FEELTA places a great value on its cooperation with other professional teachers’ associations, both in neighbouring countries and around the world.
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| PAC | FEELTA is a member of the PAC (Pan-Asian Consortium) regional grouping of language teaching associations. PAC conferences are held roughly every two years, hosted by one of the PAC member associations, and with strong participation from the other member associations. PAC1 was held in Bangkok in 1997, PAC2 in Seoul in 1999, PAC3 in Kita Kyushu (Japan) in 2001, PAC4 in Taipei in 2002, PAC5 in Vladivostok in 2004 and PAC6 in Bangkok in 2007. PAC7 is scheduled for Tokyo in November 2008 and PAC8 in Manila in December, 2009. PAC has also published a journal on language teaching in the region. |
At present PAC has seven members, and FEELTA has bilateral partnership agreements with each of the other members:
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Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (KOTESOL) is an association of English teachers in South Korea. Based in Seoul, it has eight regional chapters and a number of special interest groups. It organises an annual conference and publishes a newsletter and journal. |
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The Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) is a nonprofit organisation dedicated to the improvement of language teaching and learning both within Japan and internationally, with nearly 3,000 members in 40 chapters across Japan and 19 special interest groups. It ppublishes a newsletter and journal, and holds an annual conference. |
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Thailand TESOL(ThaiTESOL) is the organization for English teachers in Thailand at any educational level. It has 4 regional affiliates, and 9 special interest groups It provides avenues for teacher training and professional development for teachers, including a newsletter, bulletin and annual international conference. |
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The English Teachers’ Association – Republic of China (ETA-ROC) is the major professional association for English teachers in Taiwan. It publishes a newsletter and conference proceedings and hosts an annual international conference. |
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The English Language & Literature Teachers Association (Singapore) (ELLTAS) provides opprtunities for professional netweorking for teachers in Singapore. With around 200 members, it organises seminars and workshops and publishes a newsletter. |
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 The Philippine Association for Language Teaching, founded in 1960, is the oldest and biggest language teaching organization in the Philippines. The association primarily devotes itself to the promotion of excellence in language teaching, language education research, and professional development. It not only concerns itself with the teaching of English but also with the teaching of Filipino, local languages, and for some time, foreign languages, such as Spanish. |
FEELTA also has relations with the two international professional associations for English teachers:
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FEELTA has been an associate of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL) since 1999. Based in the UK, IATEFL aims link, develop and support English language teaching professionals worldwide, through a network of members and associates in 112 countries. It has 14 special interest groups, organises an annual conference and publishes a newsletter. |
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Since 2003, FEELTA has also been an affiliate of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL). TESOL is an international professional association for ESL/EFL teachers, based in the USA. It has approximately 13,000 members in over 120 countries, and is recognized as a nongovernmental organization (NGO) of the United Nations Department of Public Information. Its mission is to ensure excellence in English language teaching to speakers of other languages. It publishes journals and newsletters, and holds an annual conference. |