Association of Language Teachers in Southeast Asia (ALTSA) is a body which accommodating all language teachers in Southeast Asia. It represents school language teachers, language faculty and staffers at colleges and universities, retired language educators, and university students preparing to become language teachers or lecturers.
The stated mission of the ALTSA is “to advocate for language learning professional and to unite our members in Southeast Asia area to fulfil the promise of language teaching to prepare every language learner to succeed in a diverse and global challenging.
The ALTSA was founded in Medan City, Indonesia. Prof. Amrin Saragih, M.A., Ph.D. and Dedi Sanjaya, S. Pd., M.A. (Applied Linguistics/TESOL) were selected to be the first President and General Secretary of ALTSA organization respectively.
Prof. Amrin Saragih, M.A., Ph.D. (Universitas Negeri Medan, Indonesia)
Prof. Nena Valdez, Ph.D. (Philippine) (Visiting Lecturer at President University Indonesia)
Prof. T. Silvana Sinar, M.A., Ph.D (Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia)
Rafizah Mohd Rawian, Ph.D (Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia)
Dr. Masitowarni Siregar, M.Ed. (Universitas Negeri Medan. Indonesia)
Dedi Sanjaya, M.A. (University College of Yayasan Pahang, Malaysia)
Azhar Aziz Lubis, M.Pd. (Universitas Bengkulu, Indonesia)
Prof. Dr. Sumarsih, M.Pd. (Universitas Negeri Medan, Indonesia)
Winda Syafitri, M.Pd. (Politeknik Negeri Medan, Indonesia)
Prof. Nena Valdez, Ph.D. (Philippine) (Currently: Visiting Lecturer at President University)
Nor Hasimah Ismail, Ph.D. (Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia)
Suraiya Chapakiya, Ph.D (House of Malay Language and Literature, Thailand)
Farizan M Amin, B.A., M.A. (MOU (HQ), (Singapore)
Winda Syafitri, M.Pd. (Politeknik Negeri Medan, Indonesia)
Journal Editor in Chief : Prof. Amrin Saragih, Ph.D. (Universitas Negeri Medan, Indonesia)
Journal Managing Editor : Dedi Sanjaya, M.A., SCTBE. (University College of Yayasan Pahang, Malaysia)
Conference Director : Azhar Aziz Lubis, M.Pd. (Universitas Bengkulu, Indonesia)
Education & Training Director : Muhammad Yusuf, M.A. (Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia)
Book & Proceeding Publications Director : Sukma Septian Nasution, M.Pd (Universitas Pamulang, Indonesia)
Membership Director : Benny Ichsanda Rahman (STIM Sukma Medan, Indonesia)
Tel: +60173879215 / +6285664077978
Emails: info@altsacentre.org / altsaboard@gmail.com