MATE aims to:
- Contribute to the improvement of the teaching of English in Morocco;
- Encourage contacts among teachers in Morocco on the one hand, and between these;
- Teachers and teachers of English in other countries on the other hand;
- Encourage research activities;
- MATE study days (all over the country);
- Annual conference (yearly);
- Regional mini-conferences (mainly by local branches);
- SIG (special interest group) colloquia;
- Colloquia on NGO management, quality of services etc.;
- Conferences on language planning, translation, etc; and
- Participation in regional and international conferences.