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KSAALT was created in 2006 and it is entering its 6th year 2011 – 2012. We aim to provide English Language and English-as-a-medium-of-instruction teachers with monthly professional development seminars and an environment for social networking. The seminars vary in topic from workshops on methods and techniques directly applicable to classroom teaching and on academic or pedagogical teaching issues. Our monthly presenters vary from members sharing their knowledge or invited international guests notable in the TEFL / TESL field. KSAALT is proud to be a sister organization of such distinguished regional TESOL affiliates as TESOL Arabia, TESOL Egypt, TESOL Qatar and the English Language Association of Turkey. Many KSAALT members are also members of TESOL and other affiliates in the region and in their home countries.
TESOL Greece is an independent, volunteer, non-profit professional association for teachers of English as a foreign language and other ELT professionals working in Greece. TESOL Greece is a TESOL Inc affiliate and an IATEFL associate. (Affiliates: TESOL Worldwide Affiliate Directory, IATEFL Associate Members) TESOL Greece currently has about 600 members, including teachers, teacher trainers, university students and staff, directors of study, school owners, publishers, writers, editors, researchers and consultants. Anybody who is involved in English teaching in Greece can join TESOL Greece.
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.
ELTA Serbia—English Language Teachers’ Association is a non-governmental, non-profit organization affiliated to IATEFL (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language) and TESOL (Teachers of English to speakers of other languages). ELTA brings together primary and secondary English teachers, teachers working in higher education, language schools, students of English, all language professionals and professionals-to-be interested in ensuring excellence in English language teaching.
Peru TESOL operates through a National Executive Board of Directors for, among other things, organizing events, publications and membership. But we also have Regional Executive Directors and Regional Delegates throughout Peru, who keep us informed of the needs of their Regions. Membership is open to all people interested in providing English instruction to speakers of other languages. When you join Peru TESOL, you join other professionals who seek to advance the study of English as a second or foreign language and of standard English as a second language. Membership is for the calendar year, January through December. As a member, you will receive the Peru TESOL newsletter as well as information and registration materials for conferences and workshops organized by Peru TESOL. Individuals who pay their dues at the Peru TESOL National Convention may apply their dues to membership for the following calendar year. Peru TESOL also provides professional growth and leadership opportunities for members. As a member, you could serve on a planning board, work with a special interest group, assist with conferences or regional meetings, or serve on the Executive Board.
http://www.tesol-france.org/index.php
TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) France, an affiliate of TESOL Inc. and IATEFL, is a non-profit organization of teachers of English in France run entirely by volunteers. Its purposes are to stimulate professional development, to disseminate information about research, books and other materials related to English, and to strengthen instruction and research.
NileTESOL is a professional association for all those individuals who are actively involved in the development of the teaching of English and in teaching content in English in Egypt and globally. NileTESOL operates as a part of the English Studies Division of the School of Continuing Education at the American University in Cairo through a Board of Directors from the EFL community in Egypt. Members of the Board serve as volunteers on a rotating basis.
http://www.braztesol.org.br/site/view.asp?p=1
Founded in 1986, BRAZ-TESOL is Brazil’s largest association of teachers of English to speakers of other languages. A not-for-profit organization with a membership of over 2,000 professionals, BRAZ-TESOL is an affiliate of TESOL International (US), IATEFL (UK) and a member of Southern Cone TESOL (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay).
NATECLA (National Association for Teaching English and other Community Languages to Adults) is the national forum and professional organization for ESOL teachers. NATECLA fosters the following values:
- Independence and professionalism in language education;
- Support for ESOL and community languages practitioners and learners;
- High quality, relevant training opportunities, both locally and nationally;
- Respect for diversity and multilingualism;
- Expert advice to government bodies and other agencies; and
- Campaigns which promote and protect ESOL and community languages.
The Mexican Association of Teachers of English, A. C. is a professional academic association which seeks to develop in its members, as well as in non-members, the highest standards for teaching English to speakers of other languages so that their students can communicate effectively in all the diverse situations in which they may find themselves. The objectives of the Mexican Association of Teachers of English are to:
- Promote the professional development of English teachers;
- Assist teachers in updating their teaching methodology and in expanding their repertoire of teaching techniques in all areas of ELT;
- Promote research in the field of Applied Linguistics in the area of English Language Teaching;
- Disseminate, through its professional publications, the results of research and a discussion of classroom practices; and
- Create, through Academic Saturdays, and Regional and National Conventions, an ongoing forum for training and professional development in the area of ELT.
LEVENDE Talen (Living Languages) aims to:
• Provide and develop language teaching in all living languages in a broad sense;
• Provide a platform for language teachers; and
• Represent interests of language teachers.
To achieve these goals, LEVENDE Talen organizes seminars and conferences on language teaching, informs its members about news and developments in the field with these magazines Levende Talen Magazine and Levende Talen Tijdschrift, via newsletters, via the website and via social media LinkedIn and Twitter.
BELTA was founded in 1984 under the sponsorship of the Asia Foundation and was an active forum for more than a decade during which it provided a robust direction to the English Language teaching community through its various programs, particularly at the grassroots level. During the decade following its establishment, BELTA published 8 Journals, and a regularly bi-annual Newsletter. It arranged several national seminars and 2 international conferences. BELTA members established links with overseas teaching organizations. Some of the members attended and presented papers at conferences (Thai TESOL, SPELT-Pakistan and the Languages in Education Conference in Hong Kong). Most importantly, it arranged several regional teacher training workshops for grassroot-level teachers in state schools in collaboration with the government. Then for several years during the nineties, BELTA unfortunately remained dormant.
