Established in 1916, the membership of the NFMLTA now includes eighteen associations representing those involved in the teaching of modern languages:
African Language Teachers Association (ALTA)
American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)
American Association of Teachers of German (AATG)
American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ)
American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)
California Language Teachers Association (CLTA)
Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (CSCTFL)
Florida Foreign Language Association (FFLA)
Foreign Language Association of Virginia (FLAVA)
Foreign Language Educators of New Jersey (FLENJ)
Michigan World Language Association (MIWLA)
National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL)
New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers (NYSAFLT)
Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL)
Ohio Foreign Language Association (OFLA)
Pacific Northwest Council for Languages (PNCFL)
Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT)
Southwest Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (SWCOLT)