Steering the Agentic Vehicle: Exploring English as an Additional language (EAL) Teachers' Professional Agency since the 2021 Victorian EAL Curriculum Reform November 22 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm The introduction of the first official EAL curriculum (F-10) in Victoria in 2021 signifies a significant step in acknowledging EAL and English as separate and parallel subjects […]

Multilingual authors 'standing taller' in arts-rich translanguaging spaces 15 February 2024, 4:30pm – 5:30pm, Online In this presentation, we will begin by sharing a case study of an arts-rich book making experience facilitated by community organisation, Kids' Own Publishing, to examine how children's semiotic, knowledge and identity resources interact to support them to create and sustain […]

Unit 3 and Unit 4 Exams 12 March 2024, 4-5pm - Online This session will present the new English as an Additional Language (EAL) sample exam, exam specifications and the expected qualities that will be used to assess student responses in the 2024 exam. The presenter will explore the connections between the Study Design and […]

Digital Literacies in EAL Special Interest Group 5: Generative AI in adult EAL 21 March, 4:30 – 5:30pm, 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 Literacies in EAL SIG is an […]

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 […]