Languages Education for Global Competence
It is not uncommon to see Australian schools make bold claims about nurturing global citizens in their vision statements, yet very few can talk to an intentional approach to developing global competence beyond mentioning they have a Languages program. Whilst engagement with language learning by nature exposes students to opportunities to develop parts of “Intercultural […]
Q & A
Yvette will facilitate a Q and A session with our keynote speaker, Danping Wang. This will be an opportunity to explore and discuss a range of trends emerging in Languages education.
Embedding Numeracy in Languages Programs: Some Theory & Lots of Practice
Within the Australian educational context, all teachers including Languages teachers must engage with numeracy content through the Numeracy General Capability (Australian Curriculum), a state-based equivalent such as Numeracy Foundational skill (Victorian Curriculum v2.0) and/or the AITSL professional standard 2.5 (Literacy and numeracy strategies). This workshop aims to familiarise teachers with the expected numeracy content and […]
Surviving & Thriving in the First Years of Languages Teaching
All pre-service and early career teachers are encouraged to attend this session. We’ll discuss some of the supports provided by LTV and your Languages Associations and some wellbeing survival tips. You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions and share your own experiences. A key part of the session will be some easy ‘get-to-know-you’ language games […]
Stackers to Assess Language Use in Any Situation
Imitate or create? Which would you choose? Are we teaching Languages so that young people learn how to put it together to say what they want to say? Or are we teaching them to parrot teacher led scripts, with minor variations? This workshop explores a technique for really enabling novel creative language use. It is […]
Heads of Languages networking and discussion
This session is an opportunity for Heads of Languages to continue the discussion about the opportunities and challenges outlined in Janet’s workshop in Session 3.
If we want them to stay, we need to teach who they are
This presentation focuses on the students in front of us and the growing mismatch between their communication preferences and how we’ve traditionally taught languages. It will explore why many students are disconnecting from Languages and why, despite our best efforts, doing more of the same isn’t working. Instead, teachers will be invited to innovate: stop […]
Resources and Strategies for Gender-expansive Language Education: An Open Access e-book for Teachers of Gendered Languages
As language teachers, we are aware of the impact of learning a new language in shaping identities, and its implications when it comes to set, reinforce or resist gender norms. In our role, we can promote a use of language that is respectful and inclusive of all our diverse students. However, when teaching gendered languages […]
Developing Visual Literacy in the Languages Classroom
In a world where we live constantly bombarded by images, visual literacy is an increasing need for the 21st Century learner, as well as a Languages’ curriculum requirement through the viewing macro-skill. This presentation will share strategies for the development of visual literacy in the Languages classroom as well as practical examples which can be […]
Inclusive Language Pedagogies: From Data to Drumming
Language classrooms are increasingly diverse, with students bringing different cultural backgrounds, languages, and learning needs. Differentiation ensures that every student can access meaningful learning, while inclusive pedagogies go further by embedding multiple cultural and linguistic perspectives as strengths in the classroom. This interactive workshop introduces Cultural Infusion’s Atlas, a unique platform that captures and visualises […]
