PTCWA Outstanding Professional Service Awards
Last Tuesday we got to celebrate the Outstanding Professional Service Awards, presented by PTCWA. Our very own Treasurer extraordinaire Susan Croker was one of the worthy recipien...
Category Archives: Essential Reading
Have you visited the MLTAWA Languages in the Mainstream facebook page?...
The Modern Language Teachers Association of Western Australia has partnered with the State Government, through the Office of Multicultural Interests, to bring home the message tha...
The coding versus language debate
Both coding and languages have been affirmed in Australian education, each with their own curricula. There should be no debate about one or the other.
Social capital: A vital ingredient for retaining foreign language teac...
Co-authors Shannon Mason and Cristina Poyatos Matas have revealed six key findings from research conducted in 2012 concerning the retention and attrition of Languages teachers in ...
Senior Secondary Languages Education Research Project Final Report
"This report is part of the Australian Government’s efforts to revive the teaching of languages to ensure that at least 40 per cent of Year 12 students study a language in additio...
Latest issue of Babel (Vol 49, No. 1)
A new issue of Babel has recently been sent to members. If you are a current member of MLTAWA and have not received your copy, please contact [email protected]
Link roundup: Interesting reading from around the interwebs
A round-up of Languages (and edu!) in the news and online.
Interesting reading from around the interwebs
A round-up of news, blog posts, and op-ed pieces from around the interwebs.
What’s happening in Queensland?
A Consultation Draft has just been released detailing the Department of Education, Training, and Employment's goals and strategies for achieving Global Schools. As a MLTAWA member...
Primary school language lessons not translating to secondaries
Lack of co-ordination between primary schools means secondary pupils can start with totally different linguistic skills. Article from The Guardian, UK.