The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), world's largest English-education association formed in 1911, is committed to improving the teaching and learning skills of English as a language and that at all levels of education.
The National Council of Teachers of English has also been overseeing the development of verbal and written communication in English, almost all over the world through effective alliances and collaborations.
National council of teachers of English
Prominent Roles and Mission Statement
NCTE has been constantly engaged in conducting researches for evolving newer literary practices that simplify the teaching/learning process, making them available through close-knit networks of teaching staff, educational institutions, policy makers, and the public as part of the English language and communication development program.
The NCTE mission statement - "The Council promotes the development of literacy, the use of language to construct personal and public worlds and to achieve full participation in society, through the learning and teaching of English and the related arts and sciences of language" aptly summarizes the prominent role being played by the association.
National council of teachers of English
Besides contributing to the development of English language as a whole, the National Council of Teachers of English has also broadened career opportunities of the English teaching professionals. English language teachers, nowadays, enjoy career-long professional growth prospects in addition to being provided with a support framework to deal with all teaching problems. Students assessment programs, judging progress, development of English language learners, are also carried out by NCTE.
National council of teachers of English
Members
The National Council of Teachers of English has more than 60,000 members and subscribers in the United States and other countries. Teachers and supervisors of English language programs at all levels of education (elementary-section, middle section, secondary section, English faculties of colleges and universities), teacher-instructors, in fact, anyone promoting English language arts education are qualified to apply for membership of the NCTE community.
The National Council of Teachers of English community offers its membership for one year and this one-year entitles the members to a host of benefits. Free journals, providing valuable guidelines and ideas that assist ones career as an English teacher/instructor, are gifted to the members. Membership will also bring with it the opportunity to participate in meetings and workshops.
National council of teachers of English
As a member, you will have access to the NCTE website and this in turn gives you access to all NCTE ideas and resources. The website will give you a whole world of information while linking you to colleagues and specialists of the English language arts community. National Council of Teachers of English membership also allows you special rebates, special discounts on valuable English language education materials.
NCTE Special Interest Groups
Apart from the basic four membership (Elementary, Middle, Secondary and College) categories, NCTE offers some special memberships:
- Assemblies
- Commissions
- Conferences
Assemblies are special interest groups that are associated with research work and technical developments in English. Commissions are linked with scrutinizing developments in teaching English as a language, as a literature and as being used by media. Conferences are other special interest groups that concentrate on assisting language instructors, program supervisors, teacher educators in higher education and in-service posts, teachers of college writing and rhetoric, in fact, serves anyone with interest in the language.
For more information on the National Council of Teachers of English visit their official website: www.ncte.org.
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