AITSL is running a special campaign for teachers and school leaders from February 02, sharing ten professional learning resources over ten days.
In Memory of Anita Chong
This weekend we heard of the sad passing of respected colleague Anita Chong, OAM. On behalf of members of the Modern Language Teachers’ Association of Western Australia, I send our condolences to her family during this difficult time and to many of our members who were close friends and colleagues.
Congratulations to Patji-Dawes Award Nominees
Two MLTAWA members have been nominated for the 2015 Patji-Dawes Award.
The Power of Reading Tour: Professor Stephen Krashen
An exciting opportunity to see Professor Stephen Krashen in Perth on Saturday October 24.
Let it go: Translating translators and teaching students how (and when) to use them
An activity for students on using online translators effectively featuring “Let it Go” from “Frozen” (Members only resource: Login to access).
Games in the language classroom
Make sure you check out Ibu Danielle’s fantastic blog of games in the Language classroom!
2014 Conference: Photo Gallery
Photo gallery from the 2014 Conference “Review, Revise, Revitalise” held at Murdoch University on 06 September.
How we kill languages and fail our cleverest children: Article from The Conversation
TheConversation is an independent publication with many academics and commentators contributing both research-based and opinion articles. This one from 15 July on the topic of supporting bilingulism and acknowledging students’ language backgrounds is of particular interest to MLTAWA members as we develop Australian Curriculum courses with multiple entry points.
Bilingual nurseries can make children more creative, tolerant and better at solving problems
Interesting article from the daynursuries.co.uk: Bilingual nurseries in the UK are helping children to form a foundation to become fluent in multiple languages, with languages such as Welsh, Irish, French and Spanish firmly part of the normal nursery day.
Asia Education Foundation Resources
Have you checked out the curriculum resources available on the Asia Education Foundation website for Languages recently? http://www.asiaeducation.edu.au/curriculum_resources/languages_cr/ There’s some great new materials for exploring topics of sustainability and cooking in Indonesian, and also learning sequences for Chinese and Japanese. Take a look!
