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Language Teachers Association of Zambia

Connecting, Developing and Supporting Language and Literacy Teachers in Zambia

Language and Literacy Fair

Language and Literacy Fair About Language & Literacy Fair In an effort to encourage the practice of language and literacy skills among learners, the LATAZ National Council at its 6th March 2019 sitting resolved to hold a Language Fair in 2020. These guidelines have been developed to provide essential information to enable schools, district committees and provincial committees to organise smooth language fairs. They will also guide the holding of the National Language Fair in a manner that inspires stakeholder confidence. The guidelines are not exhaustive as they will be subject to periodic reviews to accommodate new trends, knowledge and unforeseen […]

Take Part

Take Part There are different ways you can participate in LATAZ : Join as a LATAZ member You can join our national community of language and literacy teaching professionals and enjoy the best of our member benefits and services: connect and network with other teachers with the same professional interests as you, be abrased with our news and publications, attend CPD events organised by our Special Interest Groups (SIGs), a district, provincial and National Conference, workshops, seminars or Language and Literacy Fair, participate in our webinars, have an article published, gain CPD Points as speaker at an event, volunteer on a committee, and much […]

Special Interests

In a bid to provide quality services to its members, LATAZ at its National Council Meeting held in March 2023, resolved to establish Special Interest Groups. A Special Interest Group (SIG) is a community within a larger organisation with a shared interest in advancing a specific area of knowledge, expertise, learning or technology where members cooperate to affect or produce solutions within their particular field and may communicate, meet and organise events like conferences. The Special Interest Groups have been established for the following purposes: LATAZ has established 12 Special Interest Groups (SIGs):

Membership

Here are some of the reasons for joining LATAZ: Individual membership types and rates: Membership type Cost Special Interest Groups (SIGs) Criteria Full membership ZMW150 per year 1 included, additional SIGs ZMW50 each – Student membership ZMW50 per year 1 included, additional SIGs ZMW50 each Available to full-time teacher training students. Provide proof of student status such as a scanned student ID card or student status letter. Honorary membership ZMW150 per year 1 included, additional SIGs ZMW50 each Available to retirees and those holding non-teaching (administrative positions). Institutional Membership Rates are yet to be determined after consultations with the […]

Welcome

Our Purpose Welcome to the Language Teachers Association of Zambia’s (LATAZ) official website. LATAZ is a teacher association established to create personal and Professional Learning Networks (PLNs) for language and literacy teachers in order to promote quality language and literacy teaching and learning. Current Project We are delighted to announce that we have been selected to be part of the PRELIM 3 project and will be working in partnership with Hilderstone College to create locally focused resources for the English language classroom. The project which began on January 2 023 will run up to May 2024. PRELIM – the Partnered Remote Language Improvement project – […]

Welcome to the Language Teachers Association of Zambia’s (LATAZ) official website. LATAZ is a teacher association established to create Personal and Professional Learning Networks (PLNs) for language and literacy teachers in order to promote quality language and literacy teaching and learning.

The Language Teachers’ Association of Zambia – LATAZ is a teacher association established as English Teachers’ Association of Zambia (ETAZ) on 20^thAugust 1976 by British expatriate English language teachers. Its defining aim then was to provide a forum for the discussion of aspects of teaching the English language’ and ‘to stimulate and promote research into English language studies.’ The first national Chairman of ETAZ was a renowned material writer, Brian Tomlinson and the first National Secretary was Mervyn Ogle. Over the years, the association has expanded its scope to include aspects of teaching local and other international languages taught in Zambian schools. It was thus renamed the Language Teachers’ Association of Zambia on 7^thJuly 2009. LATAZ operates and has representation in all 116 districts in the country and collaborates closely with the Directorate of Standards, Assessment and Evaluation of the Ministry of Education. It is run by a national executive committee headed by the President and has regional and district committees across the country that implement its programmes. With the broadened mandate, the association’s mission is to help language and literacy teachers connect, develop and engage each other professionally through established support systems.

Recent Project

We are delighted to announce that we have been selected to be part of the PRELIM 3 project and will be working in partnership with Hilderstone College to create locally focused resources for the English language classroom. The project which began on January 2 023 will run up to May 2024.

PRELIM – the Partnered Remote Language Improvement project – is a joint initiative from the @BritishCouncil, @IATEFL and @EnglishUK.

We also provide links to international opportunities through our partnership with the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL), Africa ELTA, the Hornby Education Trust Alumni Network, the English UK Partnered Remote Language Improvement (PRELIM) Project and many more.

Our mission is to connect, develop and support language and literacy teaching professionals countrywide. We provide a variety of teacher and pupil activities to members and the wider language and literacy teaching and learning community. You can join as an individual or institutional member by completing this form. If you are an entrepreneur or business organisation wishing to reach our over 20,000 teaching community or over 100,000 pupils countrywide, advertise with us and grow your clientele.

Recent Project CBLT

The Language Teachers’ Association of Zambia, with support from the British Council’s English Connect Project, undertook a phased project from July 2024 to March 2025. The project was aimed at building the capacity of primary and secondary language and literacy teachers to implement the Competence-Based Curriculum effectively. Armed with a £13,213.78 grant, LATAZ conducted fourteen CBC orientation workshops in Central Province (Kabwe and Mumbwa), Copperbelt Province (Kitwe and Ndola), Eastern Province (Chipata, Katete and Petauke), Lusaka Province (Kafue and Lusaka), Muchinga Province (Chinsali, Mpika and Nakonde) and Southern Province (Choma and Livingstone attracting 881 participants. The workshops were complemented by twelve webinars that had an audience of 2,240.

The project was a tremendous success as it provided information, resources and ideas to help prepare the teachers for the implementation of the curriculum. Ministry of Education officials who graced the workshops appreciated the initiative by LATAZ and urged its leaders to continue setting the trends.

Webinar recordings and workshop highlights videos can be found here

New Project

The CBC Orientation Project is now bigger and better, covering eight provinces: Central, Copperbelt, Luapula, Lusaka, Northern, Northwestern, Southern and Western. It resumes on 27th July 2025. Contact your Provincial Chairperson for details on how to take part.

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