Professional Organizations

Below is a list of professional associations and programs that are centered around language and/or culture, or have a major international/intercultural division within the organization. The list is divided into national and international organizations, and organizations local to the University of Minnesota and its surrounding community. Most of the organizations listed have periodical publications, conference announcements, and other resources available.

Contents of Page:

• National and International Organizations
• Organizations at the University of MN
• Local Oranizations (Twin Cities)

In addition, a good reference is the Encyclopedia of Associations (domestic and international volumes), which is published by Gale Research and is updated yearly. Gale Research also publishes many of the reference books which list professional language/culture associations and organizations including:

• Encyclopedia of Information Systems and Services
• Encyclopedic Directory of Ethnic Newspapers and Periodicals in the U.S.
• Guide to Black Organizations
• Guide to Hispanic Organizations
• Guide to Multicultural Resources
• International Organizations
• International Research Centers Directory
• Minority Organizations: A National Directory
• Native American Directory

For more information on Gale Research publications see their website: http://www.galegroup.com

American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)

AATF National Headquarters Mailcode 4510 Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL 62901-4510 Phone: 618-453-5731 Fax: 618-453-5733 E-mail: abrate@siu.edu Website: http://www.frenchteachers.org The largest national association of French teachers in the world with nearly 10,000 members.

American Association of Teachers of German

112 Haddontowne Court, # 104 Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034-3668 Phone: 856-795-5553 Fax: 856-795-9398 E-mail: headquarters@aatg.org Website: http://www.aatg.org/ With over 6,500 members, the AATG is for teachers of German at all levels of instruction and all those interested in the teaching of German.

The American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages

Gerard L. Ervin Executive Director, AATSEEL 1933 N. Fountain Park Dr. Tucson, AZ 85715 USA Phone/Fax: 520/885-2663 Email: aatseel@compuserve.com Website: http://clover.slavic.pitt.edu/~aatseel/index.html The American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages exists to advance the study and promote the teaching of Slavic and East European languages, literatures, and cultures on all educational levels, elementary through graduate school.

American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)

Butler-Hancock, Room 210 University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO 80639 Phone: 970-351-1090 Fax: 970-351-1095 Email: lsandste@bentley.unco.edu Website: http://www.aatsp.org/ Since its inception in 1917, the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) has promoted the study and teaching of Hispanic, Luso-Brazilian, and other related languages, literatures, and cultures at all levels.

American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR)

1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700. Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-833-7522 Fax: 202-833-7523 E-mail: general@actr.org http://www.actr.org ACTR is devoted to improving education, professional training, and research in Russian-speaking countries. The organization also disseminates information about Russian-speaking countries and the many non-Russian cultures thriving in central and eastern Europe and Eurasia. ACTR has worked to advance research, training, and materials development in both the Russian and English languages and to strengthen communication between scholars and educators in language, literature, and area studies in the United States and the former Soviet Union.

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

Six Executive Plaza Yonkers, NY 10701 Phone: (914) 963-8830 Email: actflhq@aol.com Website: http://www.actfl.org The only national organization dedicated to the improvement and expansion of the teaching and learning of all languages at all levels of instruction. ACTFL is an individual membership organization of more than 7,000 foreign language educators and administrators from elementary through graduate education, as well as government and industry.

AFS

National Service Center 198 Madison Avenue 8th Floor New York, NY 10016 Phone: 212-299-9000 Fax: 212-299-9090 AFS Info Center 310 SW 4th Avenue Suite 630 Portland, OR 97204-2608 Phone: 800-AFS-INFO Fax: 503-241-1653 Email: afsinfo@afs.org Website: http://usa.afs.org AFS is the most experienced high school exchange organization in the world. Find out what it's like to live abroad, host a student and volunteer with AFS. You can talk with AFSers, as well as read articles about and see pictures of their AFS experiences.

American Forum for Global Education

120 Wall Street, Suite 2600 New York, NY 10005 Phone: (212) 624-1300 Email: globed120@aol.com Website: http://www.globaled.org The mission of this organization is to promote the education of American youth for responsible citizenship in an increasingly interconnected and rapidly changing world.

American Management Associations International

1601 Broadway New York, NY 10019 Phone(s): (212) 586-8100 • 1-800-262-9699 • 212-903-8168 Website: http://www.amanet.org The American Management Association (AMA) is the world's leading membership-based management development organization. AMA offers a full range of business education and management development programs for individuals and organizations in Europe, the Americas and Asia.

