Professional Organizations
Below is a list of professional associations and programs that are
centered around language and/or culture, or have a major international/intercultural
division within the organization. The list is divided into national
and international organizations, and organizations local to the
University of Minnesota and its surrounding community. Most of the
organizations listed have periodical publications, conference announcements,
and other resources available.
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In addition, a good reference is the Encyclopedia of Associations
(domestic and international volumes), which is published by Gale
Research and is updated yearly. Gale Research also publishes many
of the reference books which list professional language/culture
associations and organizations including:
- Encyclopedia of Information Systems and Services
- Encyclopedic Directory of Ethnic Newspapers and Periodicals
in the U.S.
- Guide to Black Organizations
- Guide to Hispanic Organizations
- Guide to Multicultural Resources
- International Organizations
- International Research Centers Directory
- Minority Organizations: A National Directory
- Native American Directory
For more information on Gale Research publications see their website:
http://www.galegroup.com
National and International Organizations
American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)
AATF National Headquarters
Mailcode 4510
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL 62901-4510
Phone: 618-453-5731
Fax: 618-453-5733
E-mail: abrate@siu.edu
Website: http://www.frenchteachers.org
The largest national association of French teachers in the
world with nearly 10,000 members. |
American Association of Teachers of German
112 Haddontowne Court, # 104
Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034-3668
Phone: 856-795-5553
Fax: 856-795-9398
E-mail: headquarters@aatg.org
Website: http://www.aatg.org/
With over 6,500 members, the AATG is for teachers of German
at all levels of instruction and all those interested in the
teaching of German. |
The American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European
Languages
Patricia L. Zody
Executive Director, AATSEEL
P.O. Box 569
Beloit, WI 53512
Phone: 608-361-9697
Email:aatsteel@sbcglobal.net
Website: http://clover.slavic.pitt.edu/~aatseel/index.html
The American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European
Languages exists to advance the study and promote the teaching
of Slavic and East European languages, literatures, and cultures
on all educational levels, elementary through graduate school.
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American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)
900 Ladd Road
Walled Lake, MI 48390
Greeley, CO 80639
Phone: 248-960-2180
Fax: 970-351-1095
Email:AATSPoffice@aatsp.org
Website: http://www.aatsp.org/
Since its inception in 1917, the American Association of Teachers
of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) has promoted the study and
teaching of Hispanic, Luso-Brazilian, and other related languages,
literatures, and cultures at all levels. |
American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR)
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700.
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-833-7522
Fax: 202-833-7523
E-mail: general@actr.org
http://www.actr.org
ACTR is devoted to improving education, professional training,
and research in Russian-speaking countries. The organization
also disseminates information about Russian-speaking countries
and the many non-Russian cultures thriving in central and
eastern Europe and Eurasia. ACTR has worked to advance research,
training, and materials development in both the Russian and
English languages and to strengthen communication between
scholars and educators in language, literature, and area studies
in the United States and the former Soviet Union. |
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
1001 N. Fairfax St., Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-894-2900
Email:headquarters@actfl.org
Website: http://www.actfl.org
The only national organization dedicated to the improvement
and expansion of the teaching and learning of all languages
at all levels of instruction. ACTFL is an individual membership
organization of more than 7,000 foreign language educators
and administrators from elementary through graduate education,
as well as government and industry. |
AFS
AFS International
71 West 23rd St
6th Floor
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 212-807-8686
Fax: 212-299-9090
Email:
info@afs.org
AFS U.S. office
One Whitehall
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10004
Phone: 212-299-9000
Fax: 503-241-1653
Email: afsinfo@afs.org
Website: http://usa.afs.org
AFS is the most experienced high school exchange organization
in the world. Find out what it's like to live abroad, host
a student and volunteer with AFS. You can talk with AFSers,
as well as read articles about and see pictures of their AFS
experiences. |
American Forum for Global Education
120 Wall Street, Suite 2600
New York, NY 10005
Phone: (212) 624-1300
Email: AFGlobalEd@aol.com
Website: http://www.globaled.org
The mission of this organization is to promote the education
