全美外語教學學會(American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, ACTFL)成立於1966年,是美國推動外語教育和外語學習的全國性組織,成員包括全美外語教師、外語教學專家和相關教育機構,其中亦包含華語教師。ACTFL每年舉辦年會之時,美國中文教師學會(CLTA )、全美中小學中文教師協會(CLASS )等與華語教師密切相關的組織年會亦同時舉行,是華語教學界不可錯過的年度盛會。 ACTFL網站資源主要包括學會介紹、會議活動資訊、相關網站及出版品列表等等,資料詳盡完備。其中出版品列表包含了The Language Educator、Foreign Language Annals等重要的外語教學研究刊物,展示了ACTFL累積至今的學術成果。此外,網站亦提供一系列外語教學工作坊、網路研討會及徵才資訊,供外語教師作為進修及工作選擇之指引。
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) was founded in 1966. The organization promotes foreign language education and language learning. Members include foreign language teachers, foreign language teaching experts and related educational institution including, of course, Chinese language teachers. Each year, ACTFL holds an annual meeting, which is jointly organized by the CLTA, and CLASS. The event is not to be missed. The ACTFL website includes detailed information about the organization and its goals, but also provides a lot of event information, related links, publications and more. Publications include the "The Language Educator", "Foreign Language Annals" and other important foreign language teaching research publications. The site also offers a wide range of foreign language teaching workshops, webinars and employment information for teachers and researchers.