Thailand TESOL, or ThaiTESOL for short, is a professional non-profit and non-political organization under the patronage of H.R.H. Princess Galyani Vadhana Krom Luang Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra. Its purposes are to strengthen English Language education at all levels, to undertake research in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages, to offer scholarships, to disseminate information, and to cooperate in appropriate ways with other groups having similar concerns. Thailand TESOL is composed of volunteers who are teachers of English at all types of educational institutions in Thailand. It is organized into twenty-three member executive committee comprises the last two past presidents, the five officers (President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer), six member-at-large, the chairpersons of the Special Interest Groups (SIGs), and local affiliate presidents, Thailand TESOL has four affiliates located in Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Roi-et, and Hat Yai. In addition, there are invited committee members from various organizations i.e. RELO, the British Council, AUA, etc.
SATEFL is a non-profit-making association with a membership drawn from a wide spectrum, from trainee teachers of EFL / ESOL, practitioners of EFL / ESOL and teachers and students of applied linguistics. It aims to provide a forum in Scotland for talks and workshops presented by both local members and speakers from further afield. 4 events are organized per year across Scotland, which focus on staff development and new things in the industry. Topics covered include reading skills, using IT in the classroom and teaching young learners.
http://www.hupe.hr/index.php/en/
HUPE (Croatian Association of Teachers of English) is a professional association of people who are involved in ELT. It was set up in June 1992. As a vibrant professional association, it is continually evolving to meet its members’ interests and needs in the range of activities that it undertakes. The aims of HUPE are:
- To promote and support the teaching of English and teacher education;
- To promote professional collegiality and cooperation on national and international level;
- To foster the exchange of ideas, resources, information and experiences amongst language teachers;
- To disseminate information about language learning;
- To provide teachers with opportunities for continuous professional development;
- To provide a consultative service for language teachers;
- To provide benefits for members;
- To establish and maintain contacts with international organizations;
- To organize lectures, meetings, workshops, study groups, conferences;
- To start projects related to language teaching, education and culture;
- To represent language teachers in dealing with government and other official bodies on professional matters; and
- To benefit English language teachers to raise the level of professionalism through ELT.
BETA, established 1991 in Sofia, has 23 years of good practice with 23 national conferences (the 24th conference underway) and over 100 active members. BETA also works with teacher training institutions, the Ministry of Education and Science, British Council, Bulgaria, U.S. Embassy, Sofia, major Bulgarian and international publishers and other interested NGOs and individuals. BETA members are English teaching professionals from all educational sectors in Bulgaria – primary, secondary and tertiary, both state and private, teacher trainers and student teachers of English.
The Honduran English Language Teachers Association was founded on November 2014 with funding by the U.S. State Department Alumni Innovation Engagement Fund (AEIF). Its mission is to provide quality educational training and varied opportunities for networking to promote ELT improvement throughout Honduras. The association’s vision is to empower English teachers in Honduras pedagogically and methodologically in order to create a country where English is taught through quality instruction and best practices and is available and accessible everywhere and to everyone in Honduras.
The association’s mission and vision is based on the following guiding principles:
- Learning: HELTA Honduras TESOL aims to address the needs of learners, hence it focuses on learner-centered approaches to training.
- Collaboration: HELTA Honduras TESOL believes professionals reach success through collaboration which is is why networks and connections are at the core of what they do.
- Best Practices: Since part of the association’s mission is to make teaching relevant to its learners’ needs and interests, the organizations seeks to utilize best practices in its training programs that can be modified to fit each context in Honduras.
- Empowerment: HELTA Honduras TESOL strives to include in its programs activities that generate innovation, creativity, and stir curiosity in teachers so that it can promote change and empowerment in teachers.
The Far Eastern English Language Teachers’ Association (FEELTA) is a professional organization founded in 1995. Its mission is to strengthen the teaching and learning of English in the Russian Far East, to promote the professional development of EFL teachers, to support networking with colleagues all over the world, and to give access to the latest EFL resources. FEELTA headquarters is in the Institute of Foreign Languages, Far Eastern National University, Vladivostok. Today FEELTA is an organization of 500 members. There are currently 7 FEELTA posts in the Russian Far East: in Blagoveshchensk, Birobijan, Khabarovsk, Komsomolsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Ussuriysk, and Vladivostok (FEELTA headquarters). These posts provide ELT professionals with information and support within their geographical areas.
https://sites.google.com/site/metankc/
META, the Mauritania English Teacher Association, is a professional network for teachers of English in Mauritania. The association is open to all teachers of English and welcomes everyone, including private tutors, public school teachers, higher education professors, ministerial inspectors, and instructors from private centers. META functions as an organization to facilitate communication and contact between English teachers throughout Mauritania by holding monthly meetings, sharing methodology and publications, hosting conferences, and communicating via website and email.
IATEFL Ukraine was founded as a non-profitable organization of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language the Headquarters of which are in Great Britain. Due to the official registration of IATEFL Ukraine the date of foundation can be considered 1993. IATEFL Ukraine branch is based on principle of each members’ initiative. Any activity of the organization is free and is supported by each members’ freewill. Since the date of its foundation, IATEFL Ukraine has been running a number of various ELT projects aimed at supporting Education Reform in the country and developing ELT professional networks because the main goals of the organization are as follows:
- Enhancement of English teaching at schools, colleges and higher educational establishments in Ukraine;
- Strengthening of cross-cultural awareness of Ukrainian students of different age groups;
- Expanding and sharing of teaching experience in the area of languages;
- Participation of teachers and trainers, members of IATEFL in concept programs creation, development and implementation;
- Assistance and supporting of local English teachers community within different regions of Ukraine; and
- Cooperation with other educational organizations and representatives of publishing houses.
