About us

• Established 1991 in Sofia
• 17 years of good practice
• 16 national conferences, the 17th underway
• 2001 IATEFL-EAST Regional Conference
• over 100 active members
• four SIGS:
  • Young Learners (YL)
  • English across the Curriculum (EAC)
  • Teacher Education and Development (TED)
  • Intercultural Studies in Language Education (ISLE)

BETA members are

• English teaching professionals from all educational sectors in Bulgaria – primary, secondary and tertiary, both state and private
• teacher trainers
• student teachers of English
• YOU

BETA works with

• teacher training institutions
• the Ministry of Education and Science
• British Council, Bulgaria
• major Bulgarian and international publishers
• other interested NGOs and individuals

Our mission

BETA seeks to build a network of ELT professionals on a national and regional (Southeast Europe) level and establish the association as a recognized mediator between educators and state bodies, public and other organizations.

Objectives

• to meet out members’ needs for professional development
• to provide information about:
  • recent development in ELT worldwide
  • current ELT-related events in Bulgaria and the region
  • learning and teaching opportunities
• to defend professional interest
• to promote Common European language teaching and testing standards

BETA activities

• annual conferences
• regional seminars and workshops
• information dissemination
• networking with other teachers’ associations and NGOs in Bulgaria and abroad
• exchange of representatives with teachers’ associations from the region