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A list of Professional Organizations that may be useful to faclty and students.

• The American Association of Intensive English Programs
  An organization of intensive English programs presented by their directors.
  
  
• The Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE)
  European association of providers of language examinations.
  
  
• The British Association for Applied Linguistics
  A professional association based in the U.K., which provides a forum for people interested in language and the applications of linguistics.
  
  
• The British Council
  The British Council promotes a wider knowledge of the United Kingdom and the English language.
  
  
• California Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (CATESOL)
  An organization dedicated to the support of English as a Second Language teachers throughout both California and Nevada.
  
  
• TESL Canada
  
  
• The Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO)
  A professional organization of members interested in both education and high technology.
  
  
• The English Maze
  An interesting web-based learning system for individuals and schools worldwide that utilizes Macromedia Flash.
  
  
• France TESOL
  Association representing the interests of EFL professionals in France.
  
  
• Global Schoolnet Foundations
  A place where TESOL professionals can collaborate and share learning experiences. Has an excellent professional development section.
  
  
• International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALLT)
  Dedicated to the promotion of language learning with technology.
  
  
• International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL)
  An international organization meeting the professional needs of teachers of English as a foreign language.
  
  
• International Society for Technology in Education
  A nonprofit professional organization dedicated to the improvement of education through computer-based technology.
  
  
• Japan Association of Language Teaching (JALT)
  The official JALT home page is packed with excellent resources and information.
  
  
• Korea TESOL
  Korea's TESOL association.
  
  
• The Japan Association for Language Education and Technology
  An organization interested in research in using technology as a means for raising the efficiency of foreign language education. This site is all in Japanese.
  
  
• MATSDA—The Materials Development Association
  An association promoting innovation and quality in L2 language materials development by bringing together teachers, researchers, writers, and publishers.
  
  
• Michigan TESOL
  Michigan Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages.
  
  
• National Council ofTeachers of English (NCTE)
  With over 90,000 members, the National Council of Teachers of English works on improving the teaching of English and the language arts at all levels of education.
  
  
• TESL Ontario
  An affiliate of TESL Canada.
  
  
• Spain TESOL
  Nationwide organization of English language teachers in Spain.
  
  
• TESOL, Inc.
  Home page to the one and only TESOL, with almost 18,000 members worldwide.
  
  
• TESOL Ukraine
  Information on workshops, seminars and summer institutes from TESOL Ukraine.
  
  
• Thai TESOL
  Professional development of teachers of English in Thailand.
  
  
• Writing and Computers Association
  An association that promotes communication between individuals and groups with an interest in the writing process and in computer support for writing.
  
  
• Breaking News English
  Free, daily lessons based on current news stories.