of American youth for responsible citizenship in an increasingly
interconnected and rapidly changing world. |
American Management Associations
1601 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
Phone(s): (212) 586-8100 • 1-800-262-9699 • 212-903-8168
Website: http://www.amanet.org
The American Management Association (AMA) is the world's leading
membership-based management development organization. AMA
offers a full range of business education and management development
programs for individuals and organizations in Europe, the
Americas and Asia. |
Association of Teachers of Japanese (ATJ)
University of Colorado
Campus Box 279, McKenna 16
Boulder, CO 80309-0279
Phone: 303-492-5487
Fax: 303-492-5856
Email: atj@colorado.edu
Website: www.atj.org
ATJ is an international organization dedicated to teaching
and scholarship in the fields of Japanese language, linguistics,
literature, film, and other aspects of Japanese culture. ATJ
seeks to foster contact and information exchange among teachers
and other professionals at all levels of education, government,
and business. It holds an annual meeting in conjunction with
the Association for Asian Studies. |
Council on International Education Exchange (CIEE)
300 Fore Street
Portland, ME 04101
Phone: 1-207-533-4000
Website: http://www.ciee.org
Council's International Study Programs Division (ISP) offers
educational programs abroad for students and faculty. In addition,
ISP is responsible for the Annual Conference, a major annual
event for professionals in international educational exchange
and for the publication of the Journal of Studies in International
Educational Exchange, which provides a forum for noteworthy
scholarship and provocative thinking about efforts to provide
quality international educational exchange programs. |
Educators for Social Responsibility
23 Garden Street Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: (617) 492-1764
Email: educators@esrnational.org
Website: http://www.esrnational.org
A source of innovative curriculum materials and teacher training
programs that focus on issues of peacemaking and conflict
resolution. |
Experiment in International Living
P.O Box 676
Kipling Road
Brattleboro, VT 05302
Phone: (802) 257-7751
Toll-Free: 1-800-345-2929
Email: eil@worldlearning.org
Website: http://www.experiment.org/
An international nonprofit organization promoting intercultural
learning through homestays, educational group travel, study
abroad, language training, au pair, and other cultural immersion
programs. |
Institute of International Education (IIE)
809 UN Plaza
New York, NY 10017
Website: http://www.iie.org
The Institute's programs and services encompass a wide range
of activities in support of human resource development, including
designing training and technical assistance plans, selecting
program participants and placing them in universities as well
as arranging internships and enrichment activities, conducting
policy analysis, organizing seminars and workshops, and creating
specialized short courses. |
Intercultural Communication Institute
8835 SW Canyon Lane #238
Portland, OR 97225
Phone: (503) 297-4622
Email: ici@intercultural.org
Website: http://www.intercultural.org
A private nonprofit educational foundation designed to foster
and awareness and appreciation of cultural difference in both
the international and domestic arena. |
International Academy of Intercultural Research
Dan Landis
237 Keave Street, Room E
Hilo, HI 96220
Website: www.intercultural-academy.org
A forum where senior intercultural researchers, academics,
and trainers can exchange ideas, theories, research and successful
training approaches. |
International Communication Association
Intercultural Communication Division
1500 21st St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
Austin, TX 78766
Phone: 202-955-1444
Website: http://www.icahdq.org/
Divisions of particular interest to language and intercultural
educators are Intercultural and Development Communication
and Language and Social Interaction. |
National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)
Suite 605
8701 Georgia Ave, Suite 611
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 240-450-3700
Fax: 240-450-3799
Email: NABE@nabe.org
Website: http://www.nabe.org/
Promoting educational excellence and equity through bilingual
education, the National Association for Bilingual Education
(NABE) is the only national organization exclusively concerned
with the education of language-minority students in American
schools. |
NAFSA: Association of International Educators
1307 New York Avenue, NW, Eighth Floor
Washington, DC 20005-4701 USA
Phone: (202) 737-3699
Fax: (202) 737-3657
Email: inbox@nafsa.org
Website: http://www.nafsa.org
Promotes the exchange of students and scholars to and from
the United States. The Association sets and upholds standards
of good practice and provides professional education and training
that strengthen institutional programs and services related
to international educational exchange. NAFSA provides a forum
for discussion of issues and a network for sharing information
as it seeks to increase awareness of and support for internationaleducation
in higher education, in government, and in the community.
