It unites more than 600 English teachers throughout the country. It was established in 1995 and oficially registered in 1996. Since its establishment AzETA works closely with British Council, Open Society Institute-Assistance Foundation and US Embassy in Azerbaijan. AzETA also seeks possibilities to co-operate with ELT and/or education related programmes/organisations both in Azerbaijan and world-wide. As a member of RENTA (Regional Networking of Teachers' Associations) AzETA closely co-operates with the TAs of the region and implements joint projects and regularly seeks opportunities to extend co-operation with them. Since August 2005 AzETA is an Associate member of IATEFEL.
The Mission of the Association is to provide support for high quality education in ELT, professional development of English language teachers of the country. For this AzETA very closely co-operates with the Ministry of Education to make its contribution to the Education Reform Project implemented by the Government of Azerbaijan. The Ministry supports all AzETA activities. AzETA mainly co-operates with the Department of the High School and Pre-School Education in Rural Regions of Azerbaijan as the majority of AzETA members come from the rural regions.
AzETA has a strategy of supporting ELT through different activities: teacher training, materials development, study tours, TV matinees, conversation groups, workshops, etc. Unlike support to one or two individual institutions, this strategy enables AzETA to assist the professional development of teachers of secondary schools and universities throughout Azerbaijan both in public and private sectors. Such a strategy has produced impressive results and builds networks of teachers, committed and empowered to implement Education Reform of the Ministry of Education.
Read more...AzETA is managed by the Executive Board. Below is the list of the Executive Board members:
1. Ragsana Mammadova – President
2. Vacant – 1st Vice-President
3. Hijran Huseynova – Vice President
4. Ayna Sadiqova – Editor-in-Chief
5. Huzura Agayeva – Regional Co-ordinator
6. Vacant – Branch Managers’ Co-ordinator
7. Vacant – Press and Public Relations Co-ordinator
8. Vacant –SIG Co-ordinator
9. Elmira Ilizarova – International Relations Officer