For Existing users of the EALF - what's new and different in the new curriculum October 18 from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm This second webinar in our series is for teachers who have already been using the Victorian EAL Framework. It will focus on the main changes between the old and new curriculum. You […]
Engaging Learners' for teachers working in the SEE program November 15 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm Virtual Event This workshop will be short, sharp, and contain the occasional laugh. We'll talk about what it takes to keep learners engaged and how planning for it can become a regular and time-saving activity. The title of the workshop is […]
Steering the Agentic Vehicle: Exploring English as an Additional language (EAL) Teachers' Professional Agency since the 2021 Victorian EAL Curriculum Reform November 22 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm The introduction of the first official EAL curriculum (F-10) in Victoria in 2021 signifies a significant step in acknowledging EAL and English as separate and parallel subjects […]
Multilingual authors 'standing taller' in arts-rich translanguaging spaces 15 February 2024, 4:30pm – 5:30pm, Online In this presentation, we will begin by sharing a case study of an arts-rich book making experience facilitated by community organisation, Kids' Own Publishing, to examine how children's semiotic, knowledge and identity resources interact to support them to create and sustain […]
Meet the Assessors Online 29 February 2023, 4:30pm – 6:00pm - Online This session will provide feedback on student performance in the 2023 VCE EAL exam. In addition, the main focus of the evening will be on the features of the new Study Design, particularly in terms of preparing students for the 2024 exam. There […]
Challenges and opportunities in everyday life in Danish day care: Understandings of professional care and the process of inclusion and exclusion 7 March 2024, 4:30 – 5:30pm, Online In my project I am investigating the everyday life of Danish day care centres and with focus on 0–3-year-olds. I am exploring how understandings and quality of […]
Unit 3 and Unit 4 Exams 12 March 2024, 4-5pm - Online This session will present the new English as an Additional Language (EAL) sample exam, exam specifications and the expected qualities that will be used to assess student responses in the 2024 exam. The presenter will explore the connections between the Study Design and […]
Tensions in the Adult ELT Curriculum 19 March 2024. 5:30pm – 6:30pm, Online This is the first of two sessions to explore tensions within the current adult ELT curriculum. Using the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) as a case study, they explore how its curriculum has changed over time, how the current tensions emerged, and […]
Digital Literacies in EAL Special Interest Group 5: Generative AI in adult EAL 21 March, 4:30 – 5:30pm, Online Are you interested in digital literacies in EAL settings? Join us for the third SIG event. The event will include a reintroduction of the SIG, followed by a seminar. Digital Literacies in EAL SIG is an […]
Non-native English Language Teachers' Stories: Constructing Cosmopolitan Professional Identities in Australia 30 April 2024, 4:00 – 5:15pm AEST, Online Using the hermeneutic phenomenological narrative (HPN) approach, this research examined the professional identity construction of immigrant English language teachers (ELTs) in Australia, who speak English as a second or additional language. This study addressed two primary […]