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The National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
and Language Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA)
The George Washington University Center
for the Study of Language & Education
2011 Eye Street NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 467-0867
Fax: (800) 531-9347
Email:
askncela@gwu.edu
Website: http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/
The National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition collects, coordinates and conveys a broad range of research and resources in support of an inclusive approach to high quality education for ELLs. To fulfill its mission NCELA supports high quality networking among state-level administrators of Title III programs.
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SIETAR International - International Society for Intercultural
Education, Training and Research (SIETAR)
c/o SIETAR France5 rue Adele 93250
Villemomble, France
Phone/Fax: +33-1-45-28-58-27
Email: sietar.france@wanadoo.fr
Website: http://www.sietarinternational.org
SIETAR is an international professional association comprised
of professionals from a wide range of disciplines who share
a common concern for international and intercultural relations.
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SIETAR USA
325 N. Wells
Chicago, IL 60654
Email: info@sietarusa.org
Website: http://www.sietarusa.org/
The mission of SIETAR USA is to promote and facilitate international
education, training, and research through professional interchange.
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Teachers of English to Speakers of other Languages (TESOL)
1925 Ballenger Ave, Suite 550
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 836-0774
Fax: (703) 836-7864 or 703-836-6447
Fax on Demand: 800-329-4469
Email: info@tesol.org
Website: http://www.tesol.org
TESOL's mission is to develop the expertise of its members
and others involved in teaching English to speakers of other
languages to help them foster effective communication in diverse
settings while respecting individuals' language rights. |
Union of International Associations (UIA)
Rue Washington 40
B-1050 Brussels,
BELGIUM
Phone: 32-2-640.18.08
Fax: 32-2-643.61.99
E-mail: uiaweb@uia.be
Website: http://www.uia.org/
Clearing house for information on over 40,000 international
non-profit organizations and constituencies. |
World Learning
Kipling Road
P.O. Box 676
Brattleboro, VT 05302
Phone: (802) 257-7751
E-mail: info@worldlearning.org
Website: http://www.worldlearning.org
A private, nonprofit educational institution committed to
building a sustainable and peaceful world by fostering intercultural
understanding, social justice, and community development.
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Youth for Understanding
6400 Goldsboro Road, Suite 100
Bethseda, MD 20817
Phone: 240-235-2100
Website: www.yfu.org
A non-profit educational organization which offers opportunities
for young people around the world to spend a summer, semester
or year with a host family in another culture. |
Organizations at the University
of Minnesota
Comparative and International Development Education (CIDE)
Department of Educational Policy; Administration Administration Department of Educational Policy & Administration
330 Wulling Hall
Phone: (612) 624-1006
Website: http://www.cehd.umn.edu/EdPA/CIDE
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Department of French and Italian
Department of German, Scandinavian, and Dutch
Department of Spanish and Portuguese
International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS)
Learning Abroad Center
Minnesota International Student Association(MISA)
Office of Global Programs and Strategy Alliance (GPS Alliance)
Student Activities Office (SAO)
University Counseling and Consulting Services
340 Appleby Hall
Phone: (612) 624-3323
Website: uccs.umn.edu
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Local Organizations (Twin Cities)
The Center for Global Education
Concordia Language Villages
Global Volunteers
Minnesota International Center (MIC)
The Resource Center of the Americas
