Adult ESOL Sector News: New publication released First Nations and migrant learners’ experiences with foundation skills courses was released by NCVER last Thursday. This research uniquely amplifies the voices of First Nations and migrant learners who have disengaged from foundation skills courses. By understanding their goals, experiences, and recommendations, ways to better support their […]
Supporting EAL learners effectively: Important research A new research report from the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) examines 9 years of data from over 110,000 NSW students and reveals that Australian English as an additional language (EAL) learners need sustained support to thrive academically. One key finding from the research was that students commencing
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The inaugural meeting of ACTA’s new Teacher Education Consultancy Group took place on 15 April 2025. Co-convenors, ACTA President, Chris Davison and ACTA Vice President, Ronan Kelly, welcomed members from universities across Australia. The meeting began with a presentation by Carly Steel (with Julian Chen, Kim Andreassen, Toni Dobinson, Stephanie Dryden, Curtin University; Leonardo Veliz,
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How long does it take to learn English? On April 8, 2025, members of the combined ACTA Schools/Indigenous EALD Consultancy Groups attended an important presentation by Dr Lucy Lu from the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO). Dr Lu presented a summary of recent AERO research into how long it takes EAL students in NSW schools to develop
ACTA has just launched a Tertiary Education Consultancy Group, an expansion of the Refugee Youth group which focused on tertiary entry. This consultancy group aims to provide leadership and advocacy for English as an additional language/dialect students in Australian tertiary education, and to advance quality English language provision from pathway programs to graduation from degrees.
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Media Release Released Thursday 27 March, 2025 An Opportunity Lost- Adult Migrant English Teachers ask: “When Will The Truth Be Told? “We are sadly disappointed”, said Emeritus Professor Chris Davison, President of the Australian Council of TESOL Associations (ACTA), the peak association for teachers of English to speakers of other languages, responding to the report
We are thrilled to start publishing articles for the 2025 Special Issue on EAL/D and Initial Teacher Education in TESOL in Context! Guest-edited by Dr Mei French (University of South Australia) and Associate Professor Julie Choi (University of Melbourne), this special issue explores critical perspectives on Initial Teacher Education and schooling for multilingual learners. Several
CALL FOR PAPERS – TESOL in Context 2025 (Vol. 34, No. 1 General Issue) TESOL in Context is calling for manuscript submissions for the first general issue for 2025, which will be overseen by Dr Ward Peeters Dr David Wei Dai and Dr Sal Consoli. TESOL in Context is an internationally refereed, diamond open access,