Background and Rationale

The Project
​Intercultural Language Teaching and Learning in Practice (ILTLP) is a new project commissioned and funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training under the Australian Government Quality Teacher Programme (AGQTP). It complements a range of national projects being undertaken by the Austrailan Government to support the implememtation of the National Statement and Plan for Languages Education 2005-2008.
The project aims to extend teachers’ understanding of and engagement with Intercultural Language Learning.
The key focus areas for investigation and development are long-term programming and developing assessment processes and ways of describing outcomes of intercultural language learning, as areas that are currently under-represented in both research and practice.
The project is being developed and managed by the Research Centre for Languages and Cultures (RCLC) at the University of South Australia.

Objectives
Through participation in the ILTLP project teachers and school leaders will:

• engage with a nationally coordinated research and professional learning program that is underpinned by the latest research in languages teaching and learning and grounded in classroom practice
• increase their knowledge and understanding of the principles and pedagogies of intercultural language teaching and learning
• integrate this knowledge and understanding into classroom teaching and learning to enhance student learning outcomes.

Timeline and Phases

The project, which runs from July 2006 to December 2007, will be delivered in four phases:

Phase 1:
August 2006 – November 2006
Commissioned, supported school-based research focussing on long-term programming and assessment.
Phase 2:
August 2006 – February 2007
Development of a set of professional learning materials and processes to support the delivery of the ILTLP programme in each state and territory.
Phase 3:
February 2007 – November 2007
Delivery of the 5.5 day programme in each state and territory, establishing school-based research.
Phase 4:
​November 2007 – January 2008
Refinement of the ILTLP resources including documentation of school-based investigations.

Participants

Nationally, this highly collaborative project brings together languages educators from all sectors of education to strengthen intercultural language teaching and learning:

• up to 400 primary and secondary languages teachers
• academics
• researchers
• educational administrators
• the Australian Federation of Modern Languages Teachers Associations (AFMLTA) as the national professional body

Key Contacts in each state and territory are central to coordinating the local delivery of the ILTLP project.

Project Advisory Group

Judy Gordon
Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training
Melanie Hammond
Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations Inc.
Louisa Rennie
Catholic Education South Australia
Kratai Visityuthasart
Elizabeth Courtois
ACT Department of Education and Training; MCEETYA Languages Education Working Party
Melissa Gould-Drakeley
Practising languages teacher
Tom Croker
Australian Primary Principals’ Association
Teresa de Fazio
Australian Federation of Ethnic Schools Associations

Project team

Research Centre for Languages and Cultures
The RCLC is located in the School of International Studies, within the Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences at the University of South Australia, as a dedicated languages and cultures research centre. The RCLC seeks to contribute proactively to the changing agenda of languages, cultures, and intercultural learning. We aim to achieve this through sustained collaborative research, quality teaching and consultancy, underpinned by an ethical and critical stance. The ILTLP is one of a number of projects with which RCLC is currently engaged.
From RCLC:
Angela Scarino
Tony Liddicoat
Leo Papademetre
Michelle Kohler
Andrew Scrimgeour
Jim Dellit
Jonathan Crichton
Anne-Marie Morgan
Kate Loechel
Nives Mercurio
and
Chantal Crozet (ANU)
Jo Carr (QUT)

Teacher Participants Phase 1

Nicola Barkley	St Francis of Assisi Primary School	ACT	Indonesian
Robert Doxey	Canberra Grammar School	ACT	French
Miyuki Shino	Melrose High School	ACT	Japanese
Melissa Gould-Drakeley	Macarthur Anglican School	NSW	Indonesian
Robyn Maloney	International Grammar School	NSW	Japanese
Yumiko Shaw	Darwin High School	NT	Japanese
Paula Simeone	Northern Territory School of Languages	NT	Italian
Lois Cutmore	Kedron State High School	QLD	French
Cynthia Dodd	Anglican Church Grammar School	QLD	Japanese
Stephanie Andrews	Wilderness School	SA	Chinese
Lynn Davis	Salisbury Heights Schools	SA	Chinese
Christina Emblem	St Peters Collegiate Girls School	SA	French
Antonella Macchia	Adelaide High School	SA	Italian
Nhu Trinh	Loreto College	SA	Chinese
Anita Zocchi	Adelaide High School	SA	Italian
Jill Bignell	Bothwell District High School	TAS	Japanese
Lucia Cloudsdale	Snug Primary School	TAS	Italian
Ans van Heyster	Cosgrove High School	TAS	French
Sally Wright	South Hobart Primary School	TAS	Indonesian
Holger Nord	Wangaratta High School	VIC	German
Beryl Wintrip	Melbourne Grammar School	VIC	French
Michael Boyle	School of Isolated & Distance Education	WA	Japanese
Kim Daymond	Tambrey Primary School	WA	Indonesian

Report

Report-in-brief
Prepared by the Research Centre for Languages and Cultures
University of South Australia
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