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  • Membership
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    • Events Calendar
    • Conference
      • 2018 Fall Conference
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      • 2016 Fall Conference
      • 2015 Events
      • 2014 Events
      • 2013 Fall Conference
      • 2012 Fall Conference
      • 2011 Fall Conference
    • Summer Institute
      • 2018 Summer Institute
      • 2017 Summer Institute
      • 2016 Summer Institute
    • Workshops
      • 2018 Spring Workshops
      • 2017 Spring Workshops
      • 2016 Spring Workshops
  • Advocacy
    • Advocacy resources and research
  • Opportunities
    • TFLA Awards
    • TFLA Scholarships
    • LOTE Jobs
  • Publications
  • About Us
    • Our Mission
    • Our Board
      • Open Board Positions
    • Our Constitution
    • Our Regions
    • Our Sponsors
    • Our History
      • Sixty Years of TFLA History
    • TFLA Listserve
    • Social Media
    • Related Organizations
    • Contact TFLA
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Our History

The Texas Foreign Language Association
  • was founded in 1953
    • celebrated Sixty Years of TFLA History in 2013
  • is a non-profit organization
  • is a member organization of the
    • American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
    • Southwest Conference On Language Teaching (SWCOLT)
    • Joint National Committee for Languages/National Council for Languages and International Studies (JNCL/NCLIS)

Our Purpose

The purpose of this organization shall be the advancement of the study of modern and classical languages and their literatures and cultures at all levels of instruction:
  • by disseminating and publicizing information, data, and materials which promote, develop, and enhance the study and teaching of languages together with their literatures and cultures;
  • by recognizing and publicizing excellence in second language study and teaching;
  • by encouraging the development of outstanding foreign language programs;
  • by promoting the work and interest of state foreign language organizations;
  • by cooperating with regional, national, and international organizations whose purposes are compatible with those of TFLA.

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  • Home
  • Membership
  • Events
    • Events Calendar
    • Conference
      • 2018 Fall Conference
      • 2017 Fall Conference
      • 2016 Fall Conference
      • 2015 Events
      • 2014 Events
      • 2013 Fall Conference
      • 2012 Fall Conference
      • 2011 Fall Conference
    • Summer Institute
      • 2018 Summer Institute
      • 2017 Summer Institute
      • 2016 Summer Institute
    • Workshops
      • 2018 Spring Workshops
      • 2017 Spring Workshops
      • 2016 Spring Workshops
  • Advocacy
    • Advocacy resources and research
  • Opportunities
    • TFLA Awards
    • TFLA Scholarships
    • LOTE Jobs
  • Publications
  • About Us
    • Our Mission
    • Our Board
      • Open Board Positions
    • Our Constitution
    • Our Regions
    • Our Sponsors
    • Our History
      • Sixty Years of TFLA History
    • TFLA Listserve
    • Social Media
    • Related Organizations
    • Contact TFLA
  • Blog