In episode 48, Stacey hears from Australian educator, advocate, and
#AusELT administrator, Lesley Cioccarelli. Lesley explains some of the options for language learning and settlement available to recent immigrants in Australia. She also talks about the professional organizations that advocate for the best interests
of those learners and why teachers should be members of their local and national professional associations. If you have ever wanted to make your hometown a more welcoming place for migrants and refugees, this episode will inspire you to follow in Lesley’s footsteps and take local, grassroots action in your own city!
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Show Notes
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To learn more about Lesley and her work…
…Check out this video made at Lesley’s work, highlighting her passion for personal learning networks. You are going to LOVE this video: https://cit.edu.au/about/innovation/historymakers/lesley_cioccarelli
…You can also find Lesley on her blog or on Twitter @cioccas
- http://islpr.org/why-use-islpr/summary-of-islpr/
- This page gives a good overview of the test format, and a link to another Summary of ISLPR Descriptors: https://www.ames.net.au/students/international-second-language-proficiency-rating
- ISLPR mapped to IELTS and TOEFL
- http://www.els.sa.edu.au/courses/whats-your-level/
- ISLPR mapped to IELTS, TOEFL, Canadian Language Benchmarks CSWE and more – See table in Appendix A2 of this :
- https://docs.education.gov.au/system/files/doc/other/see-amep_alignment_report.pdf
- The Welcome Dinner Project
https://www.joiningthedots.org/the-welcome-dinner-project - First Hike Project – aims to help refugees feel at home in Australia and to deepen their connection to their new country.
https://www.firsthikeproject.com.au/ - Girls on Bikes – teaching migrant and refugee women in Canberra to ride bikes
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-29/canberra-project-to-get-more-women-on-bikes/8476886
- Season 2, Episode 7 – Chinese Language Teaching – Rita Wang
- Season 2, Episode 1 – English Language Teaching with James Taylor
- Season 1, Episode 15 – English Language Teaching with Kieran Donaghy
- Season 1, Episode 10 – EAL (English as an Additional Language), expat teaching with Nicole James

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