TFLI is an agency of the State of Tennessee established in 1986 by the General Assembly. According to legislation (Tennessee Code Annotated 49-50-1303), "The institute shall be governed by a board composed of the following members: 1. The commissioner of economic and community development or the commissioner's designee; 2. The commissioner of tourist development or the commissioner's designee;3. The chancellor of the state university and community college system or the chancellor's designee;4. The president of the University of Tennessee or the president's designee;5. Three (3) persons who shall be appointed by the governor; 6. The executive director of the Tennessee higher education commission; and7. The commissioner of education." The official goals of the Tennessee Foreign Language Institute can be found in the legislative mandate in the Tennessee Code Annotated. The legislation outlines the purposes of TFLI, "which shall include, but not be limited to, the following:Coordination and provision of foreign language skills needed by state government for purposes of industrial recruitment, tourist development or any other state purpose; Original research into the most effective methods of foreign language instruction and the dissemination of such knowledge; Improvement of the language skills and teaching methods of foreign language instructors at all levels in the schools, colleges and universities of Tennessee; and Coordination and provision of foreign language instruction to the citizens of Tennessee." The Tennessee Foreign Language Institute employs 15 culturally-diverse staff members, and hundreds of adjuncts from many cultures and countries. We fully support Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the strengthened provisions with regard to those with Limited English Proficiency. Please read this informative brochure for more information on Title VI. Current Governing Board members:Richard G. Rhoda TN Higher Education Commission, Governing Board ChairWilliam F. Hagerty, IVTN Department of Economic and Community DevelopmentJohn Morgan, Chancellor TN Board of RegentsJoe Di Pietro, President University of TennesseeKevin Huffman, Commissioner TN Department of EducationSusan Whitaker, Commissioner TN Department of Tourist DevelopmentJeannine De la Torre Ugarte Katherine Taylor HaynesGloria Bishop 2011 February Report to the TFLI Governing Board2010 Aug Report to the TFLI Governing Board2010 Feb Report to the TFLI Governing Board2009 Sept Report to the TFLI Governing Board2009 Feb Report to the TFLI Governing Board2008 Jul Report to the TFLI Governing Board TFLI Scrapbook JavaScript must be enabled to view images.
2. The commissioner of tourist development or the commissioner's designee;3. The chancellor of the state university and community college system or the chancellor's designee;4. The president of the University of Tennessee or the president's designee;5. Three (3) persons who shall be appointed by the governor; 6. The executive director of the Tennessee higher education commission; and7. The commissioner of education." The official goals of the Tennessee Foreign Language Institute can be found in the legislative mandate in the Tennessee Code Annotated. The legislation outlines the purposes of TFLI, "which shall include, but not be limited to, the following:Coordination and provision of foreign language skills needed by state government for purposes of industrial recruitment, tourist development or any other state purpose; Original research into the most effective methods of foreign language instruction and the dissemination of such knowledge; Improvement of the language skills and teaching methods of foreign language instructors at all levels in the schools, colleges and universities of Tennessee; and Coordination and provision of foreign language instruction to the citizens of Tennessee." The Tennessee Foreign Language Institute employs 15 culturally-diverse staff members, and hundreds of adjuncts from many cultures and countries. We fully support Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the strengthened provisions with regard to those with Limited English Proficiency. Please read this informative brochure for more information on Title VI. Current Governing Board members:Richard G. Rhoda TN Higher Education Commission, Governing Board ChairWilliam F. Hagerty, IVTN Department of Economic and Community DevelopmentJohn Morgan, Chancellor TN Board of RegentsJoe Di Pietro, President University of TennesseeKevin Huffman, Commissioner TN Department of EducationSusan Whitaker, Commissioner TN Department of Tourist DevelopmentJeannine De la Torre Ugarte Katherine Taylor HaynesGloria Bishop 2011 February Report to the TFLI Governing Board2010 Aug Report to the TFLI Governing Board2010 Feb Report to the TFLI Governing Board2009 Sept Report to the TFLI Governing Board2009 Feb Report to the TFLI Governing Board2008 Jul Report to the TFLI Governing Board TFLI Scrapbook JavaScript must be enabled to view images.
