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ACTA letter to Minister Wyatt 22 Sept
Read MoreATESOL NT has released the following media statement, addressing misguided policies that are directly causing remote Indigenous students’ poor school attendance, poor literacy and rising incarceration rates. Read the full media release here: Combined ATESOL NT and ACTA media release 15 Sept 2021
Read MoreATESOL committee members have worked on a supplementary submission to the national inquiry into adult literacy. We highly encourage you to read the submission: ATESOL NT Supplementary Submission to the Inquiry into Adult Literacy Please read this submission rather than the earlier versions.
Read MoreATESOL NT is offering a PL in the last week of the July school holiday. Please refer to the following flyer for more information and registration.
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This is a new publication LIVING AND LEARNING IN A YOLNGU WORLD: RECOLLECTIONS AND REFLECTIONS, written by Beth Graham. The book is available for sale through ATESOL NT. Beth spent many years working in and for the Bilingual Programs in remote Indigenous Schools in the NT. Her latest book, is an insightful look into the…
Read MoreIt is not uncommon for teachers to ‘see’ EAL/D students through their ‘literacy capability’ eyes. Until teachers are made aware of additional language developmental needs and the specialist area of English Language Teaching, these students are often exposed to sub-standard Literacy teaching approaches, those that have been written for students who: speak English, and have…
Read MoreThe response to the adult ESL survey has been good with responses totalling 349 (ACT 27; NSW 86; NT 3; Qld 68; SA 43; Tas 19; Vic 70; WA 33). 121 people work in the AMEP, 44 in the SEE Program, and 87 in both Programs. These results are less impressive when we see that…
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