The International Association of Teachers of Czech (formerly the North American Association of Teachers of Czech) is a non-profit, scholarly organization. Its objective is to promote the study of the Czech language and culture.  Its main goals are:

           

1. 1.to facilitate international contacts among teachers of Czech by organizing meetings, conferences, seminars, and workshops;
   

2. 2.to encourage research in language pedagogy, as well as the development and updating of Czech teaching materials;
   

3. 3.to publish a newsletter to serve as a forum for the exchange of ideas and information among teachers and students of Czech and the interested public;
   

4. 4.to establish and support contacts between Czech programs at various institutions;
   

5. 5.to promote contact and affiliations with Czech academic institutions;
   

6. 6.to raise funds for scholarships, teaching programs, and other activities mentioned above.
   

The IATC’s two most important activities are:

1. 1.publishing Czech Language News, which contains articles from a broad spectrum of Bohemists in the international community;
   

2. 2.convening two scholarly panels (Czech linguistics and Czech literature) and a business meeting at the national convention of the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages.