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Language Teachers and Parent-Teacher Interviews
Parent-teacher interviews (PTIs, sometimes also called ‘parent-teacher conversations’) can be a daunting experience, particularly for...
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Auslan: a vibrant, visual language in your very own backyard
Language learning has been a passion engrained in me since birth; it was inevitable with the melting pot of cultures that is my family...
Mindfulness at your desk and in the classroom
What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is a concept rooted in Buddhism, and has been around for about 2000 years. The concept as we know it...
Applying for a Languages Teaching Position: A Guide for Graduate Teachers
As we approach the recruitment season, it is time to consider how you can best prepare yourself to apply for Languages teaching...
7 Tips to Achieve Work-Life Balance as a Graduate Teacher
During my first year as a graduate teacher, I did not have a social life. I arrived at school at 7:30 am and left at 6 or 7pm. I was...
What have you been up to?
Just back from Japan? Saving up for a sabbatical in the UK? Been reading philosophy? Taken up Arabic? Preparing to study in New...
Top Tips For Trips
As a language teacher, you will hopefully have the joy of taking students on exchange and watching them fumble and flourish as they put...
Can teachers de-stress in the classroom?
I started my yoga teacher training six months before I began teaching at university, and thank God for that! By incorporating simple yoga...
When I Am Talking You Are Not – The Quest for Teacher Identity
5:30pm, February 2014. A backyard in the Wimmera region, VIC. The long, spiky grass crackled like fireworks under my bare feet as I...
languageteacherhel
Jul 29, 20229 min read
Implementing CLIL Snapshot Series: Teaching German in a Rural School Context
Implementing CLIL: Teacher snapshots from around the world The papers in this series are drawn from coursework completed by Deakin...
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languageteacherhel
Jul 29, 20227 min read
Implementing CLIL Snapshot Series: Using CLIL to Teach Chinese and Humanities
Implementing CLIL: Teacher snapshots from around the world The papers in this series are drawn from coursework completed by Deakin...
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languageteacherhel
Jul 17, 20217 min read
‘We’ll take the pale one — just make sure she keeps her mouth shut’
Lonán Ó Lorgnáin Between 1848 and 1850, over 4000 young orphaned Irish girls were transported to Australia under the Earl Grey Scheme...
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languageteacherhel
Mar 22, 20217 min read
Implementing CLIL Snapshot Series: Using CLIL pedagogy for teaching Japanese in Australian schools
Implementing CLIL: Teacher snapshots from around the world The papers in this series are drawn from coursework completed by Deakin...
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languageteacherhel
Mar 16, 20216 min read
Implementing CLIL snapshot series: A Trilingual View of CLIL
Implementing CLIL: Teacher snapshots from around the world The papers in this series are drawn from coursework completed by Deakin...
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languageteacherhel
Mar 10, 20219 min read
Implementing CLIL Snapshot Series: Teaching Mathematics through CLIL
Implementing CLIL: Teacher snapshots from around the world The papers in this series are drawn from coursework completed by Deakin...
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languageteacherhel
Mar 2, 20214 min read
Looking to Languages: New opportunities right on our doorstep
Dr Michiko Weinmann, Senior Lecturer Languages Education and Director CTaLL (Centre for Teaching and Learning Languages) at Deakin...
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Philip Bryan
Jun 14, 20205 min read
Dotting the I’s and crossing the T’s: Edit and proofread your reports like an expert
Congratulations! You have nearly finished all your reports. There are just two more steps. First you need to edit your reports, and then...
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Dr. Michiko Weinmann
May 21, 20204 min read
How to Prepare for your Year 12 Languages Exam
Studying a language other than English in Year 12 can provide you with life-long skills and a deep sense of achievement. This said, it’s...
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Stanley Wang
May 21, 20184 min read
Report Writing for Languages Teachers
It’s report-writing season again! Despite it being something dreaded by many, report-writing is an excellent way to reflect on your...
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