Who Are We?

Founded in 1964, the Washington Association for Language Teaching (WAFLT) serves a membership of 400 to 600 elementary through university level language teachers. WAFLT seeks to meet the needs of a profession dedicated to the teaching of world language skills and cultural awareness by providing information and sensitive global perspectives in an era of ever-increasing internationalization.

We are associated with the Pacific Northwest Council for Languages (PNCFL), the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and the Joint National Council on Language/National Council for Languages (JNCL/NCLIS). These links with regional and national associations help keep our membership current with national standards.

Congratulations to Alejandro Lee and Misa Bourdoiseau! They organized WAFLT's two very successful spring regional workshops--Alejandro at CWU and Misa at UW. Thanks to both of them and all their helpers for the hard work it took!

The fall conference registration form and exhibitor information are now available--click on Conferences button at the left.

WAFLT invites language educators, teacher trainers, and administrators to attend our first-ever World Languages/Bilingual Education Teacher Certification Summit. Click here for the informational flyer. We will hold this one-day summit in conjunction with the WAFLT-COFLT Fall Conference at the Doubletree in SeaTac. You can attend just the summit on Thursday or plan to stay for the summit and the conference through Saturday! This summit was inspired by a national summit, held in December in D.C., which focused on how to best support World Language educators throughout the life-cycle of a teacher, from recruitment to certification to continued professional development. This will be an amazing day with participation by the Professional Educator Standards Board, OSPI Certification, PLU, and other teacher colleges. We'll have Dr. Shuhan Wang from the National Foreign Language Center as the keynote speaker. To register online click here, or download the "Summit Only" registration form--click here to download the form.

Congratulations to our own Barbara (Rupert) Mondloch! It was announced at the ACTFL Convention in San Diego that she is the newly elected President Elect of ACTFL! WAFLT is indeed fortunate to count her among its leaders and members!

WAFLT Office: (360) 709-0202 (voice and FAX)

Mission Statement
The Mission of the Washington Association for Language Teaching is:

To promote the teaching and learning of world languages and cultures
To provide opportunities for all educators of world languages to grow professionally
To recognize the contributions of outstanding members of the profession and the community
To collaborate with local, regional and global partners

Last updated: August 26, 2010