“As an educator, I value the importance of learning a second language. Studies have clearly shown how it benefits a student’s education and cognitive function, and I personally believe language learning fosters a deeper appreciation and understanding of diverse cultures and communities.”
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Congratulations Dr. Hua Li – 2021 Principal’s Award Winner
“As a principal of community schools over 20 years, I am fully aware of the positive influence that language schools have on the community at large and this should not be understated. All community language schools substantially contribute to Australia’s highly multicultural and multilingual society, making this country and our communities diverse and beautiful.”
Good Luck, Claire!
We wish Claire Leong, Head of Languages at Wesley College and former MLTAWA Committee member, all the best for the Australian Education Awards night on 16th August in Sydney. Claire is a finalist in the category for the Department Head of the Year Award. Claire is one of 10 finalists in the category, and the only […]
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 […]
AFMLTA News in Brief: May 2019
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Year 11 & 12 ATAR Collaboration Days 2019
In February AISWA, CEWAWA and DoE are again facilitating cross-sector collaborative workshops for teachers. Don’t miss out! Please download the attached flyer for more details about the workshops and how to register. [gview file=”https://mltawa.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ATAR-Languages-Workshops-Feb-2019.pdf”]
September 2018 AFMLTA NIB now available
Read the September 2018 issue of the AFMLTA’s News in Brief (NIB) to find out more about: Call for Papers – 2019 AFMLTA Conference (7-9 July 2019) BABEL…Going Digital!! How to have your input into the AFMLTA’s Strategic Planning Opportunities for Languages Educators The AFMLTA Special Interest Group Professional learning opportunities You can access the […]
Have your say! – an invitation for primary school Languages teachers
The University of Melbourne is seeking Primary School teachers, including of Languages, who may be willing to complete an anonymous online survey, and also potentially an interview, about the Early Learning Languages Australia (ELLA) Program and the use of technology in the classroom. The focus of the survey is twofold: to gain insight into teacher […]
Western Australian Curriculum and Assessment Outline – Update
The latest Kto10 Circular provides some important information in relation to Languages teaching, assessing and reporting.
Australian Computational and Linguistics Olympiad
Are you good at problem solving, uncovering patterns and cracking codes? OzCLO, the Australian Computational and Linguistics Olympiad, a state, national and international competition for secondary students (Years 9 – 12) will run again in 2018! To register a school team, go to www.ozclo.org.au. UWA Linguistics will be running a training session for students who have not competed in OzCLO before, and this will […]
