250 people, including a large group from WA, have already registered for the AFMLTA 2019 Conference: Languages – Breaking through Walls. However, there is still time to register. Keynote speakers: – Dr Jane Simpson (Australian National University) – Professor Joseph Lo Bianco (The University of Melbourne) – Professor John Hajek (The University of Melbourne) – […]
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 […]
ImmerseMe Resource
ImmerseMe uses virtual reality-based (VR) software as a way to introduce learners to authentic and interactive language learning! ImmerseMe has been proven to improve listening, speaking, reading, fluency and confidence of second language learners. As a follow up to Jeremy Snyder’s MLTAWA Pop-Up PL presentation on ImmerseMe on 27 March, there are two big updates […]
AFMLTA News in Brief: May 2019
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Survey – Language Teachers
MLTAWA members, Francesca Candaten, Joanne Bell and Erica Letizia are working together on a project for the Key Language Leaders’ Initiative 2019 and, to support their research, they are seeking the assistance of other language teachers. Language teachers in both public and private schools are encouraged to complete a short survey (approximately four minutes). The […]
MLTAWA Pop-up PL 5 ‘Let Me Tell You a Story’ competition workshop
ZOOM PL – Repeat of Pop-Up #4 For those who missed the face-to face PL workshop on April 24, we are running a repeat via ZOOM (online) so you do not need to travel, and you can get the same information about the competition. Click here for details and registration
March 2019 AFMLTA NIB
View the March News in Brief here View the January News in Brief here
Reflections on Task-Based Languages Teaching a Classroom Perspective
MLTAWA committee member Nicky Griffin-Appadoo writes about how the Keynote address by Professor Rod Ellis at the MLTAWA Biennial Conference July 2018 led her to implement one of the tasks he suggested in her classroom. Click here to view the paper 6 Easy tips to improve students’ recall As teachers we are not only responsible […]
Ideas for Languages Week
Ideas from teachers for teachers Did you do something to celebrate Languages Week with your students in 2017 or 2018 that worked really well? Would you like to share your idea with your MLTAWA colleagues? Then this is your chance. Send your ideas to litm@mltawa.asn.au and we will share it for you. Please send your […]
Curtin University: Language, Identity and Culture Colloquium – 25 May 2019
The Curtin University School of Education Professional Learning Hub is presenting the Language, Identity and Culture Colloquium on Saturday 25 May. The colloquium seeks to address the importance of understanding language users’ cultural, social and linguistic backgrounds and will bring together leading and emerging applied linguists to discuss different linguistic rationales for opportunities and challenges for […]