Association of Teachers of Japanese (ATJ)

University of Colorado Campus Box 279, McKenna 16 Boulder, CO 80309-0279 Phone: 303-492-5487 Fax: 303-492-5856 Email: atj@colorado.edu Website: http://www.Colorado.EDU/ealld/atj ATJ is an international organization dedicated to teaching and scholarship in the fields of Japanese language, linguistics, literature, film, and other aspects of Japanese culture. ATJ seeks to foster contact and information exchange among teachers and other professionals at all levels of education, government, and business. It holds an annual meeting in conjunction with the Association for Asian Studies.

Council on International Education Exchange (CIEE)

205 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10017 Toll-Free: 1-800-40-study Website: http://www.ciee.org Council's International Study Programs Division (ISP) offers educational programs abroad for students and faculty. In addition, ISP is responsible for the Annual Conference, a major annual event for professionals in international educational exchange and for the publication of the Journal of Studies in International Educational Exchange, which provides a forum for noteworthy scholarship and provocative thinking about efforts to provide quality international educational exchange programs.

Educators for Social Responsibility

23 Garden Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: (617) 492-1764 Email: educators@esrnational.org Website: http://www.esrnational.org A source of innovative curriculum materials and teacher training programs that focus on issues of peacemaking and conflict resolution.

Experiment in International Living

P.O Box 676 Kipling Road Brattleboro, VT 05302 Phone: (802) 257-7751 Toll-Free: 1-800-345-2929 Email: eil@worldlearning.org Website: http://www.experiment.org/ An international nonprofit organization promoting intercultural learning through homestays, educational group travel, study abroad, language training, au pair, and other cultural immersion programs.

Friends of World Teaching

PO Box 84480 San Diego CA 92138-4480 Website: http://www.fowt.com/ Maintains up-dated lists of all American Community Schools, International Schools, Church-related and Industry-supported schools, private, and governments schools; listings for all schools and colleges where American and Canadian educators may seek employment.

Institute of International Education (IIE)

809 UN Plaza New York, NY 10017 Website: http://www.iie.org The Institute's programs and services encompass a wide range of activities in support of human resource development, including designing training and technical assistance plans, selecting program participants and placing them in universities as well as arranging internships and enrichment activities, conducting policy analysis, organizing seminars and workshops, and creating specialized short courses.

Intercultural Communication Institute

8835 SW Canyon Lane #238 Portland, OR 97225 Phone: (503) 297-4622 Email: ici@intercultural.org Website: http://www.intercultural.org A private nonprofit educational foundation designed to foster and awareness and appreciation of cultural difference in both the international and domestic arena.

International Academy of Intercultural Research

Dan Landis University of Mississippi University, MS 38677 Website: http://www.interculturalacademy.org/ A forum where senior intercultural researchers, academics, and trainers can exchange ideas, theories, research and successful training approaches.

International Communication Association

Intercultural Communication Division 8140 Burnet Rd. P.O. Box 9589 Austin, TX 78766 Phone: (512) 454-8297 Website: http://www.icahdq.org/ Divisions of particular interest to language and intercultural educators are Intercultural and Development Communication and Language and Social Interaction.

National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)

Suite 605 1220 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005-4018 Phone: (202) 898-1829 Fax: (202) 789-2866 Email: NABE@nabe.org Website: http://www.nabe.org/ Promoting educational excellence and equity through bilingual education, the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) is the only national organization exclusively concerned with the education of language-minority students in American schools.

NAFSA: Association of International Educators

The National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA)

NCBE The George Washington University Center for the Study of Language & Education 2011 Eye Street NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20006 Phone: (202) 467-0867 Fax: (800) 531-9347 Email: askncbe@ncbe.gwu.edu Website: http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/ NCELA, the National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational Programs (formerly NCBE, the National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education) is funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement & Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students (OELA, formerly OBEMLA) to collect, analyze, and disseminate information relating to the effective education of linguistically and culturally diverse learners in the U.S.

SIETAR International - International Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR)

c/o SIETAR France5 rue Adele 93250 Villemomble, France Phone/Fax: +33-1-45-28-58-27 Email: sietar.france@wanadoo.fr Website: http://www.sietarinternational.org SIETAR is an international professional association comprised of professionals from a wide range of disciplines who share a common concern for international and intercultural relations.

SIETAR USA

8835 SW Canyon Lane, Suite 110 Portland, OR 97225 Email: MAILTO:sietrausa@aol.com Website: http://www.sietarusa.org/ The mission of SIETAR USA is to promote and facilitate international education, training, and research through professional interchange.

