ABOUT WVFLTA

Our mission:

v    To promote the study of world languages in
    West Virginia.

v    To reexamine continually the practicable aims of 
    second language teaching and learning.

v          To promote the study and incorporation of sound 
   linguistic principles in teaching methods and
   techniques.

v          To work for more effective articulation among the 
   various levels of language instruction.

     The WVFLTA was founded in the late 1960's, perhaps during the 1967-68 school year.   Prior to that world language teachers in West Virginia had been meeting in separate language specific groups.   The founders wanted to create an umbrella organization that would unite all teachers to promote the study of second languages in our state.

Founding members included:

•        Marilyn (Phillips) Carpenter from Parkersburg HS who became 
        our first President, serving two 3-yr. terms.
•        Ken Haynes who served for many years as our Treasurer
•        Hal Murphy from Marshall University
•        Joe Renahan from West Virginia University
•        Beth Renahan
•        Helen Saunders who was the State Foreign Language
        Coordinator at the time.

     This group wrote a constitution and established a yearly conference to assure that WV World Language Teachers would have a state professional organization that would support their efforts in the classroom and provide a forum for collegial interaction.

Comments and suggestions may be sent to:
Mark Carl Fawcett, Webmaster: fltadmin@wvflta.org