While teaching English as a Second and Foreign Language, Macedonian Language E-Learning Center (MLEC) founder Biljana Belamaric Wilsey found an abundance of online materials for every audience and level. But when she later focused on teaching the Slavic languages, Macedonian in particular, she discovered a scarcity of available online materials. So, she decided to do something about it and founded the center as a non-profit organization in 2007.
The mission of the MLEC is to promote foreign language learning and cultural understanding world-wide and build an international awareness of the Macedonian language and culture by producing online resources for learning the Macedonian language and learning about Macedonian culture.
The MLEC aims to fill the void of technologically up-to-date materials for studying Macedonian and to address all aspects of language learning via culturally-relevant materials that can be used interactively online, printed, or downloaded to portable technologies. Some of the services offered include free word-a-week emails, free podcasts, free RSS feeds, a free dictionary, as well as audio books, interactive online materials based on Macedonian movies and music, and language learning games. The center also provides an online interactive community to practice the language by connecting to Macedonians, as well as learners and teachers of Macedonian language worldwide.
The center’s daily activities are the responsibility of the center’s officers, whereas the governing body of the center is the Board of Directors.
The center is registered as a 501(c)(3) organization with the state of North Carolina and the federal government of the United States. This means that all donations received in the US are tax-deductible. Please contact us if you would like to donate from another country and would like us to explore possible tax benefits in your country.