What is The Association for the Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia?
'''The Association for the Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia''' is an academic and professional [[Voluntary association|association]] that helps teachers of [[English as a foreign language|English as a Foreign Language]] (EFL). It is often called TEFLIN for short. == History == TEFLIN started in 1972 as a meeting of a small group of teachers. In 1982, it became organized as a group of these nine universities: * IKIP Yogyakarta * IKIP Sanata Dharma * [[Universitas Gajah Mada]] * Universitas Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa * [[Universitas Sebelas Maret]] * [[Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana]] * IKIP Semarang * [[Universitas Diponegoro]] * Universitas Tujuh Belas Agustus (UNTAG) Semarang == Annual conference == TEFLIN has a conference every year with papers, keynote speakers, workshops, and social events. It held its first international conference in 2003. == Partners == TEFLIN has relationships with several other language teaching associations including: * [[Applied Linguistics Association of Korea]] * [[Cambodia TESOL]] * [[International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language]] * [[Japan Association for Language Teaching]] * [[Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Language Centre Singapore]] * [[TESOL International Association]] * [[Thailand TESOL|Thailand TESOL (ThaiTESOL)]] == References == <references/> ==Other websites== *[http://www.teflin.org/ TEFLIN Home Page] {{English language teaching}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Association for the Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia, The}} [[Category:Language education]]