Dr. Eileen W. Glisan, Department of Spanish, presided over the 2010 annual convention of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in November 2010 in her role as president of the organization.
The conference was held in Boston and had the largest attendance ever—over 7,000 attendees.
At the Opening General Session, Dr. Glisan presented a “State of the Profession” talk. She also served as moderator for three plenary sessions: “The Lost ‘C’: The Communities Goal Area,” “Research Priorities: A Vision for Moving Language Education Forward,” and “World Language Teacher Development: Urgent Issues.”
