ACTFL
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
African-American Students
Welcome to the ACTFL AAS SIG!
The AAS SIG offers a network for educators of world languages (of all ethnicities). We are dedicated to promoting world languages amongst African American students. AAS allows us to coalesce, share our successes, learn from our challenges and pave the road for those who will come behind us.
Vision: To promote world language study amongst African-American students.
- To provide a public forum and a network for the discussion of issues relating to African American students and their needs as language learners.
- To promote educational access for African American students
- To promote enrollment and retention of African American language learners
- To promote African-heritage content in courses and instructional materials
- To promote curriculum reform
- To promote publications related to the AAS mission
- To create a strategic plan to increase African American attendance at the ACTFL
Organizational Structure:
The AAS SIG is organized with the following officers:
Vice-Chair: LaTricea Adams
Secretary: Cassandra Glynn
Past Chair: Tamari Jenkins
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| Read minutes from previous SIG business meetings. | Access the AAS SIG Online Community eGroup. | View links of interest to AAS SIG members. |
Communication:
The AAS SIG formerly communicated via a listserve. Although periodical announcements will be disseminated, SIGs are now transitioning to Discussion Boards that are accessed through the ACTFL website. It requires SIG members to register for the discussion board and check it regularly for announcements. Until the majority of members are registered, the AAS SIG will continue to send out emails to members.
In addition, the AAS SIG will post a newsletter on the website. This will keep members abreast. There is a wealth of information related to the AAS SIG mission at www.weboaal.com.
Krishauna Hines-Gaither, AAS SIG Chair
Salem College
P.O. Box 10548
Winston-Salem, NC 27108
hinesk@salem.edu
Membership:
If you are already a member of ACTFL and wish to join the African-American Students SIG, please click here. There is a $5.00 yearly fee.
For additional information on Membership, please contact:
Jaime Bernstein (jbernstein@actfl.org)
ACTFL SIGS
1001 N. Fairfax St., Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
