ELTA (English Language Teachers' Association) Serbia

If it wasn’t for ELTA I wouldn’t now be a teacher with around 70 hours of professional development, the 3-week teaching practice in London, loads of new skills gained at the seminars and dozens of new fellow-colleagues from all around Serbia. Mind you, all of that in just 1 year of my membership!

Professional development, conferences, seminars, new people from different parts of the world are some of advantages that ELTA gave to me personally. Now, we as ELTA, spread the idea of being part of the winning team, team that offers so much with so little effort invested in it.

So, why am I an ELTA member? For all the same reasons as all these people. And I believe that Wise men learn by other men’s mistakes, fools by their own. And I am far too proud to be a fool. Besides, why waste a lifetime trying to become a better teacher on your own if it is quicker (and not to mention, much more fun) in a group of friends?

As one of the Pomoravlje District ELTA coordinators I have organised about eight meetings of local EL teachers since December 2005. Where there is a will, there is a way – we can really make our dreams come true! ELTA gathers us together and makes us very powerful for the benefit of all our children. That is the best mission any professional organisation can have.