February 2023 Happy New Year! We hope that everyone has had a positive start to the year! Executive officers of the AFMLTA are looking forward to working with you all again this year, and to many languages educators coming together for the conference in Perth in July. As the peak body for languages educators in […]
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Free Afterschool Korean Language and Culture classes for Y10-12 student at Curtin
This course is an excellent opportunity for high school students looking to enhance their pathway into a University degree, or for students just wanting to learn more about Korea, its dynamic culture and be able to travel in Korea at ease. This course is open to students who have never formally studied Korean language before, […]
OzCLO training day update + rego reminder
Dear educators, Hello and welcome back (almost) to Term 1! A few updates about OzCLO, the Australian Computational and Linguistics Olympiad for Secondary Schools: Training Day cancelled The training day that was scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 15 will NOT take place, unfortunately. There are still plenty of training resources available online, though; check outhttps://ozclo.org.au/training-materials/. Registrations […]
OzCLO (Linguistics Olympiad) Training Day: Feb 15
Dear educators, Hello and (almost) happy holidays! Remember that OzCLO 2023 (the Australian Computational and Linguistics Olympiad for secondary schools) is coming up in March of next year. I am writing to you now to confirm that the OzCLO pre-competition training day will be held on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 from 10 am until […]
Hakuhodo Foundation – 14th Japanese Language Exchange Program
[Program overview] The program is open to middle schools outside of Japan that teach a Japanese curriculum. This program invites students studying Japanese at overseas schools and their accompanying teachers to Japan for international exchanges and intercultural experiences in Japanese with Japanese students of the same age. The program consists of two components. 1）Preparatory training […]
Languages at ECU
Commencing Semester 1, 2023 the School of Education at Edith Cowan University will be offering students a pathway to become Languages specialists. As part of the Languages specialisation at Edith Cowan University, students are required to complete a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) experience with a languages specialist in a school which teaches Languages. Students […]
OzCLO 2023: Join the Linguistics Olympiad
OzCLO is a problem-solving competition using data from real languages. It has been run by major universities around Australia since 2008. OzCLO is for students from years 7 to 12 (note that this is a larger range than in previous years! Hooray!). Participants apply logical thinking to discover how languages work. Students who like languages, […]
In-Country Professional learning at The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Urawa in 2023
Applications are now open for a number of in-country Japanese language teacher training programs in 2023! Please share with your networks and colleagues who may be interested. Course venue: The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Urawa (JFJLI, Urawa) (Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture) Applications：Due online by 12pm JST, 2 December 2022. Note: Applications are subject […]
ATAR Italian Background Language Course
MAKE YOUR ITALIAN BACKGROUND LANGUAGE COUNT Would you like your kids’ Italian background language to be certified and relevant in their academic career? The Community School of Dante Alighieri Society of WA (DASWA) can help you with that in Year 11 and 12. Their team of TRBWA registered and qualified teachers will work alongside […]
22nd Italian Language Week in the World
In preparation for the 22nd Italian Language Week in the World the Consul of Italy in Perth, Mr Nicolò Costantini, cordially invites all the teachers of Italian in Western Australia to an event for the launch of two exciting competitions for students and teachers. The informative meeting will be held on 27th May 2022 at […]
