Why you need NATECLA
If you're a teacher of ESOL or community languages or a volunteer or community worker using English with multi-lingual groups, you need NATECLA. Through NATECLA you can express your views, share your experience and influence the development of teaching practice. You can gain new perceptions, get new ideas and improve your skills.
Why NATECLA needs you
NATECLA needs people who want to contribute and be heard. NATECLA is already an effective and influential campaigning organisation, but of course, the more people who are part of NATECLA, the more potential influence the organisation has. To increase the organisation's influence NATECLA needs members that represent all the facets of teaching English and Community languages.
NATECLA Notices
STOP PRESS: 28/8/08 We now have a new office within South Birmingham College (HA205) and we currently only have one phone/fax line - our main number 0121 688 8121. You can phone during office hours only ie Monday-Friday 10am - 3pm but please email outside these hours as messages cannot be left. Faxes can be sent to this number at any time.
co-ordinator@natecla.fsnet.co.uk
We wanted to use this year's NATECLA conference 'Values and Vision' as an important opportunity to inform and engage delegates in identifying our collective professional values and vision.
View the 'Voice of the conference' feedback from National Conference 2008
'Very valuable' 'Excellent representation of members concerns' 'Great idea it worked very well as a process' 'Very good – and there was enough time to contribute groups and graffiti boards'.
Volume 19 (Issue 2) of Language Issues - the journal of NATECLA has just been published and has a rich mix of articles and reviews.
Listening in ESOL classes, Where ESOL and Literacy meet and the Potential of partnerships.
'Every ESOL Department and library should have a subscription'
Subscribe now to Language Issues
Training to teach ESOL? To introduce NATECLA to those entering the profession, we are offering a free year’s membership for those studying on a recognised teacher-training course. Complete the application form and return to National Centre