Research Guides: French Resources: Professional Associations

Professional Associations-French

Alliances Françaises
The mission of the Alliance Française is to promote the French language and francophone cultures and to foster exchanges between French speakers and local communities. Founded in Paris in 1883, the Alliance Française currently boasts more than 800 chapters in 130 countries, with over half a million students worldwide.
American Association of Teachers of French - Tennessee Chapter
Modern Language Association
Founded in 1883, the Modern Language Association of America provides opportunities for its members to share their scholarly findings and teaching experiences with colleagues and to discuss trends in the academy.
Tennessee Foreign Language Teaching Association (TFLTA)
The Tennessee Foreign Language Teaching Association is an organization for all foreign language educators in the state of Tennessee. Our goal is to promote and advocate for foreign language education in the state and to provide assistance and resources to those teaching foreign languages at all levels.
CIFNAL, the Collaborative Initiative for French Language Collections
CIFNAL, the Collaborative Initiative for French Language Collections, was founded in 2006 to promote and facilitate the cooperative exchange of ideas and resources between Francophone and North American research libraries.