The ACTA Early Childhood consultancy group has developed a set of six Early Childhood Education Principles as a statement of ACTA's beliefs and values about home-language-based English as an Additional Language and/or dialect (EAL/D) approach in the Early Childhood years. The ECE Principles encompass all EAL/D learners: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, newly arrived, […]
In this presentation, presenters from Lexis Education will explore ways of speeding up our EAL students’ learning of English and learning in English through a focus on how languages work […]
Our upcoming event with Kellie Heintz from the VCAA will address many of the questions about the new VCE EAL study design asked in the recent VicTESOL survey of teachers. […]
EAL Writing Strategies in a Primary Setting Wednesday, 22 February 2023, 4:00pm - 5:00pm, Online ‘Writing is central to EAL/D students’ learning at school. Learning writing is a platform for […]
In this session, Glynis, Michael and Jenna will provide feedback on student performance in the 2022 VCE EAL exam, including analysis of student performance in each section and examples of […]
Effective implementation of translanguaging pedagogy in TESOL classrooms Thursday, 9 March 2023 from 4:00pm - 5:00pm Translanguaging strategies and pedagogies are growing in popularity within a variety of TESOL contexts. Translanguaging refers […]
In this presentation, Emily will discuss her research with the ISS institute that focuses on best practice pedagogies of digital literacy skills for adult EAL migrant and refugee learners within […]
Ready for some creative activities in the EAL classroom? Let's get you and your students out of your seats and up on the floor! In this highly interactive and energising afternoon of professional learning, EAL/D teachers will learn how to use a variety of performative (arts- based) techniques to invigorate their language teaching within the […]
Digital Literacies in EAL Special Interest Group (SIG) Wednesday 22 March 4-5pm Online Are you interested in digital literacies in EAL settings? Join us for the first SIG event. The […]
This event will provide an opportunity to network with other EAL teachers, to browse and borrow resources at LMERC for EAL teaching and learning and supporting plurilingual strategies. A short presentation on accessing LMERC eBooks will also be given. Participants are welcome to make requests for resources prior to the event so that they can […]
