About FLANC

History
Founded in 1967, the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina has developed into one of the largest and most active state language associations in the country. With over 700 members, FLANC represents the professional interest of educators and administrators from the elementary grades through the university level.

Mission
It is the mission of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina to promote opportunities for all students from kindergarten through post graduate studies to develop a high level of competence in at least one language in addition to their own; to provide leadership, support and service to those committed to language learning; and to coordinate the efforts of all those involved in education to make language learning in programs of excellence a reality for all.

Goals
In order to accomplish the mission, FLANC’s has set the following goals:
*     Improve public awareness and support of foreign language learning.
*     Facilitate cooperation among organizations directly concerned with language learning.
*     Facilitate communication among teachers, educators, parents, program administrators and policy makers.
*     Disseminate information and guidelines to assist in achieving programs of a high standard of excellence.
*     Advocate language learning experiences for all students regardless of race, ethnic origin, socio-economic status, home language and future economic goals.
*     Encourage the development of programs that allow children to begin language learning in kindergarten and continue the language in a long, well-articulated sequence of carefully developed curriculum that provides a multicultural, multilingual perspective for every student.

Other Information
Additionally, in past years FLANC has co-sponsored the International Conference on Second Language Acquisition by Children and the Southern Conference on Language Teaching (http://www.valdosta.edu/scolt/). It has provided funding and support for the Alliance for Language Learning (http://www.allianceforlanguagelearning.org), the Invitational Institute on National Standards (http://www.actfl.org/) sponsored by the National Network for Early Language Learning (http://nnell.org/) and Project CAFÉ (jgarrison@wcpss.net) Calling All Future Educators.

FLANC strives to provide a beneficial annual fall conference dealing with national and state second language issues as well as practical classroom topics.  In the spring, educators have the opportunity to participate in FLANC's regional workshops.