Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA)

Overview:

Profession(s): Language Teaching
Scope: International
Formed: 1962
Members: 500
Address: c/o Center for Chinese Studies, 1890 East West Rd, Moore Hall 416, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
Phone: 808-956-2692
Fax: 808-956-2682
Email: cyndy@hawaii.edu
Website: clta.osu.edu

Description:

CLTA is the premier international association of pre-collegiate and collegiate professional educators of Chinese as a foreign language, drawing its membership primarily from the US but also increasingly from other nations as well.

Mission/Aims:

CLTA is devoted to advancing the worldwide mission of education in Chinese language, literature, and culture. CLTA represents the interests of a wide range of students and teachers, including non-native speakers and speakers of Chinese heritage, and advocates the advancement of scholarship in Chinese language, literature, culture, pedagogy, and applied and theoretical linguistics, at all educational levels.

Principal Activities:

The Association is committed to improving the professional status of Chinese language teachers, to promoting the teaching of Chinese in schools and colleges, and to addressing issues critical to the effective learning and teaching of the Chinese language. It sponsors conferences, seminars, and workshops for members to exchange ideas on topics related to Chinese studies, and administers awards recognizing superior scholarship in Chinese language-related topics. In addition to a website for information dissemination, the Association publishes a journal, a newsletter, a monograph series, and occasional publications. It also makes daily use of an e-mail listserve to facilitate communication among members.

Member Benefits:

Daily notification of news relevant to the field
Tri-annual newsletter and journal issue
Access to publication in the newsletter and journal
Discounted participation in annual conference
Eligibility to apply for CLTA funding

Affiliations:

Associations to which we are a member:
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Association for Asian Studies
Joint National Committee for Languages
National Council of Organizations of Less Commonly Taught Languages

Partner Associations:
Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools
National Council of Associations of Chinese Language Schools
Chinese School Association of the US

Verification Criteria:

Required bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in related fields; certification from college of education. Required certification varies by position.