About VicTESOL
VicTESOL is a professional association committed to promoting excellence in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages and fostering and supporting cultural and linguistic diversity through high quality multicultural education. VicTESOL provides support and services to generalist, content, trade and EAL (ESL) specialist teachers across sectors including:
| Kindergartens | TAFE | ELICOS centres |
| Schools | SEE | Universities |
| Adult & community education | AMEP | Industry settings |
VicTESOL aims to support teachers and students by developing and disseminating information that advances knowledge of what constitutes best-practice in education to students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
VicTESOL constantly advocates on behalf of EAL students and their teachers and keeps members informed of state and national initiatives and issues as they emerge, according to the association’s prescribed policy.
VicTESOL hopes to contribute to the development of educational policy that impacts support for EAL students and teachers. The distinctive educational needs of these students can be overlooked by policy makers and VicTESOL members actively participate in consultative workshops convened by state and national authorities to ensure that these students are well represented.
VicTESOL supports research into issues and practices that influence the educational outcomes and/or language learning trajectories of ESL learners across all educational sectors.
Contact VicTESOL
VicTESOL Association Officer
Clare Blackman
victesol [at] victesol.vic.edu.au
VicTESOL Professional Learning Co-ordinator
plcoordinator [at] victesol.vic.edu.au
VicTESOL Information
ABN # 21 237 277 032
Inc # A0024290V
VicTESOL does not currently have a mail address.
VicTESOL Constitution
VicTESOL is an incorporated association. View the Constitution of VicTESOL below:
CONSTITUTION OF VICTORIAN ASSOCIATION OF TESOL AND MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION INC.
VicTESOL Committee
At our AGM on the 9th of December, 2021 the following people were elected to VicTESOL Executive and Committee positions:
Executive Committee Members
PresidentMargaret Corrigan |
Vice-PresidentAngela Di Sciascio |
TreasurerAdam Quayle |
SecretaryMichelle Andrews |
General Committee Members
| Nathan Chong | Elena Di Mascolo | April Edwards | Amelia Gedye |
| Rebekah Jones | Anne Keary | Shem Macdonald | Carly Russo |
2022 Committee Meeting Dates
- Thursday 10 February 5:00-7:00pm
- Thursday 7 April 5:30-7:30pm
- Thursday 21 July 5:30-7:30pm
- Thursday 13 October 5:30-7:30
2022 Annual General Meeting Date
- Thursday 8 December
2021 & 2022 VicTESOL members are able to access the 2021 VicTESOL AGM Draft Minutes by logging on to the VicTESOL website and clicking here.
Member Input
Members are welcome to attend any of the meetings. Please contact victesol [at] victesol.vic.edu.au for details.
If members wish to raise any matters for discussion at Committee meetings, please contact the VicTESOL office:
victesol [at] victesol.vic.edu.au.
Executive Committee Contacts
If you need to contact the executive members directly
- president [at] victesol.vic.edu.au
- vicepresident [at] victesol.vic.edu.au
- treasurer [at] victesol.vic.edu.au
- secretary [at] victesol.vic.edu.au
Affiliations
TESOL in Context
ACTA publishes, TESOL in Context, one of only two current Australian journals devoted to issues related to TESOL.
TESOL in Context is available at www.tesolincontext.org.au.
Past issues of the journal are now openly available.
- Volume 1 Issue 1 (1990) – Volume 26 Issue 1 (2017) are available on Informit.
- Volume 27 Issue 1 (2018) and onwards are available in the Archives and on Informit.
Submissions for articles for future issues are welcome, click here for more information.
Australian Council of TESOL Associations
Australian Council of TESOL Associations (ACTA) is the national coordinating body representing all Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. It aims to promote and strengthen English whilst supporting people’s linguistic and cultural heritage. ACTA’s objectives are to:
- Represent and support the interests of teachers of English to speakers of other languages and dialects and their students
- Ensure access to appropriate English language instruction to speakers of other languages and dialects
- Encourage the implementation and delivery of quality professional development programs
- Promote the study, research and development of TESOL at state, national and international levels. To this end, in even-numbered years, ACTA convenes an international conference.
The ACTA Council comprises representatives from each of the eight Australian states and territories. VicTESOL is currently eligible to have 3 representatives on this council. Quarterly meetings are convened by teleconference with ongoing work conducted through working groups that communicate via email.
Acknowledgements
Department of Education and Training
VicTESOL would like to thank the Department of Education & Training Strategic Partnerships Program for supporting VicTESOL.
VicTESOL would also like to acknowledge the generous support of the Victorian Department of Education and Training through the Common Funding Agreement (CFA).
