Alexandria, VA — The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) has been honored with a Silver Award in Convention Promotion Package category in Association TRENDS’ 2013 All-Media Contest. It was one of nearly 470 entries in the association publications contest.

Orlando, FL – The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) is pleased to announce the 2014 National Language Teacher of the Year Award has been awarded to Linda Egnatz, a Spanish language teacher from Lincoln-Way Community High School in Frankfort, IL and a member of the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. The award presentation was held during the Opening General Session of the 2013 ACTFL Convention & World Languages Expo in Orlando, FL.
 

Alexandria, VA – Instilling a global mindset is one of the most important things parents can do for their children – and for the long-term success of our country – according to Stacie Nevadomski Berdan and Marshall S. Berdan, husband-wife coauthors of RAISING GLOBAL CHILDREN (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL); 2013; $15.95).

Alexandria, VA (October 11, 2013) — The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages is proud to announce the launch of a collaborative project with the European Centre for Modern Languages of the Council of Europe (ECML).  The central aim of the project is to determine what student and initial teachers consider to be good practices in foreign language teaching. The project involves student teachers and initial teachers of languages in the USA and throughout Europe observing foreign language classes and documenting ‘indicators’ of good practices in specific areas.