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The Language Educator Magazine Wins 2014 APEX Award for Excellence - 06/11/2014

Alexandria, VA—The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) is proud to announce that its magazine, The Language Educator, won 2014 APEX Awards for Excellence in the Magazine Series category for the November 2013, January 2014, and February 2014 issues. TLE was entered in this category specifically to showcase its theme series. TLE has won APEX Awards for individual issues twice before.

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ACTFL Announces New Proficiency Assessments Summer Institute at BYU - 02/12/2014

To address the ever-increasing professional development needs of the language education community, ACTFL has created the ACTFL Proficiency Assessments Summer Institute. This event will be hosted by Brigham Young University on June 17-20. Taking place in the heart of the beautiful BYU campus in Provo, Utah, ACTFL is offering an extensive array of workshop options.

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ACTFL Announces Phase III of the Research Priorities Project - 02/07/2014

Alexandria, VA – The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) is pleased to announce Phase III of its ongoing Research Priorities Project. The purpose of Phase III of the ACTFL Research Priorities Project is to support empirical research projects or dissertation studies on five priority areas that are currently critical to improving foreign language education:

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ACTFL Announces Writing Proficiency Test Rater Training Workshop - 02/03/2014

Alexandria, VA – The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) is proud to announce an important collaboration with The Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management & International Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. The Lauder Institute will be hosting an on-site ACTFL Writing Proficiency Test Rater Training Workshop on March 29-30 on their campus in Philadelphia. The ACTFL Writing Proficiency Test (WPT) is a standardized test for the global assessment of functional writing ability in a language.

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ACTFL/CAEP Program Standards for the Preparation of Foreign Language Teachers Approved - 01/22/2014

Alexandria, VA — On December 13, 2013, ACTFL’s revised ACTFL/CAEP Program Standards for the Preparation of Foreign Language Teachers were approved by the Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) State Partnerships and Content Areas Committee. These standards are a revision of the formerly approved 2002 standards, and have been developed by a grass-roots effort over the last two years.

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NCSSFL and ACTFL Announce Publication of Can-Do Statements - 01/02/2014

Alexandria, VA — The National Council of State Supervisors for Languages (NCSSFL) and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) collaborated to create a new document to help language learners know “how” and “how well” they should be able to use language in an instructional setting (classroom, online, or independent learning) across five major levels (Novice through Distinguished).

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ACTFL Wins the Silver Award in the Convention Promotion Package category in Association TRENDS 2013 All-Media Contest - 12/13/2013

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.

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ACTFL Announces New At-Large Board Members for 2014 - 11/22/2013

Orlando, FL—The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) announced the election of two new at-large Board Members at its Opening General Session during the 2013 ACTFL Annual Convention & World Languages Expo, in Orlando, FL.

Aleidine (Ali) Moeller of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Juan Carlos Morales of the Delaware Department of Education were elected by the ACTFL membership in the most recent Board Elections. Both will begin their three year terms on the ACTFL Board on January 1, 2014.

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ACTFL Announces New President-Elect for 2014 - 11/22/2013

Orlando, FL – The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) announced the 2014 President-Elect of the organization during the Opening General Session of its Annual Convention & World Languages Expo, November 22, in Orlando, FL.

Jacqueline Bott Van Houten was elected by the ACTFL membership in the most recent Board Election held in October.

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ACTFL Announces the 2014 National Language Teacher of the Year - 11/22/2013

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.
 

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