To provide a robust direction to the English Language teaching community, particularly at the grassroots level

Objectives

• to facilitate effective communication within the English language teaching community
• to develop and empower English teachers at all levels (primary, secondary, tertiary)
• to improve the standards of learning and teaching English throughout the country

To Achieve these Objectives

• BELTA organizes teacher development workshops and other ELT activities
• BELTA organizes international & national conferences on ELT
• BELTA promotes ELT activities by forming regional branches
• BELTA publishes quarterly Newsletters filled with interesting materials related to ELT
• BELTA collaborates with public and private sector agencies for developing teacher expertise
• BELTA networks with similar Teachers Associations in Asia and other parts of the world in order to disseminate, share ideas and methodologies appropriate for the local situation
• BELTA supports research, particularly action research, by ELT practitioners
• BELTA publishes a refereed Journal annually
• BELTA is in the process of increasing its Special Interest Groups
  • Testing and Assessment (TEA SIG) and
  • Young Learners (YL SIG)
• BELTA plans to develop contextually suitable ELT materials for use in English teaching and learning
• BELTA actively supports environmental, peace and human rights issues through its activities and published materials.