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The <strong>American</strong> <strong>Council</strong> on the Teaching of Foreign Languages connects more than 12,000 of your top colleagues to the news, information, and tools they need to succeed. Make a smart investment in your career. Join ACTFL Today! Members enjoy discount prices on ACTFL events and products, access to online resources, FREE subscriptions to our magazine and journal—and so much more! For more information, visit www.actfl.org or call ACTFL Membership at (703) 894-2900. Basic Dues Unless stipulated below, all members receive full membership benefits and the prices listed cover one membership year. ACTFL memberships are NOT transferable. Regular Membership Individuals currently employed in foreign language education. Price: $75 (one year), $140 (two years), $201 (three years) Adjunct/Part-Time Educators Individuals spending less than 50% of their total employment or less than 20 hours a week instructing or administering languages. Price: $50 New Teacher Membership Individuals currently employed within the first two years of their first teaching contract, for a maximum of two years. Price: $50 Student Membership Individuals currently enrolled in a language and/or teacher training degree program or state recognized teacher certification program. Eligible for length of studies, must provide expected completion date. Price: $25 Multi-Year Membership and Fees Only regular members may join for multiple years at a discount. All other categories may join for multiple years by multiplying the dues amount by the number of years wishing to join. Additional Fees International Fee Required for all non-U.S. mailing addresses. Fee is per year for each year of membership. Price: $20/year Joint Membership Fee Provides membership benefits for a second family member or domestic partner residing at the same home address as another ACTFL member. Joint members receive one set of publications, but duplicates of all other member benefits. Price: $20/year Donation optional Discover Languages . . . Discover the World! ® is ACTFL’s sustained public awareness campaign to build understanding among the public, the business community, and the government of the importance of learning languages. Efforts such as this will lead to increased funding for language programs, expanded language programs, increased cultural understanding, and increased job opportunities for language educators. Special Interest Groups Optional – additional fee required ACTFL members are eligible for one FREE Special Interest Group (SIG) membership. Additional SIG memberships are $5/year per SIG. Multi-year members should multiply each SIG fee accordingly. (For example: add $10 per SIG if you are registering for a two-year ACTFL membership plan.) Price: $5/year per SIG Special Interest Groups African-<strong>American</strong> Students – provides a public forum for the discussion of issues relating to African-<strong>American</strong> students and their needs as language learners. Arabic – serves as a network for communication and information sharing among Arabic language and culture instructors. Community Colleges – provides leadership and cohesiveness to the teaching of foreign languages at the community college level. Distance Learning – provides a forum for the discussion of strategies, program models, and the many challenges facing distance learning educators. Film (Cinema) – seeks to respond to the increasing interest in and use of films in language instruction, acquisition, and assessment. Heritage Languages – represents the concerns of the heritage languages teaching community and provides them a network for communication. Immersion – expands opportunities for dialogue, information exchange, professional development, and research initiatives among dual language/ immersion educators. Korean – provides a forum for discussion about teaching Korean and provides teachers an active networking system. Language Learning for Children (LLC) – promotes and supports early language programs in the U.S. through advocacy, networking, and articulation. Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs) – promotes knowledge and awareness about LCTLs and provides a forum for teachers to discuss learning needs, best practices, and policy developments. Modern Greek – provides a forum for the Modern Greek language and culture teaching community. Portuguese – promotes and supports Portuguese programs in the U.S. through advocacy, networking, and articulation. Research – highlights the importance of the research process among the ACTFL membership, while also providing a forum at the ACTFL Convention for the discussion and presentation of research pieces. Small German Programs – promotes discussion of the issues and opportunities surrounding small German programs at colleges and universities. Spanish for Native Speakers (SNS) – concerned with the teaching and learning of Spanish for individuals who have a home background in the language. Teacher Development – provides a forum for the discussion of foreign language teacher preparation, both at the preservice and in-service levels. Teaching and Learning of Culture – encourages a better understanding of the teaching of culture and its place in the foreign language curriculum. <strong>American</strong> <strong>Council</strong> on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Payment Remittance Address: P.O. Box 34949, Alexandria, VA 22334-0949 Phone: (703) 894-2900 • Fax: (703) 894-2905 • E-mail: membership@actfl.org • Web: www.actfl.org Revised 08/15/12
Save the Date ACTFL is coming to Orlando in 2013! Pre-Convention Workshops on Thursday, November 21 Registration and Housing will open in early spring 2013. Visit www.actfl.org for all Convention information and program updates! Please join us at The annual convention of the <strong>American</strong> <strong>Council</strong> on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) will be Friday, November 22 through Sunday, November 24, 2013 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The ACTFL Convention, where learning comes alive, features over 600 educational sessions covering a wide spectrum of the language profession, as well as more than 250 exhibiting companies showcasing the latest products and services for you and your students. The ACTFL Convention is an international event bringing together over 6,000 attendees from all languages, levels and assignments within the profession.
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