Here’s a list of ESL and EFL professional associations around the world. These associations hold conferences, courses, and other events, giving you opportunities to meet and network with other teachers and professionals, improve your teaching skills and knowledge and advance your TEFL career!
Thanks to iTEP for compiling and providing this list.
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International Associations
USA – by state
North America
South America
Europe
Oceania
Asia
Middle East and North Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
ESL/EFL Associations – Facebook groups
International Associations
International Association of Teachers of EFL (IATEFL)
International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALLT)
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
USA – By state
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Connecticut
Colorado
Delaware
Florida
Sunshine State TESOL of Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Illinois TESOL
Illinois Association of Multilingual Multicultural Education
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Association of TESOL
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Jersey TESOL
PennTESOL-East (South New Jersey)
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico (U.S. Territory)
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Teachers of English Language Learners
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Texas TESOL
Texas TESOL Region III
Texas TESOL Region V
Utah
Vermont
Vermont Northern New England TESOL
Virginia
Washington
Washington Association for the Education of Speakers of Other Languages
Washington, D.C.
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
North America
USA
American Association of Intensive English Programs (AAIEP)
Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar (ATEG)
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA)
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Canada
British Columbia Teachers of English as an Additional Language (BCTEAL)
Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers (CASLT)
Societe Pour la Promotion de l’Enseignement de l’Anglais (SPEAQ)
TESOL British Columbia
TESL Canada
TESL Ontario
TESL Nova Scotia
TESL Saskatchewan
Teachers of English as a Second Language of New Brunswick (TESLNB)
Mexico
Mexican TESOL (MEXTESOL)
Asociación Nacional Universitaria de Profesores de Ingles, A.C. (ANUPI)
South America
Argentina
Brazil
TESOL Brazil
BELTA (The Brazilian Educational & Language Travel Association)
Europe
Austria
The International Association of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL)
Croatia
Croatian Association of Teachers of English (TESOL Croatia/HUPE)
Czech Republic
Czech Republic Association of Teachers of English of the Czech Republic (ATECR)
France
Rassemblement National des Centres de Langue de l’Enseignement Superieur (RANACLES)
TESOL France
Germany
English Teachers’ Association, Berlin/Brandenburg (ELTABB)
English Language Teachers’ Association Frankfurt/Rhine-Main-Neckar (ELTAF)
English Language Teachers’ Association Rhine (ELTAR)
English Language Teachers’ Association Stuttgart (ELTAS)
Hamburg English Language Teaching Association (HELTA)
Munich English Language Teachers’ Association (MELTA)
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Poland
Portugal
Associação Portuguesa de Professores de Ingles (APPI)
Russia
National Association of Teachers of English- Russia (NATE)
Spain
Switzerland
English Teachers’ Association of Switzerland (ETAS)
Turkey
English Language Education Association (ELEA)
TESOL Turkey
United Kingdom
British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes (BALEAP)
National Association for Language Development in the Curriculum (NALDIC)
Scottish Association for the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (SATEFL)
ALTO (Association of Language Travel Organisations)
Oceania
Australia
Australian Council of TESOL Associations (ACTA)
New Zealand
TESOL Association of Aotearoa New Zealand
Asia
Pan-Asian organisations
Asia-Pacific Association for CALL (APACALL)
Asia TEFL
TESOL ASIA
Cambodia
Japan
Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET)
Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT)
Nepal
Nepal English Language Teachers’ Association (NELTA)
Pakistan
Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers (SPELT)
Taiwan
English Teachers’ Association-Republic of China (ETA-ROC)
Thailand
South Korea
Middle East and North Africa
Egypt
Israel
English Teachers’ Association of Israel (ETAI)
Lebanon
Association of Teachers of English in Lebanon (ATEL)
Morocco
Moroccan Association of Teachers of English (MATE)
Saudi Arabia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria
English Language Teachers Association of Nigeria
ESL/EFL Associations – Facebook groups
Armenia
Armenia Association of English Teachers of Armenia (AELTA)
Czech Republic
Association of Teachers of English of the Czech Republic (ATECR)
Russia
St. Petersburg English Language Teachers’ Association (SPELTA)
Yakut TESOL
Venezuela
This list was compiled by iTEP, the International Test of English Proficiency, who provide English language proficiency tests for schools, universities and business. You can now certify your English proficiency online with results in 24 hours.
