(MAPRYAL, International Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature, Russian Federation) Professor Liudmila Verbitskaya Liudmila Alekseyevna Verbitskaya is one of the first contemporary scholars to provide description to modern pronunciation norms of Russian language. She had an outstanding academic career in Saint Petersburg State University from assistant to Full Professor in the Phonetics Department.…

(MAPRYAL, International Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature, Russian Federation) Professor Liudmila Verbitskaya Liudmila Alekseyevna Verbitskaya is one of the first contemporary scholars to provide description to modern pronunciation norms of Russian language. She had an outstanding academic career in Saint Petersburg State University from assistant to Full Professor in the Phonetics Department.…

(ACTFL, USA) Dr Ray T Clifford FIPLV is pleased to recognize the many accomplishments of Dr. Ray T. Clifford in the field of language teaching, learning, and assessment by awarding him the FIPLV International Award. Dr. Clifford’s contributions to the field include transforming language teaching to focus on a proficiency approach, aligning curriculum, assessment and…

(ACTFL, USA) Dr Ray T Clifford FIPLV is pleased to recognize the many accomplishments of Dr. Ray T. Clifford in the field of language teaching, learning, and assessment by awarding him the FIPLV International Award. Dr. Clifford’s contributions to the field include transforming language teaching to focus on a proficiency approach, aligning curriculum, assessment and…

(ASOCOPI, Colombia) Melba Libia Cárdenas Melba Libia Cárdenas is one of the most outstanding scholars in Colombia and Latin America. Her career spans from teaching experience in all levels of Colombian Educational system (from elementary school to graduate programs) to being a lecturer in many national and international events; a consultant; a book writer; a…

(ASOCOPI, Colombia) Melba Libia Cárdenas Melba Libia Cárdenas is one of the most outstanding scholars in Colombia and Latin America. Her career spans from teaching experience in all levels of Colombian Educational system (from elementary school to graduate programs) to being a lecturer in many national and international events; a consultant; a book writer; a…

(SUKOL, Finland) Leena Hämäläinen Ms Leena Hämäläinen has had a long and successful career in language teaching in a vocational college. Throughout her career, Ms Hämäläinen has taken an interest in pedagogical development of foreign language teaching. We would particularly like to emphasize her active role in developing vocational teaching during recent decades. From the beginning…

(SUKOL, Finland) Leena Hämäläinen Ms Leena Hämäläinen has had a long and successful career in language teaching in a vocational college. Throughout her career, Ms Hämäläinen has taken an interest in pedagogical development of foreign language teaching. We would particularly like to emphasize her active role in developing vocational teaching during recent decades. From the beginning…

(LKPA, Language Teachers’ Association of Lithuania) Eglė Šleinotienė Eglė Šleinotienė was one of the initiators and a long-term President of the Lithuanian Language Teachers’ Association, who has duly won acclaim both on the national and international levels. Since the year of its foundation in 2006, the Lithuanian Language Teachers’ Association has played an active role in…

ABraPA – Associação Brasileira de Professores de Alemão (Brazil, proposed by IDV) Der ABraPA-Vorstand ABraPA wurde am 03. Juli 1988 im Rahmen des 2. Nationalen Treffens der brasilianischen Deutschlehrer/innen gegründet und fungiert seitdem als Dachverband für die sieben Regionalverbände, die brasilienweit die Deutschlehrenden in ihrer jeweiligen Region unterstützen. Im Jahre 1989 wurde ABraPA in den…