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
Looking ahead: an overview of the new VCE English and EAL study design and planning for Units 1 & 2 in 2023
Copy of Presentation Summary A wonderfully thorough and informative presentation about the changes to the new English/EAL Study Design was offered by Kellie Heintz from the EAL Division of the VCAA. She began with an important reminder of the eligibility criteria and Special Circumstances that determine whether students can be assessed in Units 3 & […]
eBulletin – May, 2022
Read the May VicTESOL eBulletin online now. Click here to read online. And if you would like to subscribe to receive future updates please click here.
Languages in Early Childhood Education: Launch of special TESOL in Context edition
Presentation PDF: Knowing who you are: Heritage language, identity and safe space in a bilingual kindergarten, Dr Kerry Taylor-Leech and Dr Eseta Tualaulelei Languages in Early Childhood Education: Launch of special TESOL in Context edition May 5 from 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Virtual Event Editors: Dr Yvette Slaughter, Dr Anne Keary, Dr Gillian Pennington, Dr Gary […]
eBulletin – April, 2022
Read the April VicTESOL eBulletin online now. Click here to read online. And if you would like to subscribe to receive future updates please click here.
Enacting translation and translanguaging collaboratively between teachers and learners for knowledge building
Dr Julie Choi and Ms Kailin Liu presented a session on 24 March entitled: Enacting translation and translanguaging collaboratively between teachers and learners for knowledge building. In this session they prompted us to consider translation and translanguaging as a collaboration and explained that this can take place on a number of levels. Talking about it […]