The ACTFL Awards Program recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of foreign language education.  Each fall, the ACTFL President chooses chairs for each of the committees. Chairs, in turn, select additional ACTFL members to serve on the committee.  Awards and nomination procedures are announced and candidates' names are solicited through announcements in ACTFL publications and through letters to ACTFL member organizations each year.  The results of the selections are announced at the ACTFL Annual Meeting and in the January issue of The Language Educator.

Learn more about the following awards:

• ACTFL Edwin Cudecki Award for Support for Language Education (Deadline has passed)
• ACTFL-MLJ Emma Marie Birkmaier Award for Doctoral Dissertation Research in Foreign Language Education
  Did you write/complete a dissertation in 2011 or 2012 that dealt with language learning or teaching, teacher preparation, curriculum development, evaluation, or any field directly related to second or foreign language education?

• ACTFL Award for Excellence in Foreign Language Instruction Using Technology with IALLT (K-12)
  Have you integrated the use of technology into foreign language courses? Have at least 5 years of classroom experience in K-12? Evidence should include objectives and specific strategies using technology that contribute to the attainment of the course goals within the framework of the National Standards for Foreign Languages.
   
• ACTFL/Cengage Learning Faculty Development Programs Award for Excellence in Foreign Language Instruction Using Technology with IALLT (Postsecondary)
  Have you integrated the use of technology into foreign language courses? Have at least 5 years of classroom experience in Post-Secondary? Evidence should include objectives and specific strategies using technology that contribute to the attainment of the course goals within the framework of the National Standards for Foreign Languages.
   
• ACTFL-NYSAFLT Anthony Papalia Award for Excellence in Teacher Education
  Are you a language educator who has demonstrated excellence in the preparation and continuing education of teachers for the profession? Provide evidence in the following areas; teaching, research, service, educating current and future professionals, and recognition.
   
• ACTFL-MLJ Paul Pimsleur Award for Research in Foreign Language Education
  Are you an author of an outstanding research article with the potential to impact language learning or teaching in foreign language or second language education field published in 2012?
   
• ACTFL Florence Steiner Award for Leadership in Foreign Language Education (K-12)
  Do you have confirmation of excellence in foreign language teaching? Evidence should include, service to the school, community, and state, as well as to state, regional, and national professional organizations? At least 5 years of teaching experience in K-12?
   
• ACTFL Wilga Rivers Award for Leadership in Foreign Language Education (Postsecondary)
  Do you have confirmation of excellence in teaching? Evidence should include, service to the school, community, and state, as well as to state, regional, and national professional organizations? At least 5 years of teaching experience in Post-Secondary?
   
• ACTFL Melba D. Woodruff Award for Exemplary Elementary Foreign Language Program
  Is your Elementary Foreign Language Program exemplary? Been in place for at least 5 years, curriculum aligned with the “5 Cs” of the national standards, able to provide evidence of highly qualified teachers, advocating for early language learning and student success?
   
• ACTFL Nelson Brooks Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Culture
  Are you a language educator who has contributed significantly to the teaching of culture in the foreign language classroom? Can you provide evidence of the impact over an extended period of time and have influenced large numbers of individuals?