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ATESOL ACT Events
Watch this space for news of forthcoming events.
If you have a suggestion for an event for ATESOL ACT, please contact your
Committee.
Asia Bookroom events of interest to ATESOL members

As Canberra residents we are very fortunate to have this
fabulous bookshop in our midst. The Asia Bookroom in
Macquarie specialises in all works Asian and regularly invites
writers to speak. Here are some of the events coming up
in Spring - see the Asia Bookroom website
for more details and to RSVP.
Patricia Bernard - Meet the Author
- Thursday 20 Nov 2008 at 6pm
Gillian Green - Pictorial Cambodian
Textiles - Thursday 4 December at 6pm
ATESOL ACT Past Events
Below is a list of some past events to give you a taste of the
types of events and activities we are organising for the
members. Some have links to further information from the
events.
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Engaging with reading: How to teach reading to students at all
levels Presented by Kate Wilson, University of Canberra
In this interactive presentation Kate Wilson drew from a
holistic study of three reading classrooms in English for Academic Purposes.
She suggested that scaffolding students’ development of reading practices
requires high engagement as well as ‘high challenge and high support” (Hammond
and Gibbons 2005). Using features from classrooms she has observed she showed
how three teachers were able to create high engagement with text. Although
these examples are taken from pre-tertiary settings, she made the
presentation applicable to teachers at all levels. (Saturday 18 October)
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Spring Dinner with guest speaker Scott Thornbury Scott
Thornbury gave a fascinating and inspiring speech of the sort that goes to the
heart and stays. It was just great seeing 30 plus people chatting heartily
away, obviously enjoying themselves. (Thursday, 18 September)
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‘The Best of … ESL teaching’: lessons from the
classroom. At the end of August we organised a PD session
consisting of a panel of teachers from the preschool, primary and adult
sectors who presented their “Best Ever Lessons”. This proved a
hit with attendees and is set to become a regular event on the ATESOL ACT
calendar. (Saturday 23 August 2008)
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Introduction to Digital Storytelling Workshop In this
4-hour workshop Eulea Kiraly of Tuggeranong Arts Centre introduced
participants to techniques for developing Digital Stories - creating
storylines through a story circle, storyboarding, and using PhotoStory3 to add
images, record anrration and add music to create your final 'movie'. (Saturday
31st May 2008) Interesting links to find out more about Digital
Storytelling:
- Pre-ACTA Conference presentation by three Canberra TESOL
practitioners:
Dr Deborah Hill (UC) - A community
of learners Geoffrey Millar (ADFA) - the art of
inclusive teaching. Peta Shepherd (SIEC/ Dickson College) -
Introductory English Centres – more than English teaching
centres Saturday 3rd May 2008
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Teacher talk by Merran Martin - My Life as an ESL
Teacher 1972-2007 Merran retired recently after many years
at CIT. Her ESL experience includes teaching aboard the ships bringing new
settlers to Australia. As well as being a highly regarded teacher at CIT,
Merran worked in the Home Tutor Service, as a Student Advisor, and with
refugees at Companion House. At the 2008 AGM, March 08.
- Meet the Author: Prof. Anna Wierzbicka discussed her latest book,
TRANSLATING LIVES
Asia Bookroom, Wednesday 30 May. Edited by
Mary Besemeres and Anna Wierzbicka, Translating Lives is an immensely
moving collection of personal stories tracing the experiences of twelve people
living in Australia who speak more than one language. Contributors including
Kim Scott and Eva Sallis show how their experiences of language colour the way
they relate to people and the way they see the world. Through their eyes, we
learn how language, culture and identity are intrinsically linked.
Illuminating and insightful, Translating Lives is an engrossing read
for every Australian wanting to understand the complex culture we live in
today. For a taste of the talk, listen to an interview from SBS
Radio - Translating Lives: 17.4.2007:
click on the link below to listen to the MP3: http://203.15.102.140/elg/fbceeeb9-3bf6-4150-a6ae-80432ccb40b6.mp3
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Visit to the exhibition Memory of a Nation at the National Archives
of Australia and, Coming to Canberra - Guest
speaker Jorge Bagnini, ACT Multicultural Arts
Officer, introduced and presented this short DVD which he produced as
part of "Project 1955", the culmination of research and interviews with
migrants who were Canberra residents in 1955. The film depicts actors
recounting the first-hand experiences of migrants from Italy, Holland,
Austria, Poland, the UK, Malta and Greece. - Wednesday 11 April
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Grammar? Making Sense? (in PDF  format) workshop with Mary
Macken-Horarik - 18 November 2006 What is it about the word,
‘grammar’? It is a word that strikes panic into the hearts and minds of
teachers widely regarded as expert in their knowledge about
language.
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Cross-Cultural Communication workshop -
26 July 2006
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