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Please join us on Tuesday, December 5 at 4 pm ET for ACTFL’s Not Your Typical Book Club. In this session, we will discuss Hancock, C., Adams, M. J. & Kissau, S. (2023) The relationship between proficiency-based instruction and student oral proficiency https://doi.org/10.1111/flan.12667. The authors will begin the session with an overview of the article. Then, we will move into small groups to discuss. No requirement to read the article in advance.

This is your chance to present at the world's premier educational event for language educators. Compelling proposals address the needs of today’s learners and educators by focusing on innovative programs, emerging trends, and research-informed practice. Deadline: Friday, January 26, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.

The application to become a certified AAPPL Rater is now open. AAPPL Raters are still needed for English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish. We have a large need for Spanish AAPPL Raters right now. Deadline: December 4, 2023.

ACTFL seeks an Editor for Foreign Language Annals (FLA), the association’s highly-respected, peer-reviewed quarterly scholarly journal. The desired start date for the Editor’s term is April 2024 following publication of the Spring 2024 issue. Deadline: December 15, 2023.

Apply to be an ACTFL Facilitator-in-Training (FIT)! Deadline to submit is Monday, February 12, 2024.

January 8 – February 11 | Live Zoom Sessions on January 18, February 1, February 3, February 4 | English/Mixed Languages Cohorts

February 5 – March 10 | Live Zoom Sessions on February 15, February 29, March 2, and March 3 | Chinese Cohort, Spanish Cohort, and English/Mixed Languages Cohorts