Planning is underway for a motivating and interesting day of professional learning on Saturday 24th August. The workshops will be followed by an opportunity to network, socialise and catch up with colleagues. More details will follow soon.
Esther
UWA Korean Studies Workshop for Teachers
The Korean Studies Department of UWA is holding a Professional Learning Workshop for Language and HASS teachers at UWA on June 27-28. The workshop, funded by the Korea Foundation, is completely free for participants and will feature presenters from Australian universities, NSW, DoE and ACT schools. The workshop focuses on Korean society, history, language, traditional […]
2018 Languages for My Future
Following the success of the 2017 event, we are once again inviting Year 10 students and their teachers to attend a “Languages for My Future” forum and panel discussion. Students will undoubtedly walk away feeling informed, inspired and motivated to choose a language course in their senior secondary years. Through a panel discussion, young people will share […]
2017 MLTAWA AGM
Come and join us for the 2017 MLTAWA Annual General Meeting! This year’s AGM is an afternoon event and is free for members. It will be a wonderful opportunity to network and catch-up with colleagues. The 2017 winner of the Hilde Dixon Award will also be announced. Very importantly, the new committee for 2018 will […]
JLTAWA Walk the Talk
JLTAWA are offering a great opportunity for Japanese teachers to participate in the Walk the Talk professional learning to support the implementation of the WA Curriculum: Languages. [gview file=”http://mltawa.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/JLTAWA-Nov-4-Walk-the-talk-2017-Flyer-1-Copy.pdf” height=”800px” width=”100%”]
WA CLIL Conference 2017
The WA CLIL Conference is an exciting professional learning opportunity presented by the Curtin University School of Education Professional Learning Hub and the MLTAWA. Follow the link in the flyer below to register, or click here. [gview file=”http://mltawa.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2017-WA-CLIL-Conference-Flyer-final.pdf” height=”1200px” width=”93%” save=”1″]
2017 AFMLTA Conference Reports
Languages – Keys to Global Connections The 21st AFMLTA International Languages Conference, was held on the Gold Coast, offering a two-day exploration of current issues and new trends in languages education. The MLTAWA awarded four grants to members to attend the conference. The worthy recipients were Natalie Pearce, Penny Coutas, Nalini Demma and Zoe Kai. […]
2017 AFMLTA Conference Report
by Natalie Pearce At the opening Keith Horwood lecture John Hajek acknowledged some of the key challenges facing Languages teachers such as the Monolingual mindset, Anglobubble, lack of strong Languages policy and the high attrition rate of students studying Languages. He encouraged Languages educators and activists to ‘DECODE’ which represents the acronym below: Demand – […]
2017 AFMLTA Conference Report
by Nalini Demma Languages – the Keys of the Global Connection. I think no other title was more appropriate for the 21st AFMLTA conference as I had the pleasure to attend together with delegates from different countries at Bond University on the Gold Coast. To open the conference was Professor John Hajek who describes Second […]
Languages as a Life Changer Winners
Here are the stories of the Judge’s Choice Winners for the Languages as a Life Changer Competition. The four winners will be presented with their $100 prize at one of the Languages Week events to be held this week. You will no doubt find their personal stories inspirational and motivating. It’s not too late to share […]
