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The 2013 English Australia Conference was held in sunny Perth last week. More than 250 people met at the Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre for three days of professional learning, connection and celebration.
From the pre-conference workshops to the ‘GrEAt Debate’ that closed the conference, business managers, marketers, student support service staff and representatives of regulatory bodies and government departments joined teachers, teacher trainers, academic managers and academics in a program that served to remind all that ‘It’s still about the students...’. Informal feedback has indicated that this was one of the most successful conferences to date.
PDFs of presentations and handouts together with photos from the program will be available shortly on the English Australia website, www.englishaustralia.com.au/past-conferences.
English Australia would like to thank the outstanding plenary speakers – Andrew Lee, Anne Burns, Jim Elliott and Scott Thornbury – and all concurrent session speakers as well as session chairs for their contribution to the success of the event. Thanks also go to the WA Branch of English Australia for their wonderful hosting and support.
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The English Australia Awards were presented at the gala dinner, held at the Duxton Hotel on Thursday 26 September. Winners were:
John Gallagher Professional Bursary: Jenelle Klintworth, RMIT English Worldwide, VIC
Award for Contribution to Professional Practice (sponsored by Pearson): Karen Benson, Julijana Stepanova & Amanda Eads, Strathfield College, NSW
Award for Innovation (sponsored by ETS TOEFL): the University of Tasmania, English Language Centre (Launceston), TAS
Award for Academic Leadership (sponsored by IELTS): Karen Benson, Strathfield College, NSW (Heidi Reid from AICE was highly commended)
Award for Action Research (sponsored by Cambridge English Language Assessment): Becky Steven and Jessica Cobley, UWA CELT, WA. Runners-up: Tim Dodd and Selena Kusaka, La Trobe Melbourne, Vic
Congratulations to all winners, who exemplify the outstanding work done by those working in ELICOS. Details will be available on the English Australia website shortly.
English Australia would like to acknowledge the strong support provided by ELICOS industry partners in sponsoring and exhibiting at the conference. Particular thanks go to Platinum sponsor IELTS, Gold sponsor Cambridge English and Bronze sponsor ETS TOEFL®.
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Next year’s conference, with the theme of ‘Quality: Walking the talk’, will be held at the Crown Conference Centre, Southbank, Melbourne on 18 & 19 September with pre-conference events on 17 September. Put these dates in your diary now!
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