Advocacy

Program in danger? Need help? Please contact the AATF's Advocacy Commission!

Chair: Kathy Stein-Smith, Fairleigh Dickinson University (NJ), email: kathysteinsmith@gmail.com [2023]

The AATF Commission on Advocacy works to advocate for the French language and Francophone cultures in collaboration with local chapters both to promote awareness of the benefits and value of French language study and to advocate for French language programs at risk. The Commission rapid-response team is prepared to respond to threats to French programs.

Commission efforts have continued to concentrate on the use of online and social media to increase interest in French language and Francophone cultures and on advancement of the research agenda through publications.

In addition, with the goal of developing partnerships with language enterprise stakeholders, commission members attend and present at conferences in foreign language education-related organizations and proactively seek out opportunities to serve in foreign language-related organizations and programs.

Office AATF Advocacy Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/AATFAdvocacy

Consult the AATF Advocacy Resource Bank.