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2024 December- Announcement: Winner of the 2024 Penny McKay Memorial Award

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 Dr. Susanne Stanyer is the winner of the 2024 Penny McKay Memorial Award. Susanne completed her PhD at the University of New South […]

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2024 November- ACTA’s Submission to Senate Education Inquiry into the Better and Fairer Schools Bill

ACTA’s submission to the Senate Education Inquiry into the Better and Fairer Schools Bill has now been published. Our submission includes ACTA’s response to the NT Government’s recent announcement that targeted funding for bilingual programs will be pooled within the ‘needs-based’ allocations to schools. Click here to read submissions to the committee on the APH

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2024 October- Release of VET Workforce Blueprint

VET Sector News: The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations has announced the release the VET Workforce blueprint: a national plan to address workforce challenges. To support the Blueprint’s release, the Australian Government, in collaboration with states and territories, has announced an initial suite of foundational national actions. These include: occupational mapping for the VET

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2024 September-ACTA’s Contribution to the Foundation for Learning and Literacy Symposium is online!

Announcement: We are thrilled to announce that ACTA’s contribution to the Foundation for Learning and Literacy Symposium is now online! Join ACTA Councillor Fran Murray as she explores “The role of First Language in Learning: The Power of Literature in students’ First Language in developing Bilingualism and Biculturalism” with co-presenters Jacinta Alimankini, Rachel Kantilla (Wurrumiyanga)

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2024 September- ACTA’s Submission to Parliamentary Inquiry into Contract Management Frameworks

Announcement: ACTA’s submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into the contract management frameworks operated by Commonwealth entities is now online. Our submission consists of two files: ACTA’s submission (re the Administration of the Adult Migrant English Program contracts) ‘Exhibits’: Evidence the supports arguments that are made in our submission Click here to read our submission. Click

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2024 July- Multicultural Framework Review

Multicultural Framework Review Like the Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network (MYAN) Australia, ACTA welcomes the Federal Government’s Multicultural Framework Review. As they write, “We commend the comprehensive and inclusive approach of the review, particularly the dedicated focus on young people from multicultural backgrounds. This focus is a significant step towards creating a society that values and

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2024 June- TESOL in Context Journal Accepted for Indexing in Scopus

We are thrilled to announce that TESOL in Context  has been accepted for indexing in Scopus, one of the largest and most prestigious abstract and citation databases of peer-reviewed literature.   Scopus is renowned for its comprehensive coverage of high-quality research, offering a broad range of journals, conference proceedings, and patents. This achievement not only

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2024 May: ACTA Response to First Languages Australia paper on Indigenous Languages Priorities

The ACTA Consultancy Group on Indigenous English as an Additional Language or Dialect provided feedback on the draft International Decade of Indigenous Languages Priorities Paper (the Priorities Paper) in 2023. In partnership with the International Decade of Indigenous Languages Direction Group (the Directions Group), the authors of the draft Paper incorporated ACTA’s feedback into the

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