Role and activities
The role of the MLTA is to promote language learning in the ACT by providing a voice for language teachers and to facilitate professional dialogue among ACT colleagues and with colleagues in other jurisdictions.The MLTA supports members through:
- Information in Contact, our ACT newsletter for language teachers
- Scholarship opportunities
- Language Professional Learning programs, dinners and annual conference
- Subscription to the MLTA email list which provides members with up-to-date information on events
- Application for the Teachers' Endeavour Scholarship
- Membership of the Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations Inc (AFMLTA) which includes subscription to the refereed journal Babel, published three times per year
- Access to national programs and activities, such as the consultation on AITSL's National Professional Standards for Teachers in 2010
- Affiliation to the international association, FIPLV
Office Bearers 2011
Roles and responsibilities of MLTA office-bearers are outlined in the attachment .| President: | Meri Dragicevic | president@mltaact.asn.au |
| Vice-President: | Jennifer Macdonald | vp@mltaact.asn.au |
| Secretary: | Siobhan Lambert | secretary@mltaact.asn.au |
| Treasurer: | Anita Patel | treasurer@mltaact.asn.au |
| Contact Editor: | Shannon White | contacteditor@mltaact.asn.au |
| Webmaster: | Frank Keighley | webmaster@mltaact.asn.au |
| Member: | Patricia Blumstein | |
| Member: | Miriam Davis | |
| Member: | Joel Hurley | |
| Member: | Ludivine le Gal | |
| Member: | Natalie Stewart | |
| Member: | Kratai Visityuthasart | |
| Member: | Véronique Canellas | |
| Member: | Bobbie Dawson | |
| Member: | Heike Craig |
Publications
Contact November 2011Contact May 2011
Contact December 2010
Contact August 2010
Contact April 2010
Professional Standards Stream C Registration Form
Professional Standards Information Stream C
Professional Standards Phase 2 Information
Canberra Languages Forum Update April 2010
Plus change Abstract
Language Adventures Poster
Report on launch of Draft National Professional Standards for Teachers (added 29 April 2010)
Membership
Teachers of languages in the ACT region are invited to become members or renew membership for 2011. Please send the membership form by mail to The Treasurer, MLTA of ACT Inc, GPO Box 989, Canberra ACT 2601 or by email to treasurer@mltaact.asn.au. Options now include direct debit as an alternative to payment by cheque.Membership of MLTA ACT provides the benefits of newsletters, events, affiliation to the Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers' Associations, (AFMLTA), including a subscription to the national language teachers' journal, Babel, as well as FIPLV (see "Role and activities" above).