Supporting recently-arrived EAL students in a mainstream school setting

Dandenong High School 92-106 Princes Hwy, Dandenong, VIC, Australia

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 […]

$10.00 – $20.00

Bringing Language to Life – Teaching EAL to Adults through Drama

Williamstown Community and Education Centre Joan Kirner House, 14 Thompson St, Williamstown, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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 […]

$10.00 – $20.00

The diverse interactions of Aboriginal EALD speakers: Codeswitching, translanguaging or “whatever”….

Online Webinar

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 […]

ABC Education Learn English Showcase- Using digital for the digital age

Online Webinar

Shivali Nayak, Senior Content Producer, Learn English, ABC Education 4:00 - 4:45pm (Australian Eastern Standard Daylight Savings Time) Thursday 21 November 2019 Free Online Webinar The digital age presents some new and interesting learning opportunities for EAL learners.  How can teachers harness the power of digital resources to engage students in the classroom and provide them with self-learning […]

VCE EAL Exam Webinar – Meet the Assessors

Online Webinar

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 […]

$20.00 – $40.00

New to VCE EAL Presentation/Discussion Forum

Immigration Museum 400 Flinders St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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 […]

$10.00 – $20.00

Multicultural Classrooms – Plurilingualism in Practice Webinar

Online Webinar

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 […]

*SOLD OUT* Whole-day Adult TESOL event- Creative pedagogies for teaching adult EAL learners

Carringbush Adult Education 415 Church St, Richmond, Victoria, Australia

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 […]

$80.00 – $120.00

*Online Webinar* VCE EAL Listening – How to teach and assess

Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership 603-615 Queensberry St, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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 […]

$10.00 – $20.00

More tickets now available – Teaching EAL learners online using video conferencing

Online Webinar

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 […]

Free – $20.00