ACTFL Annual Convention & World Languages Expo

CLTA is an organizational member of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and is also a partner for the Annual Convention of ACTFL, which hosts the largest gathering of foreign language educators in the U.S. each year. These annual conventions are held in November, and generally take place on the Friday and weekend before Thanksgiving (plus a day of pre-convention workshops). Information on registration, housing, online convention program, etc., may be obtained from the ACTFL Home Page (under “Convention and Expo”). Note that all current, paid-up members of ACTFL — or any of the ACTFL cooperating organizations, including CLTA — may pay their ACTFL registration at the member’s rate. If you are not a current member, you will need to register at the non-member’s rate. However, you may join CLTA prior to the Convention and pay the member’s rate. To join CLTA, go to the CLTA Membership Information web page. Please note that ACTFL has a schedule (once or twice a month in March – September and once a week in October and November before the Convention) to updated its membership database, so it can take 7-30 days for ACTFL to have your name loaded in the registration system. ACTFL has different registration deadline rates (Early Bird, Advance, Onsite), so do plan to join CLTA and register early!

Program of CLTA Organized Sessions (PDF)

Shuai Li  郦帅
CLTA Program Chair for the 2019 ACTFL Annual Convention
Georgia State University
Email: sli12@gsu.edu

FUTURE ACTFL EXPOs

• Washington, DC – November 22-24, 2019
• San Antonio, TX – November 20-22, 2020
• San Diego, CA – November 19-20, 2021
• Boston, MA – November 18-20, 2022
• Chicago, IL – November 17-19, 2023
• Philadelphia, PA – November 22-24, 2024

History Highlights:The first CLTA annual conferences were held in December, in conjunction with the Modern Languages Association (MLA). The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) formed out of MLA in 1967, and officially established a separate November conference in 1969. CLTA chose to collaborate with ACTFL, and has been affiliated with ACTFL since. ACTFL convention sites of the past two decades and upcoming conventions are as follows: Year 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Location Washington, DC Rosemont, IL San Antonio, TX Atlanta, GA Anaheim, CA Philadelphia, PA Nashville, TN Chicago, IL Dallas, TX Boston, MA Washington, DC Salt Lake City, UT Philadelphia, PA Chicago, IL Baltimore, MA Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Location Nashville, TN San Antonio, TX Orlando, FL San Diego, CA Boston, MA Denver, CO Philadelphia, PA Orlando, FL San Antonio, TX San Diego, CA Boston, MA Nashville, TN New Orleans, LA

General Information

The Chinese Language Teachers Association, USA, Inc. (CLTA) is a professional organization devoted exclusively to the study of Chinese language, culture and pedagogy. (See our Mission Statement.) In the years since our establishment in 1962, the Chinese Language Teachers Association has both reflected and responded to changes in our students, our teachers and our world. Although approximately half of our membership is composed of specialists in Chinese language, literature, linguistics and culture teaching at colleges and universities throughout the world, we increasingly count among our membership teachers of Chinese at primary and secondary schools and Chinese community schools, as well as students of the language and other interested parties. From each of these diverse types of experts, we learn much, and can consequently give much more to all of us engaged in the learning and teaching of the Chinese language.

While the focus of our organizational energy is most concretely evident in our various publications and at our annual meeting, we are constantly seeking to expand our range of service to the Chinese language teaching profession. Specifically, we are presently working on two major initiatives: (1) to act as an advocate for and facilitator of enhanced articulation among all Chinese language learning settings, including the integration of non-textbook-specific national standards; and, (2) to serve as a provider of teacher training programs of both a pre-service and in-service nature. We are also dedicated to enhancing classroom-based application of the results of empirical research on Chinese language acquisition and instruction. And finally, the fact that you are reading this by electronic means is a result of the commitment of the Association to increased integration of technology into Chinese language pedagogy.

Whatever your reasons for learning more about the learning of Chinese, we welcome you to join us.

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The Chinese Language Teachers Association, USA By-laws – The CLTA revised by-laws of 2007.

(Note: Archived online are the earlier 2001 revision of the CLTA By-laws and the still earlier 1996 revision of the CLTA By-laws. The original (and other earlier) CLTA by-laws will be archived online if, or when, they become available.)

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From the President of CLTA – Messages from the current CLTA president, and past CLTA presidents to learn about past CLTA activities.

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Annual Meeting and Program – Information on CLTA’s upcoming/most recent annual meeting and program. Archived programs from recent years are also online.

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CLTA Awards – Information on the professional development, research, lifetime achievement and more award opportunities

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Affiliated Associations – Information on the associations of which CLTA is an affiliated member. Information on CLTA’s participation in these organizations, and in other national-level activities (viz., the Chinese Language Field Initiative at this time), is also posted there.

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CLTA History of Officers and Board of Directors – Past years’ officers and board members spanning the decades. (Also see who are the current CLTA Officers & Board of Directors.)