National Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations (NFMLTA)

The purposes of the National Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations (NFMLTA), as stated in its bylaws, are the "expansion, promotion, and improvement of the teaching of languages, literatures, and cultures throughout the United States, by a variety of activities including but not limited to the publication of The Modern Language Journal." The publication of The Modern Language Journal is the major production of the NFMLTA.

The NFMLTA Steering Committee:

• President: Ray Clifford, Brigham Young University
• Vice President: Carol Klee, University of Minnesota
• Editor, MLJ: Leo van Lier, Monterey Institute of International Studies
• Treasurer: Gerard Ervin, Ohio State University (Emeritus)

Established in 1916, the membership of the NFMLTA now includes eighteen associations representing those involved in the teaching of modern languages:

• American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
• American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)
• American Association of Teachers of German (AATG)
• American Association of Teachers of Italian (AATI)
• American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL)
• American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)
• American Association of University Supervisors, Coordinators, and Directors of Foreign Language Programs (AAUSC)
• Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (CSC)
• Foreign Language Educators of New Jersey (FLENJ)
• New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers (NYSAFLT)
• Northeast Modern Language Association (NMLA)
• Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NEC)
• Ohio Foreign Language Association (OFLA)
• Pacific Northwest Conference on Foreign Languages (PNCFL)
• Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association (PSMLA)
• South Central Modern Language Association (SCMLA)
• Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT)
• Southwest Conference on Language Teaching (SWCOLT)