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Background and Rationale

The Project
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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.
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Timeline and Phases

The project, which runs from July 2006 to December 2007, will be delivered in four phases:
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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:
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November 2007 – January 2008
Refinement of the ILTLP resources including documentation of school-based investigations.
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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.
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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
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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
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Chantal Crozet (ANU)
Jo Carr (QUT)
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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
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Report

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

Report in brief
Acrobat ( pdf )
Report in brief
Word ( doc )
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