eBULLETIN
June 2012
In this issue of VicTESOL eBULLETIN
1. Welcome
2. ACTA International TESOL Conference "TESOL as a Global Trade - Ethics, Equity and Ecology" 3rd-5th July 2012
3. Update on 2014 ACTA Conference in Melbourne
4. Next VicTESOL Professional Learning August 16 2012
5. Australian Council of TESOL Associations (ACTA) Advocacy
6. EAL Teacher Survey
7. Events
8. Publications Available
9. TESOL International Association
10. Conferences
11. New Certificate IV qualification
12. Contact VicTESOL
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1. Welcome
Welcome to the June 2012 edition of the VicTESOL eBulletin. There’s still time to register for the ACTA International
TESOL conference in Cairns in the mid year school holidays. Members of VicTESOL pay member rates! See item 2
below.
Have you visited the VicTESOL website recently? http://www.victesol.vic.edu.au If you can’t remember your login
details, drop us an email victesol@victesol.vic.edu.au
You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/VicTESOL
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2. ACTA International TESOL Conference “TESOL as a Global Trade – Ethics, Equity and
Ecology" 3rd to 5th July 2012.
Pronunciation Symposium - 2nd July 2012.
The ACTA International TESOL Conference program includes an outstanding line-up of Keynote presenters, featured
and invited speakers, workshop sessions and colloquia, and will address a wide range of pertinent and topical issues.
Download the program and registration information from our website
http://www.victesol.vic.edu.au/acta.php
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3. Update on 2014 ACTA Conference in Melbourne
VicTESOL has established a Conference Committee who are currently deciding on a venue and title for the 2014 ACTA
TESOL Conference to be held in Melbourne, hosted by VicTESOL. Members will be notified shortly of details. The 3 day
conference will be held in the October school holidays. Updates will be posted on our website noticeboard
http://www.victesol.vic.edu.au/noticeboard.php
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4. Next VicTESOL Professional Learning August 16, 2012
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August 16 2.30 – 5.30 pm
In the National Year of Reading we present a focus on the use of literature in the EAL classroom on resources and
strategies for reading and teaching texts to school and adult learners. Details soon.
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5. Australian Council of TESOL Associations (ACTA) Advocacy
VicTESOL continues to advocate for EAL learners by contributing to submissions made to through ACTA. Most recently
this has included consultation on the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) Performance and
Development framework and the National Children's Commissioner Bill 2012. To keep up to date with ACTA's latest
submissions, please refer to the website http://www.tesol.org.au/Issues.
Two relevant pieces of supporting information for ACTA's current advocacy work (re. the 'Stronger Futures' legislation
and federal refugee and asylum seeker immigration detention policy) can be viewed at:
http://indymedia.org.au/2012/05/23/wgar-news-nt-intervention-law-must-comply-with-australia%E2%80%99shuman-rights-obligations-m-bog
http://www.amnesty.org.au/report/comments_2012/28734/
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'Teaching EAL/D Learners in Australian Classrooms', an academic article co-written by ACTA Councillors Michèle de
Courcy, Karen Dooley, Robert Jackson, Jenny Miller and Kathy Rushton, has been published by the Primary English
Teaching Association Australia (PETAA). The article was contracted as a PETAA Paper and distributed to all PETAA
members in March 2012. You can see a sample of the article and purchase a copy on the PETAA website at
http://www.petaa.edu.au/resources.aspx
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6. EAL Teacher Survey – invitation to participate from University of SA
“Teachers’ awareness and use of scales to map the progress of children who speak English as an Additional Language
or Dialect.”
Follow this link to our Noticeboard to find out about this survey http://www.victesol.vic.edu.au/noticeboard.php
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7. Events
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Refugee Week
In 2012, Refugee Week will be celebrated from Sunday 17 June to Saturday 23 June, to coincide with World
Refugee Day (June 20). http://www.refugeeweek.org.au/
The theme for Refugee Week 2012 is Restoring Hope.
Learning Beyond the Bell - Centre for Multicultural Youth- Homework program workshops
LBB Professional Development Workshops – for those involved with running homework clubs
Engaging Families in your Homework Club - Date: Thurday 7 June
Venue: Multicultural Hub (506 Elizabeth St, Melbourne - opposite Queen Victoria Market)
Cost: Free.
