VicTESOL Professional Learning

Elena Di Mascolo & Liaqat Gulzari Dandenong High School Wednesday 4 September, 4-5pm In this workshop, Elena and Liaqat will share their experiences establishing and implementing specialised programs for recently-arrived EAL students in a culturally-diverse secondary school setting, from Year 7-10. They will explain the features of the various academic and non-academic programs, including both […]

Jodie Whitehurst Williamstown Community and Education Centre Tuesday 15 October, 5-630 pm Using drama techniques in the teaching of adult EAL provides learners with authentic, meaningful contexts in which to practise the language, while increasing their motivation and speaking confidence. Drama can also energise a class and build a sense of trust, empowering students to […]

Professor Rhonda Oliver, Curtin University Monday 28 October, 7-8pm (Australian Eastern Standard Daylight Savings Time) Free Online Webinar Click here to register! Australian Aboriginal people interact in diverse ways and this is especially the case for those who grow up and live in rural and remote locations. In such locations Standard Australian English (SAE) is often […]

Glynis Rose & Rosemary McLoughlin Tuesday 11 February, 4-5:30 pm, Online event In this session, Glynis and Rosemary will provide feedback on student performance in the 2019 VCE EAL exam, including analysis of student performance in each section and examples of student responses. There will be opportunities for you to ask questions and gain valuable […]

Julia Lippold, Rebecca Gillies & Debra Icely Monday 17 February, 5:00-630pm with pre-session exhibition viewing from 4pm The Immigration Museum, Melbourne *This session is aimed at teachers who have not taught VCE EAL before, however teachers in the early years of teaching VCE EAL are also welcome to attend.* Have you been allocated VCE EAL […]

Janet Armitage Wednesday 4 March, 3:45-4:45pm Free Webinar Functional Multilingualism/Translanguaging are currently popular terms being researched, discussed and adapted to diverse learning settings. This paper is a practical response to the current interest in Translanguaging, suggesting ways this might look in EALD classrooms and what teachers might consider when developing Translanguaging activities. With the intention […]

Carringbush Adult Education, 415 Church St, Richmond 8:30 am - 4:00 pm * This event has sold out.  Please email victesol victesol.vic.edu.au if you would like to be placed on the waiting list.  You will be notified if there is a cancellation. This full-day forum will bring together researchers and practitioners in the adult EAL […]

April Edwards, La Trobe University Wednesday 25 March, 5:00-6:30pm ***This event will now be offered as an online webinar in the interest of public health safety. Date and time remain unchanged.*** Listening skills are ones we all employ, both passively and actively, but how do we teach and evaluate them as part of VCE EAL […]

Victoria Butterfield, Voula MacKenzie, Heena Sharma, Panayiota Kai The Virtual EAL New Arrivals Program of the Victorian School of Languages (VSL) Tuesday 28 April, 4-5pm Online Webinar Are you faced with the challenge of teaching your EAL students online during the Covid-19 crisis? This session will provide practical strategies for teaching EAL online, followed by […]

Online discussion forum and mini-presentations  Tuesday 5 May, 4-5:30pm VicTESOL is providing an online space for teachers to come together to discuss their experience of teaching and supporting EAL students remotely during the COVID-19 crisis. The session will begin with a number of mini-presentations with presenters sharing what they have implemented so far and their […]