The ILCF recognizes and promotes excellence in language education and the study of cultures by:

ILCF Values as an Organization
These are the things that we believe in, strive toward and are motivated by:

1. Excellence in all aspects of language education and the study of cultures;
2. We value people who are focused, innovative, imaginative, creative, dynamic, and persistant;
3. We value the intercultural mindset where there is an International focus and culture awareness of the supreme value of diversity in intercultural contact and connections;
4. We value people who are open to change (adaptable) and who recognize the common brotherhood of mankind, regardless of social, economic, religious, or political affiliations and status;
5. We place a premium on altruistic thought and behavior that serves mankind, and;
6. We believe that the language people use, along with their understanding of culture, can either bring people together or keep them apart and suspicious of one another.