SPEAQ is a professional association concerned with the teaching of English as a second language in the province of Quebec. OBJECTIVES The aims and objectives of the association are as follows: to bring together in association those persons engaged or interested in the teaching of English as a second language in Québec; to study, promote, protect and develop the professional, social and economic interests of its members; to facilitate communication among the different levels of teaching of English as a second language in Québec; to facilitate communication between teachers of English as a second language in Québec and other persons or groups interested in the teaching of English as a second language; to create a favourable climate for the harmonious development of the teaching of English as a second language in Québec; to conduct and to arrange for studies and research with the aim of encouraging or evaluating developments in the teaching of English as a second language in Québec, and to inform its members of such developments; to print and publish reviews, journals, periodicals and other publications for purposes of information, professional improvement and promotional material publicity in connection with the objects above.