Teachers of English to Speakers of other Languages (TESOL)

700 S Washington Street, Suite 200 Alexandria, VA 22314 USA Phone: (703) 836-0774 Fax: (703) 836-7864 or 703-836-6447 Fax on Demand: 800-329-4469 Website: http://www.tesol.org TESOL's mission is to develop the expertise of its members and others involved in teaching English to speakers of other languages to help them foster effective communication in diverse settings while respecting individuals' language rights.

Union of International Associations (UIA)

Rue Washington 40 B-1050 Brussels, BELGIUM Phone: 32-2-640.18.08 Fax: 32-2-643.61.99 E-mail: uiaweb@uia.be Website: http://www.uia.org/ Clearing house for information on over 40,000 international non-profit organizations and constituencies.

World Learning

Kipling Road P.O. Box 676 Brattleboro, VT 05302 Phone: (802) 257-7751 E-mail: info@worldlearning.org Website: http://www.worldlearning.org A private, nonprofit educational institution committed to building a sustainable and peaceful world by fostering intercultural understanding, social justice, and community development.

Youth for Understanding

3501 Newark Street NW Washington, D.C. 20016 Phone: (202) 966-6808 Website: http://www.youthforunderstanding.org A non-profit educational organization which offers opportunities for young people around the world to spend a summer, semester or year with a host family in another culture.

Note: For specific cultural student activities and organizations go to: The Student Activities Office (SAO), where you will be able to find information on up-coming cultural events, and over 500 student organizations that are currently active on campus.

Student Activities Office (SAO) 720 Washington Ave. SE Room 11 Phone: (612) 626-6919 Email: sao@umn.edu Website: http://www.umn.edu/cic/

Career Development Center, University Counseling and Consulting Services

302 Eddy Hall Phone: (612) 624-8344 Website: http://www.ucs.umn.edu/cdc/

Comparative and International Development Education (CIDE)

Department of Educational Policy; Administration 330 Wulling Hall Phone: (612) 624-1006 Website: http://education.umn.edu/EdPA/cide/default.html

Department of French and Italian

260 Folwell Hall Phone: (612) 624-4308 Website: http://cla.umn.edu/frit/

Department of German, Scandinavian, and Dutch

205 Folwell Hall Phone: (612) 625-2080 Website: http://www.gsd.umn.edu/

Department of Spanish and Portuguese

34 Folwell Hall Phone: (612) 625-5858 Website: http://spanport.cla.umn.edu

The Global Campus (TGC)

230 Heller Hall Phone: (612) 626-9000 E-mail: UMabroad@umn.edu Website: http://www.UMabroad.umn.edu

Institute for Global Studies

214 Social Science Building Phone: (612) 624-9007 E-mail: igs@umn.edu Website: http://igs.cla.umn.edu/

International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS)

190 Humphrey Center Phone: (612) 626-7100 Email: isss@umn.edu Website: http://www.isss.umn.edu

International Service and Travel Center (ISTC)

94 Blegen Hall Phone: (612) 626-4782 Email: istc@umn.edu Website: http://www.istc.umn.edu

Minnesota International Center (MIC)

711 East River Road Mpls, MN 55454 Phone: (612) 625-4421 Email: info@micglobe.org Website: http://www.micglobe.org/

Minnesota International Student Association(MISA)

misa@umn.edu Phone: (612) 625-6119 Website: http://www.tc.umn.edu/~misa/

Office of International Programs (OIP)

140 University International Center 331 17th Ave Southeast Phone: (612) 624-5580 Email: international@umn.edu Website: http://www.international.umn.edu

Career and Community Learning Center

220 Johnston Hall Phone: (612) 624-7577 Website: http://www.cclc.umn.edu

Diversity Institute

30 Nicholson Hall Phone: (612) 626-2324 Website: http://omaweb.stu.umn.edu/di/

The Center for Global Education

Augsburg College - Center for Global Education 2211 Riverside Ave. Mpls, MN 55454 Phone: (612) 330-1159 Website: http://www.augsburg.edu/global/

Concordia Language Villages

Concordia College 901 8th Street Moorhead, MN 56562 Website: http://www.cord.edu/dept/clv/

Global Volunteers

375 East Little Canada Road St. Paul, MN 55117 Phone: (651) 407-6100 Toll-Free: (800) 487-1074 Website: http://www.globalvolunteers.org/

The Resource Center of the Americas

3019 Minnehaha Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55406 Phone: (612) 276-0788 Website: http://www.americas.org/