The American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) was founded in 1927 and is the largest national association of French teachers in the world with nearly 10,000 members. As a professional association we seek to address the concerns of our members which include:

• Promoting the study of languages in general and French in particular.
• Facilitating the implementation of national and state standards in the classroom.
• Improving the training of French teachers by encouraging minimum levels of language and cultural proficiency, and exposure to the French-speaking world through study abroad opportunities.
• Creating opportunities and finding resources for practicing teachers to update their skills and improve their teaching.
• Encouraging the use of new technologies in the teaching of French and actively developing materials to support this use.