCFL)
• South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA)
• South Central Association for Language Learning Technology (SOCALLT)
• South Central Modern Language Association (SCMLA)
• South Eastern Association for Language Learning Technology (SEALL)
• Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT)
• SouthWest Association for Language Learning Technology (SWALLT)
• Southwest Conference on Language Teaching (SWCOLT)