Welcome to VicTESOL
VicTESOL is a professional association committed to promoting excellence in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and supporting cultural and linguistic diversity through high quality multicultural education.
VicTESOL provides support and services to generalist, content, trade and EAL specialist teachers across the state of Victoria.
Recent Updates
VicTESOL Early Childhood and Education (ECE) Series
The VicTESOL early childhood and education series will focus on families and communities as a resource for growing and strengthening the development of bi/multilingual children. Registrations are now open for this 2021 professional learning opportunity! Register Now! Wednesday 17th February 2021 6pm AEDT Caroline Cohrssen: Leveraging Languages for Learning Wednesday 17th March 2021 6pm AEDT […]
Engaging Low-Level EAL Learners in Online Learning – Resources Page
Luke Treadwell & Tanja Rykovska, AMES Australia Wednesday 18 November, 4:00-5:30pm AEDT Online Event This workshop was based on the premise that digital literacy is vital for living, learning, and working in contemporary Australian society and therefore needs to be a key feature as both a support and an outcome of any relevant EAL program. […]
VicTESOL AGM- Guest Speaker: Ester de Jong
VicTESOL Annual General Meeting & End of Year Celebration Online Event – Guest Speaker: Ester de Jong Thursday 3 December 2020, 5.30 – 6.30pm AEDT At the AGM we will hear about VicTESOL’s achievements from the last year, share in awarding the 2020 VicTESOL Research Grant to the successful applicants and hear from the guest speaker, Ester […]
English for Adult Migrants – Future Directions Alison Larkins
Webinar Event – Wednesday 11th November 2020, 7-8pm AEDT Learn about the Commonwealth Government’s vision for English language provision for adult migrants Presenter Alison Larkins was appointed in late 2019 as Commonwealth Coordinator-General for Migrant Services. Her role is to work closely within the Commonwealth and State/Territory governments, industry, and the community sector to drive […]
Teaching Pronunciation: It’s never too early – Jacky Springall
Jacky Springall Tuesday 10 November 2020, 4:00-5:30pm AEDT Online Workshop This practical workshop was based on the premise that EAL teachers need to be pro-active in integrating a focus on pronunciation at all levels of teaching with the main goal of instruction being achieving intelligibility. The session gave a brief overview of the different...
