ACTFL is a national professional membership organization representing more than 12,500 language educators from all levels of instruction and all languages.
ACTFL and its affiliated organizations represent the educators who are committed to building language proficiency from pre-kindergarten students through adult learners. We provide advocacy, professional development opportunities, resources and opportunities for members to interact and share ideas and experiences.
06/18/2026
Calling all WL researchers!
ACTFL is now accepting proposals for the 2026 Research Priorities Project—funding research that advances language teaching & learning.
⏰ Proposal deadline: July 30, 2026
Learn more and apply: https://www.actfl.org/research/research-priorities-grants
06/17/2026
"Students will participate more if you give them frequent, low-stakes chances to interact with content all throughout a lesson."
Increasing Students’ Opportunities to Respond Boosts Thinking and Engagement Students will participate more if you give them frequent, low-stakes chances to interact with content all throughout a lesson.
06/17/2026
📢 The ACTFL 2026 Convention Program is now available!
View the program today and begin building your schedule: https://www.actfl.org/attend-2026/2026-convention-program
06/16/2026
Advocacy alert: WLARA grants promoting national security, critical formula programs like Title III, and international exchange funding are currently at risk during the appropriations process. Write your legislators using JNCL’s easy-to-use forms to stand up for language education! Get started here: https://www.languagepolicy.org/take-action
06/16/2026
Ready to level up your proficiency assessment skills? Registration CLOSES SOON for upcoming ACTFL OPI and MOPI Assessment Workshops.
📌 OPI Assessment Workshop – English
Deadline: June 26, 2026 at 5 p.m. ET
📌 OPI Assessment Workshop in Spanish
For the first time, live sessions and most materials will be hosted in Spanish
Deadline: June 26, 2026 at 5 p.m. ET
REGISTER NOW: https://bit.ly/3B4sXTl
06/15/2026
ACTFL Proficiency Institute for Higher Education participants gathered this week in the Baltimore area for collaboration, learning, and professional growth focused on proficiency-based language education. 🎓✨
06/14/2026
Whether you're looking for practical strategies, meaningful connections, or fresh inspiration, the ACTFL Convention & Expo delivers it all.
Join us in San Antonio, November 20–22, 2026, and see why language educators return year after year. Register early and save: https://www.actfl.org/convention-and-expo
06/13/2026
"These activities make reviewing content fun, so they can really motivate students to cement their learning."
3 Retrieval Games to Try in Your High School Classroom These activities make reviewing content fun, so they can really motivate students to cement their learning.
06/13/2026
How do language teachers really feel about AI-generated feedback? New research reveals four distinct perspectives, from strategic resistance to transformative embrace, and underscores the need for teacher-led AI integration: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/flan.70042
Foreign Language Annals | ACTFL Language Teaching Journal | Wiley Online Library The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into second language (L2) writing instruction has generated an ongoing debate concerning its pedagogical value, ethical implications, and classroom imp...
06/11/2026
Ready to level up your proficiency assessment skills? Registration is now open for upcoming ACTFL OPI and MOPI Assessment Workshops.
📌 OPI Assessment Workshop – English
Deadline: June 26, 2026 at 5 p.m. ET
📌 OPI Assessment Workshop in Spanish
For the first time, live sessions and most materials will be hosted in Spanish
Deadline: June 26, 2026 at 5 p.m. ET
REGISTER NOW: https://bit.ly/3B4sXTl
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