Foreign Language               Education and Technology         June 25 - 28, 2025

The International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALLT) and the Japan Association for Language Education & Technology (LET) are pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for the eighth FLEAT (Foreign Language Education and Technology) Conference in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. This event will be sponsored by IALLT, LET, the National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) and the Center for Language and Technology (CLT) at The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. IALLT is a professional organization devoted to the advancement of instructional technology in the teaching and learning of languages, literatures, and cultures. Our conferences attract participants from around the world and offer an international perspective on the future of technology in language learning. This conference will be of particular interest to K-12 and post-secondary language instructors, to staff affiliated with media centers and language resource centers, and to developers and vendors of hardware and software applicable to language learning. FLEAT 8 offers you an opportunity to share your expertise, take inspiration from your peers, and reconnect with friends and colleagues from around the world. We sincerely hope you will consider submitting a proposal and sharing your knowledge with us next summer in Hawaiʻi. The deadline for proposals is Thursday, October 31, 2024. Questions regarding the program, proposals, or the submission process can be sent to the Program Chair, Amanda Romjue (programchair@iallt.org). For more information and to submit a proposal, please visit https://iallt.org/fleat-8/cfp/ 

Alabama World Languages Newsletter

On Saturday, September 21, 2024, we held our fall board meeting at the University of North Alabama. The board spent the entire day planning, preparing, and touring the 2025 conference campus. The preparations are in full swing, and the campus is stunning. The language department is thrilled to host us from January 30 to February 1. The university, founded in 1830, holds the distinction of being Alabama's first state-chartered college. Our conference will take place in the historic Wesleyan Hall, the campus's original building. Make plans to attend!

N.E.W.B.I.E. PROJECT

SHOUT OUT!

Alabama World Language teacher, Hannah Rae Joseph, will be presenting at the ACTFL conference in November!

Her presentation covers using ACTFL Standards to make assessments more authentic, engaging and easy to grade! She discusses ACTFL standards-based assessments that reduce stress and that students have dared to call "fun!"

Congratulations Hannah!

We once again congratulate Hannah! She is the 2024 recipient of the AATSP Outstanding Service Award. She teaches at Spain Park High School in Hoover, Alabama.

Hannah Rae's longstanding record of service to the profession includes founding the N. E. W. B. I. E. project (which gives welcome boxes for 1st year world language teachers), serving as President of the Alabama Association of Teachers of Spanish in Portuguese, and being a member of the Alabama World Language Associations!