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The CATG:
A Profile
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A PROFILE OF THE CATG

  • History of the CATG
  • Constitution and By-Laws
  • Current Board of Directors
  • Projects and Conference Reports: 1996/1997, 2000, 2001, 2003/2004, 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008.
  • Membership in the CATG
  • The listserve of the CATG, an electronic discussion group
  • Forum Deutsch, the Association's journal

  • History of the CATG

    The Canadian Association of Teachers of German is an association of German teachers at all levels of instruction. It was founded in the spring of 1997 and officially constituted on June 15, 1997.

    At the Kontakt '95 conference in Regina the decision was made to form a new association to replace the two large German associations existing at that time, the Western Council on the Teaching of German (WCTG) and the Canadian Council on the Teaching of German (CCTG/SKKD). A joint restructuring committee was appointed to draft a constitution for the new association. When its task was completed, all Canadian associations of German teachers ratified the proposed constitution. These association were then invited to join the new national body as founding members. The constitution was ratified by the membership at the first general meeting of the CATG on June 15, 1997; it was revised in February 2003.

    The Canadian Association of Teachers of German is open to professional organizations of German teachers and to individuals who may or may not be members of existing local, provincial, regional or national associations of German teachers. The objectives of the Association are to facilitate the professional work of local, provincial, regional and national groups of teachers of German at all levels by coordinating and assisting their efforts in promoting the teaching of German in Canada, providing, and helping to provide, professional in-service activities for their members, and representing the interests of all levels of teaching of German to Canadian, German and other authorities and institutions.

    The CATG has the mandate to assist its members to share expertise on a local or regional basis, to organize and help to organize workshops, seminars, and conferences for teachers and professional development personnel, to collect and disseminate information relevant to the promotion of the teaching of German in Canada, to collect, publish, and disseminate suitable teaching materials, and to obtain and assist its members in obtaining funding for professional devevelopment purposes.

    The affairs of the CATG are directed by a Board of Directors composed of delegates from the founding member organizations.

    The founding member organizations of the CATG are:

    • Atlantic Council on the Teaching of German (ACTG)
    • Association des Professeurs d'Allemand de Québec (APAQ)
    • Ontario Association of Teachers of German (OATG)
    • Manitoba Teachers of German (MTG)
    • Saskatchewan Association of Teachers of German (SATG)
    • Alberta Association of Teachers of German (AATG)
    • British Columbia Council of Teachers of German (BCCTG)
    • Canadian Association of University Teachers of German (CAUTG)
    • Canadian Association of German Language Schools (CAGLS)

     

    The Current Board of Directors of the CATG

    The Board of Directors of the CATG is made up of the representatives from the founding member organizations. At the last Board Meeting, the members held elections for executive officers. As a result, the Board now is constituted as follows:

    • Chair: Rüdiger Müller
      School of Languages and Literatures
      University of Guelph
      Guelph, ON N1G 2W1
    • Past Chair: Sandra Hoenle
      Germanic, Slavic and East Asian Studies
      University of Calgary
      Calgary, AB T2N 1N4
    • Vice-Chair: Ilse Spangenberg (KVDS)
      37015 Fingal Line, RR#1
      St. Thomas, ON N5P 3S5
    • Communications Officer: Nicola Townend
      German and French
      University of Toronto Schools
      371 Bloor Street West
      Toronto, ON M5S 2R8
    • Secretary:  Helma Kroeh-Sommer (KVDS)
      2063, rue Prefontaine
      Longueuil, QC J4K 3X7
      Tel. (450) 670-5473 Fax. (450) 670-6912
    • Treasurer:  Patrick Carter (OATG)
      Social Science Appleby College
      540 Lakeshore Rd. W.
      Oakville, ON L6K 3P1
      Tel. (905) 845-4681 ex. 322 Fax. (905) 845-9828

     

    Membership in the CATG

    Membership in the Association may be acquired by

    • any person who is a bona fide member in good standing of a Canadian German teachers' association represented on the Board of Directors;
    • any individual teacher of German;
    • any other individual whose membership has been approved by the Board of Directors;
    • representatives of interested groups or organizations whose membership has been approved by the Board.

    There are three categories of membership in the Association:

    • Organizational membership may be obtained by groups and institutions which are interested in supporting the objectives of the Association. Such applications shall first be submitted to the Board which will make an appropriate recommendation at the next General Meeting of the Association's members. Each such group or organization has the right to designate one person as its representative who is entitled to one vote at General Meetings of the Association.
    • Sustaining membership may be obtained by individuals desirous of supporting the objectives and work of the Association.
    • Honorary life-time memberships may be awarded, with the approval of the Board of Directors, to persons who have distinguished themselves in their service to the profession.;

    Membership Fees: The fees per annum are:

    • Organizational membership: $1 per member or $50 per year, whichever is greater.
    • Sustaining membership: $20 per year.
    • Honorary life-time membership: Free.

    Would you like to apply for membership in the CATG now? Please be sure to give your full address, telephone number, e-mail address, affiliation and the name(s) of the German teachers' organization(s) of which you are a member in good standing.

     

    Listserve (Electronic Discussion Group) of the CATG

    Members of the CATG throughout Canada are able to stay connected through their listserve. They can post and receive questions and answers, and propose topics for discussion through this efficient method of communication once they have subscribed to it.

    The listserve is also an efficient method for making general announcements to the membership.

    Would you like to subscribe to the listserv? Go to http://www.mailman.srv.ualberta.ca/mailman/listinfo/catg and follow the directions, or send an e-mail to mailto:catg-request@mailman.srv.ualberta.ca?subject=subscribe. The word "subscribe" will appear in the Subject line; no further input from you is required.


     
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