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Finalists Announced for ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year
Five Regional Language Teachers of the Year are finalists for the 2023 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year. The award will be announced at the Opening General Session of the ACTFL 2022 Convention in Boston, MA on Friday, November 18, 2022.
ACTFL to Launch National Foundation Endeavor
During its annual Convention & World Languages Expo to be held in Boston, November 18-20, 2022, ACTFL will celebrate with members, language advocates, and the world the launch of the Language Connects Foundation (LCF), a national not-for-profit and philanthropic organization created to uplift language educators and champion language education.
ALIRA has Launched for 2022-23 Academic Year
ACTFL and Language Testing International (LTI), the exclusive licensee of ACTFL assessments, are proud to announce that the ACTFL Latin Interpretive Reading Assessment (ALIRA) is now available for 2022-23 with updated content.
Joint Statement on Sustainable Systems for Quality Teaching
The US education system—with its promise to educate all—has been a model for the world, but it faces unprecedented challenges. The teacher shortage has recently received national attention, but the issue has been building for years. It affects some regions more than others; districts that serve rural areas and/or low-income pupils; and specific subject matter. Some states have responded by lowering the qualifications for individuals to be employed as teachers.
ACTFL Selects 2022 Research Grant Recipients
ACTFL is pleased to announce the 2022 awardees of the ACTFL Research Priorities grants. Each project either initiates a new research study, supports or expands a study underway, or explores an emerging research area connected to one or more Research Priority areas. The studies were selected after a thorough review by an expert review panel. The selected studies will each receive a grant of up to $3800, with $2500 payable upon acceptance and the remaining $1300 upon receipt of a final report and article submission to Foreign Language Annals (FLA).
AAPPL Form for 2021-22 Academic Year Available September 15
ACTFL and Language Testing International (LTI), the exclusive licensee of ACTFL assessments, are proud to announce the launch of this year’s ACTFL Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages (AAPPL) on September 15, 2021.
The 2022-23 AAPPL will be Available on September 15
ACTFL and Language Testing International (LTI), the exclusive licensee of ACTFL assessments, are proud to announce the launch of the 2022-23 ACTFL Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages (AAPPL) on September 15, 2022.
ACTFL Selects Daniel Ferguson as Inaugural FLA Graduate Diversity Publications Intern
ACTFL is pleased to announce the first Foreign Language Annals (FLA) Graduate Diversity Publications Intern for May 2022-April 2023, Daniel Ferguson. A former Fulbright teaching assistant, Mr. Ferguson is a language teacher with over ten years of experience teaching German and English in the US and Austria.
Coming in September AAPPL Form E for Elementary Learners of French
ACTFL and Language Testing International (LTI), the exclusive licensee of ACTFL assessments, are pleased to announce that the ACTFL Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages (AAPPL) Form E will be available for French, effective September 15, 2022.
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