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 […]
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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 [email protected] and we will share it for you. Please send your […]
Meeting WACE Requirements seminar 2019 – Languages SCSA
The SCSA is running two Meeting WACE Requirements 2019 seminars aimed at teachers of languages · Tuesday 19/02/2019 (12:40PM – 3:30PM) – Languages courses · Wednesday 20/02/2019 (9:00AM – 11:50AM) – Interstate Languages courses Further information and registration are available on the SCSA website. The seminars are designed for: schools that are offering a Languages […]
Grants: 2018 MLTAWA State Conference
Interested in attending our wonderful conference? Why not apply for one of the following grants? Recipients of a grant will have their registration cost covered. Applications close 24 May 2018. Grant applications have now closed. Successful applicants will be notified soon. Grants will be available to in the following categories: Presenter (chosen on merit) currently a […]
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.
AFMLTA Response to the WA Curriculum: Languages
The AFMLTA recently submitted feedback to the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA) on the new WA Curriculum for Languages.
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 addition to English within a decade. Its purpose is to inform all Australian governments on practical, implementable ways to enable this.”
National curriculum policy reform in England & Australia: Implications for students, teachers & social justice
A free professional learning event at UWA on Wednesday 06 April.
Update from SCSA on Western Australian Curriculum: Languages
Adriana Douglas provided a written update for participants of the AFMLTA’s Ready? Set? Plan! workshop held on Saturday March 12 at Willetton SHS.
