ACTA has been advocating strongly to the Department of Home Affairs, asking them to consult teachers about on-the-ground issues with implementing the curriculum in a VET context, the TAFE context and in an ASQA audit context. The Department of Home Affairs has sent out a questionnaire to all AMEP providers, specifically asking for teachers’ feedback […]
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ACTA makes submission to the government’s review of education policy for First Nations students: See https://www.education.gov.au/first-nations-education-policy/resources/first-nations-education-policy-discussion-paper,. For the ACTA submission, see the link below. ACTA submission to the Review of First Nations Education Policy
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Teachers at a community centre in Melbourne are calling for improvements in the AMEP. This article, featured on the ABC News web site, features the views of Dr Helen Moore- president of ATESOL ATC. Adult Migrant English Program fails to teach practical language skills, educators say – ABC News
We warmly invite you to submit a paper for the ACTA International Conference, to be hosted by ATESOL NSW from October 1-3 this year. Areas of focus for the conference include developments in policy, pedagogy and research in: national and international state of English as an additional language or dialect education, leadership and teacher education
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Planning your professional learning for this year? We are excited to remind you that you are now able to register for the ACTA International Conference and receive early bird rates! The ACTA conference, hosted by ATESOL NSW, will be held on 1-3 October 2026. It will bring together national and international educators, researchers, and leaders
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Announcement Along with our partners, the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA) and the Association for language Testing and Assessment of Australia and New Zealand (ALTAANZ), we are delighted to announce that the winner of the Penny McKay Award for 2025 is Dr Dean Ryschka for his doctoral thesis undertaken at the Queensland University of
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ACTA International Conference The ACTA conference, hosted by ATESOL NSW, will bring together national and international educators, researchers, and leaders to explore emerging challenges and opportunities in the TESOL field in early childhood education, schools, universities, and industry. Areas will focus on developments in policy, pedagogy and research in: national and international state of English
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ACTA International Conference The ACTA conference, hosted by ATESOL NSW, will bring together national and international educators, researchers, and leaders to explore emerging challenges and opportunities in the TESOL field in early childhood education, schools, universities, and industry. Areas will focus on developments in policy, pedagogy and research in: national and international state of English
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TESOL in Context Call for Expressions of Interest: Editors 2026-2028 The Australian Council of TESOL Associations (ACTA) invites Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for the role of Associate Editor for TESOL in Context for the term 2026-2028. Applications from teams (2-3 people as a team) for the honorary Editorial position are warmly welcomed. About the Journal
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Dr Michael Michell, President of ATESOL NSW and former president of ACTA, has been working with ACARA to improve the accessibility of the EAL/D Learning Progression pages. The Reformatted EAL/D Learning Progression is now available as a downloadable document on the Australian Curriculum website. See https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/student-diversity/eal-d-students#accordion-47609c6685-item-d7e361f211. Many thanks to Michael and ACARA for this great
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