Hear from a variety of speakers, including coordinators of homework clubs:
• Sally Beattie, Family School Partnership Convenor, Catholic Education Office
• Natasha Cooper, The Smith Family (Richmond Tutoring Program)
• Tara Willersdorf, Fitzroy Computer Clubhouse
• Terefe Aborete, CatholicCare (Cambridge Homework Club)
• Asha Chadhuol, Flemington Homework Club
Adapting school work for Refugee Background learners - Date: Tuesday 12 June
Venue: Multicultural Hub (506 Elizabeth St, Melbourne - opposite Queen Victoria Market)
Cost: Free.
http://www.cmy.net.au/LBB/MeetingsWorkshops#pdworkshops
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8. Publications available
Details for the following resources are on our Resources page – members need to login first
http://www.victesol.vic.edu.au/resources.php
 TESOL white paper on language teaching policies and practices.
 New e-book on dual immersion
Diary of a Bilingual School by Reyes and Crawford.
 ‘What we know about second language acquisition: a synthesis from four perspectives’ Review of Educational
Research.
 Finding the Right Time and Place: Exploring post-compulsory education and training pathways for young people
from refugee backgrounds in NSW (June 2010).
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9. TESOL International Association
Do you feel confident discussing grammar in the classroom?
If not, consider joining “TESOL – A Global Education Association” (www.tesol.org) (VicTESOL is an affiliate), which
offers a range of online courses and resources to support English language teaching in all settings. Currently open for
registration are online courses on phrasal structures and multi clause structures:
http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/sec_document.asp?CID=244&DID=13695
Annual subscriptions to TESOL are very reasonable and keep you up to date with advocacy, conferences and the latest
in TESOL internationally. For further information on joining see:
http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/seccss.asp?CID=273&DID=1747
Have a look at TESOL weekly email newsletters:
To subscribe: http://multibriefs.com/briefs/tesol/index.php
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10. Conferences
3-5 July 2012 ACTA 2012 International Conference
"TESOL as a Global Trade – Ethics, Equity and Ecology”
http://www.astmanagement.com.au/acta12/
4 -7 October 2012 CLESOL Conference 2012:
‘Emerging opportunities in new learning spaces’
International Pacific College (IPC), Palmerston North, New Zealand
www.clesol.org.nz
9-10 November 2012 Inaugural ALTAANZ Conference.
“Innovative Language Assessment: Challenges and Complexity”. Sydney
Association for Language Testing and Assessment of Australia and New Zealand (ALTAANZ)
http://www.altaanz.org/altaanz-conferences.html
The Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA) 2012 Conference
'Evolving Paradigms: Language and Applied Linguistics in a Changing World'
12-14 November, Perth http://www.alaa.org.au/index.html
A listing of selected upcoming conferences is available on the ACTA website at http://www.tesol.org.au/events
See also the TESOL Wordwide Calendar of Events at http://tesol.informz.net/TESOL/archives/archive_2335130.html
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11. New Certificate IV qualification
IBSA is scoping the development of a new Certificate IV qualification for inclusion in the TAE10 Training and
Assessment Training Package. The proposed qualification will be designed to equip VET practitioners with skills and
knowledge in the delivery and assessment of foundation skills. IBSA has developed a consultation paper
http://www.ibsa.org.au/Portals/ibsa.org.au/docs/Project%20Related/Education/336CIV/Certificate%20IV%20consultat
ion%20paper.pdf to gather stakeholder views on the proposed qualification. Targeted consultations will be held with
stakeholders throughout June 2012. Written responses to the consultation paper are also sought from interested
individuals or organisations by 22nd June 2012. For more information on this project visit the IBSA website
http://www.ibsa.org.au/news-and-projects/current-projects/336.aspx
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12. Contact VicTESOL
Office Hours: Tuesday and Friday
Statewide Resources Centre, 150 Palmerston St, Carlton
Email: victesol@victesol.vic.edu.au
Web: www.victesol.vic.edu.au
Tel: 03 9349 5990
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