Rebecca Grimaud, Hân Trinh, Hayley Black - Carringbush Adult Education Monday 22 July, 5:00 - 6:30 pm Bastow Institute of Educational Leadership, North Melbourne In this workshop Rebecca, Han and Hayley will share their experience incorporating action research into the classroom to explore approaches to teaching digital and traditional literacy skills to low language and […]

VicTESOL Symposium - Sharing multiple perspectives on TESOL Monday 19 August, 2019 from 8:30 am - 4:00 pm This event is now SOLD OUT. To join the waiting list, please email victesol victesol.vic.edu.au. Ticket Prices $130 – VicTESOL Member $170 – Non-member $200 – VicTESOL individual membership and ticket purchase Click here for detailed information regarding […]

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 […]