Language through Theatre
Simon and Tina Storey offer a unique program that uses theatre to engage students to learn a new language. Tina is German and Simon is fluent after living there for 12 years. They began the program to teach the German language through theatre and are currently working with the Education Department in Victoria to bring […]
Exploring Language Through Storytelling
For over 20 years, Cultural Infusion has been delivering enriching cultural education workshops to schools across Australia. Our diverse range of workshops represents more than 50 distinct language groups, supporting students’ Language studies by incorporating language learning through the arts. Here, we’ll showcase our approach with an example: the engaging Greek Storytelling workshop.
Using Language to Learn, not just Learning Language
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is an untapped well of potential for Languages education. It offers solutions to many of the challenges faced around student engagement and proficiency, particularly in countries where a monolingual mindset dominates. Despite the well-documented benefits, CLIL also presents many challenges to teachers in terms of workload, resourcing and implementation. […]
5 Ideas to Challenge as Language Educators
Languages educators face significant challenges ranging from a lack of support from schools, declining student interest and teacher workload issues, to name but a few. In this presentation, Elio will draw on research on student motivation, language acquisition and teacher workload to provide simple, actionable strategies that focus on maximising student engagement and minimising teacher […]
Towards a Holistic Approach to Student Exam Readiness
The session will focus on fostering a balanced, student-centred approach to exam readiness. Revision and exam preparation can seem like a hugely overwhelming task for students and teachers and, as the pressure mounts, anxiety creeps in. This session will explore practical strategies to engage students in their learning process by incorporating reflection, engagement and effective […]
