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CILT, the National Centre for Languages seeks to inform, influence, and comment objectively on policy with relevance for languages and intercultural skills. CILT also researches, consults, and advises on (1) language policy; (2) education policy as it relates to languages and intercultural skills; and (3) policy in other fields (e.g. international trade, tourism, etc., where there is a need to make explicit the connection to languages and intercultural skills).

The purpose of the Language Testing Resources web site is to act as a reference guide to language testing related resources on the Internet by providing a history of, and links to, language testing related information, including publications that are freely available on other domains.

WestEd, a research, development, and service agency, works with education and other communities to promote excellence, achieve equity, and improve learning for children, youth, and adults.

The IATEFL Testing, Evaluation, and Assessment Special Interest Group (TEA-SIG) includes people who are interested in the process and product part of learning English as a second and foreign language, in testing, evaluation and assessment in ELT. The group's main focus includes international viewpoints on (1) classroom assessment, (2) classroom tests, (3) external standardized examinations, (4) evaluation of teaching, (5) evaluation of institutions and programs.

Since its inception in 1980, the AAUSC has worked (1) to promote, improve, and strengthen foreign language and second language instruction in the US; (2) to strengthen development programs for teaching assistants, teaching fellows, associate instructors, or their equivalents; (3) to promote research in second language acquisition and on the preparation and supervision of teaching assistants; and (4) to establish a forum for exchanging ideas, experiences, and materials among those concerned with language program direction.

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) academic disseminates knowledge by linking the work of TESOL-based academics to teachers, teacher-trainers, teacher-trainees, decision-makers and other researchers. TESOLacademic is an independent initiative intended to bridge theory and practice in TESOL. The website provides a global forum for people to talk about how their recently published research, or an aspect of it, impacts language pedagogy. All postings on their site have gone through a peer review process.

CRELLA assists scholars, examining boards, and government organizations with quality research and development in the areas of English language learning and assessment. A major area of the Center's activity is research into the nature of English language proficiency, and how methodologies can be improved to measure proficiency.

The Foreign Language Teaching Forum is an integrated service for FL teachers, who want to encourage communication, share, and collaborate at all levels. The broad discussion topics include foreign language teaching methods for any level of instruction in all languages. Specific areas of discussion include school/college articulation, training of student teachers, classroom activities, curriculum, and syllabus design. Students in teacher training programs, teachers both new and experienced, administrators, and other professionals interested in any aspect of foreign language teaching are invited to participate in discussions.

Giessen International Graduate Center for the Study of Culture (GCSC) started its activities in January 2007. It builds on the infrastructures and innovative program developed within the framework of the Giessen Graduate School for the Humanities (GGK). The GGK was established in 2001 in order to overcome the shortcomings of doctoral training at German universities and establish a permanent infrastructure for doctoral studies following the example of international graduate schools. It has implemented training strategies such as a clearly structured postgraduate curriculum, independent graduate research groups, a multi-track supervision and mentoring program and a career service.

Aqueduto (The Association for QUality EDUcation and Training Online) is a charitable organisation dedicated to: (1) evaluating blended and online training courses against a quality assurance framework; (2) representing providers of such courses in a crowded marketplace, varying in quality; and (3) helping professionals identify such courses, and enroll with confidence

FIPLV has the unique role of being the only international (NGO) association which reflects the interests and needs of teacher of all languages with a focus on languages per se. It unites international associations of teachers of English, Esperanto, French, German, Portuguese, and Russian, providing a forum in which representatives of these languages can share and derive benefits though the FIPLV World Council, the World Assembly, and ongoing collaboration. the goals of FIPLV include (1) the organization of professional development activities which address the perceived needs of language teachers; (2) the pro-active involvement of younger colleagues, encouraging them, building up their self-confidence, and motivating them to become part of a larger skilled international profession; (3) the active involvement of language teachers in international projects, such as the European Year of languages, 2001 Linguapax, UNESCO conferences, FIPLV publications and others; and (4) the organization of international and/or cross-cultural activities to bring language teachers together.

IRIS is a free, searchable, up- and downloadable collection of instruments, materials, and stimuli that are used to elicit data for research into second and foreign languages. This research includes investigations into the effectiveness of different types of experimental treatments and instructional techniques; linguistic development and how languages are learnt; the contexts in which second languages are used and learnt; and stakeholders' (learners', teachers', policy-makers') opinions about language use and how these impact teaching and learning.

American English is a resource center for teaching and learning about American English language and culture. The website provides a variety of engaging materials and resources for teachers' professional development and for students in the classroom. Both teachers and students will find new ways to practice English and learn more about the United States.

The mission of the National Education Policy Center is to produce and disseminate high-quality, peer-reviewed research to inform education policy discussions. The Center's belief is that the democratic governance of public education is strengthened when policies are based on sound evidence.

Humanizing Language Teaching (HLT) stores a rich archive of articles on various issues of language teaching and methodology as well as practical exercises aimed at primary kids, secondary teenagers and adult learners. More than half the contributions to HLT are from classroom language teachers. The editor, Hania Kryszewska, invites you to send in your exercises, activities, articles, poems and letters to enrich HLT: [email protected]. HLT readers are teachers looking for ideas and for those interested in teacher development, as well as candidates taking CELTA and DELTA courses, and those doing MA degrees in ELT or Master's in ESOL, who can find background reading for their assignments.

The NZALT is professional association of over 600 teachers of languages (other than English or Māori as first languages) from the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. The Association offers its members a nationwide network of committed and enthusiastic language teachers, support in the teaching and learning of languages, links with specialist language associations, regional meetings and in-service opportunities, professional development awards and ASIA 2000 funding assistance, biennial conference with national and international speakers, representation on official committees and panels, and advocacy on key issues.

The George Lucas Educational Foundation was created to address this issue the issue that children today are greatly influenced by technology. The foundation's vision is of a new world of learning, where kids and parents, teachers and administrators, policy makers and the people they serve, all are empowered to change education for the better; a place where schools have access to the same invaluable technology as businesses and universities -- where innovation is the rule, not the exception; a place where children become lifelong learners and develop the technical, cultural, and interpersonal skills to succeed in the twenty-first century; a place of inspiration, aspiration, and an urgent belief that improving education improves the world we live in. Edutopia is the tangible embodiment of that vision. Edutopia.org contains a deep archive of continually updated best practices, from classroom tips to recommendations for district-wide change. Allied with a dedicated audience that actively contributes success stories from the field, the foundation's mission relies on input and participation from schools and communities.

TESOL's mission is to develop and maintain professional expertise in English language teaching and learning for speakers of other languages worldwide. TESOL values professionalism in language education, individual language rights accessible, high quality education, collaboration in a global community, the interaction of research and reflective practice for educational improvement, and respect for diversity and multiculturalism.

UCIEP is committed to setting and achieving high standards in Intensive English Programs (IEPs), to educating institutions to the fact that adequate support of IEPs would lead to international students better prepared to succeed in their academic studies, and to providing a forum for IEP directors to exchange ideas, information and experiences. UCIEP mission is the advancement of professional standards and quality instruction in intensive English programs at universities and colleges in the United States.

The Pearson Foundation is an independent 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that aims to make a difference by promoting literacy, learning, and great teaching.