American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)

Description

The American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) was founded in 1927 and is the largest national association of French teachers in the world with nearly 10,000 members. We have 75 chapters located across the U.S.

Our members are French teachers at all levels and include approximately 3/4 secondary teachers and 1/4 post-secondary. We also have a growing number of French teachers in immersion settings and in the elementary grades.

Member benefits

"The French Review" - scholarly journal of French studies
"National Bulletin" - newsletter devoted to the teaching and promotion of French and Francophone studies.
Workshops
Seminars
Annual conference
Materials and flyers for promoting French study
Sponsorship of National French Week, an annual celebration of the French language
Members may apply for a Summer Scholarship or submit a proposal for an AATF Small Grant Award

Mission / Aims

As a professional association we seek to address the concerns of our members which include:

Promoting the study of languages in general and French in particular;

Facilitating the implementation of national and state standards in the classroom;

Improving the training of French teachers by encouraging minimum levels of language and cultural proficiency, and exposure to the French-speaking world through study abroad opportunities;

Creating opportunities and finding resources for practicing teachers to update their skills and improve their teaching;

Encouraging the use of new technologies in the teaching of French and actively developing materials to support this use.

Affiliations

We are member of:

Joint National Committee for Languages & National Council on Languages and International Studies (JNCL-NCLIS)