The official goals of the Tennessee Foreign Language Institute can be found in the legislative mandate in the Tennessee Code Annotated. The legislation outlines the purposes of TFLI, "which shall include, but not be limited to, the following:Coordination and provision of foreign language skills needed by state government for purposes of industrial recruitment, tourist development or any other state purpose; Original research into the most effective methods of foreign language instruction and the dissemination of such knowledge; Improvement of the language skills and teaching methods of foreign language instructors at all levels in the schools, colleges and universities of Tennessee; and Coordination and provision of foreign language instruction to the citizens of Tennessee." The Tennessee Foreign Language Institute employs 15 culturally-diverse staff members, and hundreds of adjuncts from many cultures and countries. We fully support Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the strengthened provisions with regard to those with Limited English Proficiency. Please read this informative brochure for more information on Title VI. Current Governing Board members:Richard G. Rhoda TN Higher Education Commission, Governing Board ChairWilliam F. Hagerty, IVTN Department of Economic and Community DevelopmentJohn Morgan, Chancellor TN Board of RegentsJoe Di Pietro, President University of TennesseeKevin Huffman, Commissioner TN Department of EducationSusan Whitaker, Commissioner TN Department of Tourist DevelopmentJeannine De la Torre Ugarte Katherine Taylor HaynesGloria Bishop 2011 February Report to the TFLI Governing Board2010 Aug Report to the TFLI Governing Board2010 Feb Report to the TFLI Governing Board2009 Sept Report to the TFLI Governing Board2009 Feb Report to the TFLI Governing Board2008 Jul Report to the TFLI Governing Board TFLI Scrapbook JavaScript must be enabled to view images.
The official goals of the Tennessee Foreign Language Institute can be found in the legislative mandate in the Tennessee Code Annotated. The legislation outlines the purposes of TFLI, "which shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
Coordination and provision of foreign language instruction to the citizens of Tennessee." The Tennessee Foreign Language Institute employs 15 culturally-diverse staff members, and hundreds of adjuncts from many cultures and countries. We fully support Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the strengthened provisions with regard to those with Limited English Proficiency. Please read this informative brochure for more information on Title VI. Current Governing Board members:Richard G. Rhoda TN Higher Education Commission, Governing Board ChairWilliam F. Hagerty, IVTN Department of Economic and Community DevelopmentJohn Morgan, Chancellor TN Board of RegentsJoe Di Pietro, President University of TennesseeKevin Huffman, Commissioner TN Department of EducationSusan Whitaker, Commissioner TN Department of Tourist DevelopmentJeannine De la Torre Ugarte Katherine Taylor HaynesGloria Bishop 2011 February Report to the TFLI Governing Board2010 Aug Report to the TFLI Governing Board2010 Feb Report to the TFLI Governing Board2009 Sept Report to the TFLI Governing Board2009 Feb Report to the TFLI Governing Board2008 Jul Report to the TFLI Governing Board TFLI Scrapbook JavaScript must be enabled to view images.
The Tennessee Foreign Language Institute employs 15 culturally-diverse staff members, and hundreds of adjuncts from many cultures and countries. We fully support Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the strengthened provisions with regard to those with Limited English Proficiency. Please read this informative brochure for more information on Title VI.
Current Governing Board members:Richard G. Rhoda TN Higher Education Commission, Governing Board ChairWilliam F. Hagerty, IVTN Department of Economic and Community DevelopmentJohn Morgan, Chancellor TN Board of RegentsJoe Di Pietro, President University of TennesseeKevin Huffman, Commissioner TN Department of EducationSusan Whitaker, Commissioner TN Department of Tourist DevelopmentJeannine De la Torre Ugarte Katherine Taylor HaynesGloria Bishop 2011 February Report to the TFLI Governing Board2010 Aug Report to the TFLI Governing Board2010 Feb Report to the TFLI Governing Board2009 Sept Report to the TFLI Governing Board2009 Feb Report to the TFLI Governing Board2008 Jul Report to the TFLI Governing Board TFLI Scrapbook JavaScript must be enabled to view images.
TN Higher Education Commission, Governing Board ChairWilliam F. Hagerty, IV
TN Department of Economic and Community DevelopmentJohn Morgan, Chancellor
TN Board of RegentsJoe Di Pietro, President
University of TennesseeKevin Huffman, Commissioner
TN Department of Education
Susan Whitaker, Commissioner
TN Department of Tourist DevelopmentJeannine De la Torre Ugarte Katherine Taylor HaynesGloria Bishop
2011 February Report to the TFLI Governing Board
2010 Aug Report to the TFLI Governing Board2010 Feb Report to the TFLI Governing Board2009 Sept Report to the TFLI Governing Board2009 Feb Report to the TFLI Governing Board2008 Jul Report to the TFLI Governing Board TFLI Scrapbook JavaScript must be enabled to view images.
TFLI Scrapbook JavaScript must be enabled to view images.