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May Newsletter
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A message from the MLTAWA President
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The MLTAWA Committee has been busy working towards planning what is shaping up to be a very exciting State Conference.
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Early Bird registrations will be opening very soon so we encourage all our members to keep an eye out for early registrations. Presenters will be able to access a 15% discount so if you haven’t submitted your abstract yet, please make sure to do so. The deadline has been extended till May 13th.
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I hope you enjoy the various articles and updates included in the May newsletter.
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Membership Renewal
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Thank you to all MLTAWA members who have once again renewed their Membership with MLTAWA. If you have not yet renewed your membership you are in the Grace period until 31 May after which your membership will expire. Please CLICK HERE to renew.
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A call out to all members - we would appreciate it very much if you are able to promote MLTAWA within your teaching communities to encourage new members to join our association.
For more information please contact our Membership Secretary, Helen Kuehs, at [email protected]
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Latest news
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Registration
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The Modern Language Teachers’ Association of Western Australia Inc (MLTAWA) will be holding our State Conference on July 29-30, 2022 at the Joondalup Resort in Perth, Western Australia.
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The conference theme Shifting Paradigms in Languages Education is an open invitation for educators to explore current issues related to matters of equity, plurilingualism and shifting monolingual practices in Education through effective and innovative languages programs.
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The conference will have a focus on the development, implementation and delivery of impactful programs to enhance students’ overall standards of education, critical thinking skills, intercultural perspectives and their ability to function effectively as global citizens in the modern world from a sustainable, dynamic and efficient perspective.
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Friday 29th - Saturday 30th July 2022
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Joondalup Resort, Joondalup
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Early bird tickets closes 1st June 2022
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Keynote Speaker for the Conference is Michelle Kohler, President of the Applied Linguistic Association of Australia. To read more about our Keynote speaker, CLICK HERE
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Call for Abstracts - Deadline extended! Friday 13 May 2022
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This is to let you know that the Call for Abstracts for our upcoming conference “Shifting Paradigms in Languages Education” has been extended till 13/05/2022. We would like to thank those of you who have already submitted your abstracts and we will be in contact soon after the new deadline with those of you who have expressed …
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MLTAWA Principal's Award 2022
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Nominations for the MLTAWA Principal's Award 2022 for commitment and support to the Languages Program in their school are now open.
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The Modern Languages Teachers’ Association (MLTAWA) Inc. values the important role that principals play in advocating for Languages. This award acknowledges school leaders who have shown long-term commitment to their Languages program and promoted Languages within the wider school community.
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Languages teachers and other members of the community are encouraged to nominate a school principal who would be a worthy recipient of the award. The award consists of a certificate, a trophy and $400 to contribute towards the school’s Languages program.
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- Previous nominees are eligible for renomination
- The nomination must address all selection criteria
- The nomination must be made by two nominating people, one of whom must be a current financial member of MLTAWA. Their current membership will allow access to the members section of the MLTAWA website where they can access the online nomination form.
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Please CLICK HERE for more information and to submit a nomination.
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Nominations close 10 June 2022. The Principal's Award will be presented at the High Tea during the MLTAWA Conference 2022 at the Joondalup Resort.
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For more information please contact Helen Kuehs, Immediate past president, at [email protected]
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As a member of the MLTA/LTA in your state or territory you are represented nationally by AFMLTA. AFMLTA provides vision, leadership, representation, advocacy, professional learning and support for quality teaching and learning of languages. Watch this clip to find out more about the work of the AFMLTA and the strategic directions that underpin the work of the volunteer Executive Committee.... Read more
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Upcoming Events / Save the date
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MLTAWA Principal's Award Nomination Open
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2022 MLTAWA State Conference - Registration Open
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2022 MLTAWA State Conference - Early Bird Ticket sale close
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2022 MLTAWA State Conference
Friday 29th & Saturday 30th July
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2022 Annual General Meeting
Saturday 19 November
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We would love to hear from you!
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Do you have an article or news you would like to share with our members? We would love to hear from you at [email protected]
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Stay tuned for more news, updates, events and resources on Languages Education with our monthly Newsletter.
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Please note: This is an automatic newsletter with no replies monitored - if you wish to contact MLTAWA, please email [email protected] . If it is a membership related concern, please email [email protected] or for website access issues please email [email protected].
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