2025 VicTESOL International Conference Transforming Futures: Innovations in TESOL Friday 15 August 2025 from 8:00 am – 6:00 pm The 2025 VicTESOL International Conference will take place on 15 August 2025 at the Pullman Melbourne On The Park. This premier event will bring together national and international educators, researchers, and program leaders to explore advancements […]
An Analysis of Australian and Pakistani English Language Textbooks in Terms of Acquiring English as a Second Language by Underprivileged Students in Both Countries at the Pre-Intermediate Level 4 September 2025 5:30pm – 6:30pm AEST, Online This session will cover key research on three theories: Equity Theory, Cognitive Load Theory and Universal Design Learning while […]
Transforming TESOL Practice: AI as a Literacy and Learning Partner 11 September 5:30pm – 7:30pm AEST, Online This dynamic two-hour online workshop empowers TESOL educators to harness artificial intelligence as […]
Teaching Otherwise: Hybrid Professional Becoming in Multilingual English Classrooms Liza Abad, Amna Iqbal, Ashley Starford, Thanh Huong Hang Le (Jo Le), Nashid Nigar Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne 13 […]
Come to this session to hear Gordon TAFE share how they use portfolio as the main assessment method in their adult EAL program. Learn some insights into how this way of designing assessment tasks allows for a flexible, holistic, and learner centred approach to gathering and capturing assessment evidence for the EAL Framework.
This session will introduce and explain what is meant by the term functional grammar, and then ground it in classroom practice by considering one of the main aspects of functional grammar, the noun group, and how it can be utilised to teach so many other aspects of language.
Story-based approach to teaching EAL in an adult classroom - Session 1 4 June 2026 from 4:30pm - 5:30pm, AEDT, Online A story-based approach to teaching English as an Additional […]
Story-based approach to teaching EAL in an adult classroom - Session 2 11 June 2026 from 4:30pm - 5:30pm, AEDT, Online A story-based approach to teaching English as an Additional […]
Supporting Older Adolescent Arrivals: Navigating the Space Between School and Adulthood Thursday 30 July 2026 4:00pm – 5:00pm AEST, Online For young people who arrive in Australia during their later teenage years, settlement is often shaped by a unique set of challenges. Some arrive with significant responsibilities and life experience, having worked, lived independently or […]
New Arrivals in the Mainstream Classroom: Practical Teaching Strategies Thursday 13 August 2026 4:00pm – 5:00pm AET, Online As increasing numbers of newly arrived students transition into mainstream schools, teachers […]
