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 […]

Language and Play: An Australian Intergenerational Family Study 6 June 2024. 4:30pm – 5:30pm AEST, Online Intergenerational play practices can provide a space and time for social interaction and learning for younger as well as older generations. This presentation reports on an intergenerational family practices project conducted in Australia during 2021-2022. Six families – one […]

Exploring strategies for educator wellbeing 13 June 2024, 5:15pm - 6:30pm AEST, Online Being an educator can be immensely meaningful and rewarding, and at the same time incredibly challenging and stressful. In this workshop we will reflect on our experiences as educators in connection with our sense of purpose, accomplishment and wellbeing.  We will reflect […]

Digital Literacies in EAL Special Interest Group 6: Utilising digital technologies to support assessment practices and feedback 25 July 2024  4:00pm – 5:00pm, AEST 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 […]

Factors influencing EAL teachers’ uptake of AI for teaching and implications for professional development 15 August 2024, 4:30pm - 5:30pm AEST, Online The education sector has recently witnessed a growing appetite for teaching and learning applications powered by AI and Generative AI. While many teachers have adjusted to these advances in technology, they have also […]

"Eye-opening": How we can use multimodal texts with school staff to support more inclusive school and classroom narratives. 5 September 2024,5:00pm - 6:00pm AEST, Online As EAL teachers, or as mainstream teachers who work closely with EAL students, we often advocate for our English language learners. We may discuss ideas with staff and leadership about what it means to […]

What Grammatical Knowledge is Powerful for Specialist Language Teachers? 10 September 2024. 5:30pm – 6:30pm AEST, Online This session describes the approach to grammar used in a Masters level subject for specialist language teachers. The subject focuses mainly on grammatical ‘know-how’, skills in using a scholarly resource, The Grammar Book. It also addresses  grammatical ‘know-that’, […]

Metacognition and EAL Teaching 17 September 2024. 4:30pm – 5:30pm AEST, Online Research has shown that EAL students benefit the most when engaged in metacognitive thinking. This can only be possible when teachers are aware of metacognitive teaching and learning strategies. In this presentation, we look at what we already know about metacognition and metacognitive […]