PROFESSIONAL BODIES AND HUBS
Updated January 2010
CILT (National Centre for Languages).This is a key hub for a number of UK inititiatives and forums.
The Standards Site. Here is the official place to keep up with UK government's DCSF (Department for Children, Schools and Families) initiatives. The site includes schemes of work for modern languages.
Teachernet is not specifically languages-related, but is a good starting point for searches regarding government policies, management, research, school policies and so on.
QCA. The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. "We develop and modernise the curriculum, assessments, examinations and qualifications."
Association for Language Learning is the major subject association for language teachers in the UK.
Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies.
Routes into Languages.
Specialist Schools and Academies Trust. There is a specialist Language College section for which you have to register.
The Society for French Studies.
Modern Foreign Languages Environment (Scot) is Scotland's hub, part of Curriculum for Excellence.
Scottish Association for Language Teaching.
Glow (Scot). "Glow is the world's first national intranet for education." You have to live in Scotland to sign up and share resources.
SQA (Scottish Qualifications Authority).
Scottish CILT (Scot). A national centre for information on language teaching and research based at Strathclyde University.
IRELAND
French Teachers' Association. The hub for Irish teachers of French.
USA
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.
American Association of Teachers of French. Its aims are here.
Modern Language Association.
International Asociation for Language Teaching Technology.
CANADA
Ontario Modern Language Teachers' Association.
The Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers.
LangCanada. This is essentially a links site.
Saskatchewan Association of Teachers of French.
NEW ZEALAND
French (New Zealand) is the main hub for teachers of French in New Zealand.
AUSTRALIA
Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations (AFMLTA Inc.).
Modern Languages Teacher's Association of New South Wales.
Association of French Teachers in Victoria.
Modern Language Teachers' Association of Victoria.
The Modern Language Teachers' Association of Queensland Inc..
French Teachers Association of Western Australia.
Modern Language Teachers Association of Western Australia (Incorporated).
South Australian French Teachers Association Inc..
Modern Language Teachers Association of South Australia.
Australian Society for French Studies.
EUROPEAN UNION
European Centre for Modern Langiages.
The Council of Europe site has the Common European Framework of Reference: Learning, Teaching, Assessment.
Lingu@net Europa.
OTHER NATIONS
Hong Kong Association of French Teachers (HK).
Association of Indian Teachers of French (Ind).
Latvian Association of French Language Teachers (Latvia).
Fédération Internationale des professeurs de français (Fr).
FLE Asso (Fr).