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 association that helps teachers of 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 (ThaiTESOL)