Volunteer Opportunity Details

The Paul Pimsleur Award for Research in Foreign Language Education was created in 1977 in response to the initiative of an anonymous donor. It was established as a memorial to Paul Pimsleur and recognizes his contributions to the profession as an outstanding teacher, researcher, and expert on test creation and interpretation. His professional influence was felt internationally, and his work lives on through the Pimsleur Aptitude Tests and the materials for independent language learning that he created.

We are currently looking for volunteers to serve on the awards committee. Committee members review the dossiers of those nominated and rate them on a scoring rubric that is provided. 

Requirements: 
Volunteers should have a background in conduction research.

Number of hours committed varies depending on the number of nominations received, generally 3-5 hours.

Volunteers are selected by the ACTFL Past President to serve for the awards cycle each year; work begins in early June and is completed online. Nomination information is posted on the awards Community for committee members to access, along with a rubric. Deadlines will be set by the committee chair and passed along to the committee.