ACTFL Seeking Feedback on Revised Standards

The ACTFL Program Standards for the Preparation of Foreign Language Teachers that were developed in 2002 in collaboration with the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) are now due for revision. ACTFL is now seeking feedback on the newly revised draft document. Read the document and provide feedback.



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A Decade of Foreign Language Standards: Impact, Influence, and Future Directions

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National Language Service Corps

The National Language Service Corps is a new initiative to create a network of Americans with foreign language skills, willing to help the country in times of need. Do you speak Hindi, Hausa, Indonesian, Mandarin Chinese, Marshallese, Russian, Somali, Swahili, Thai, or Vietnamese?

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Make your opinion known on key language education issues. Now taking responses to questions for August and October!

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NEW! Alignment of the National Standards for Learning Languages
with the Common Core State Standards
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NEW! Newly Revised ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines with Annotated Samples Now Available!
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NEW! ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2012 –
Arabic Annotations and Samples
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NEW! View PPT slides from Yo Azama's Teacher of the Year presentation at this year's Central States conference.

The Language Educator
The award-winning ACTFL member magazine written for, by and about language educators of all languages and levels of instruction.

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ACTFL's Mission:  To provide vision, leadership and support for quality teaching and learning of languages.

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Welcome to the Home page for the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, a national organization dedicated to the improvement and expansion of the teaching and learning of all languages at all levels of instruction throughout the U.S. ACTFL and its affiliated organizations represent the educators who are committed to building language proficiency from kindergarten students through adult learners. We provide advocacy, professional development opportunities, resources and opportunities for members to interact and share ideas and experiences.

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