The National Languages Plan and Strategy project teacher survey 2 is now open.

Teacher participation contributes to building an indicative profile of the nature of our language teaching profession to inform future policy.

Teachers of all languages in schools or community language centres are invited to complete this brief survey about their language teaching experiences and qualifications. This should take no more than 10 minutes to complete. Survey 2 is a brief series of questions asking about your language teaching experience and qualifications.

Your participation in this study is completely voluntary and all information provided will remain anonymous (the names of individual school sites and participating teachers are not collected).

The survey data will be used to inform the development of a national picture of the current situation of languages education across Australia, including the teaching of Community languages and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages.

To find out more and to access the survey please visit https://nlps.afmlta.asn.au/

The MLTA NSW Linguafest short film competition 2020 has been launched. 

This is a great project for your students to join and keep them engaged in their language study, especially under the current circumstances. 

This year's theme is "a challenge" and the signature item is "a iunch box."
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Further information can be found at the MLTA website.

MLTA members are invited to the webinar Unpacking the NESA K-10 languages syllabuses presented by Melissa Gould-Drakeley (Inspector Languages at NESA).

​It will be held on Wednesday 6 May from 4-5:30pm.
Please register by 3pm on the day of the webinar.

Please note this is a repeat of the webinar facilitated last term for those who were not able to participate. You will not be able to gain registered hours for it twice. 

Registered participants will be sent the webinar link prior to the webinar (please ensure your email address is entered correctly). 

The MLTANSW is committed to supporting all language teachers across NSW and, in Term 1, focus is on provisional teachers and teachers in their first 3 years of teaching a language. This workshop will not only provide valuable professional learning, it will also help new teachers build their support networks with colleagues from the languages education community.

​The following topics will be covered in workshops on the day:

• Unpacking the NESA K-10 Language syllabuses – Melissa Gould-Drakeley (Inspector Languages at NESA)
• Advocacy in the Language teaching space – Liberty Campbell (Project Officer for Languages in the Broken Bay Diocese and the author of the Jblog textbook series)
• Achieving intercultural understanding through the language of pictures – Shirley Hoogewerf (Teacher of Chinese and French)

DATE: 4 April 2020
TIME: 8:30am (for a 9.00am start) – 3.00pm
VENUE: Rydges Central – 28 Albion St, Surry Hills
COST: $150 (members)/$200 (non-members)

​Register at https://www.mltansw.asn.au/

MLTANSW invites languages teachers to register for the upcoming MLTANSW Beginners Languages Teachers' workshop which will be held on 28 October at the University of Sydney. This workshop is targeted for languages teachers who have less than 5 years of teaching experience, however, all languages teachers at any stage of their career are invited to attend. Pending conformation, it is likely that this workshop will be NESA registered for professional standards 2.3.2, 3.4.2, 6.2.6 and 7.4.2.

To register for the event, please follow the link below and follow the instructions.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beginners-languages-teachers-workshop-tickets-38105605893

Further information has been provided on the flyer below

The Modern Language Teachers' Association NSW (MLTANSW) is coordinating a TeachMeet on Friday 15 September from 4.30pm at the Independent Education Union (IEU) Sydney Offices, 485-501 Wattle Street, Ultimo.

​This is a FREE informal gathering of teachers exchanging ideas and learning from each other. The idea is to share good practice, practical innovations and/or personal insights in teaching, and/or to discuss a tool that enhances classroom practice. Each presentation will be followed by discussion time so everyone becomes an active participant in the event. It is expected that it will be NESA-registered for standards 2.1.2, 6.3.2 and 7.4.2. 
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A video conference link may be provided for those who are not able to attend in person.
  
Please complete the registration form so that organisers are aware of numbers for space, light catering and video conferencing requests.

It would be wonderful to have many languages teachers participate on 15 September.