Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Language and Literacy Education

Welcome to Language and Literacy Education

Staff in the Language and Literacy Education cluster teach and research in a wide range of areas to do with language(s) and literacies, in first and additional language learning and across the pre-school, primary, secondary, adult, tertiary and community contexts.

Upcoming Events

• 15 August: Visiting Scholar Seminar,

  ‘(Un)bridging the gap between home and school literacies: An ethnographic case study of adolescents’ home and school literacy practices across social classes in Sao Paulo, Brazil,' Elaine Rocha-Schmid (University of Birmingham)

• 22 August: Confirmation Seminar, 'Exploring the dialogic potential in Chinese EFL contexts,' Mr Kevin Smith

Latest News from LALE:

• Languages in the School Curriculum: On-Line Opinion article by Dr Jane Orton - click here to view this article
• Dr Kieran O'Loughlin delivers keynote address in Cambridge -Dr O'Loughlin presented a keynote address at the Association of Language Testers in Europe 3rd international conference held in Cambridge, UK  in April. The presentation was entitled:" Language standards: what is the view of the Australian ELT sector?”
• UAE's first women teachers - Associate Professor Ray Misson and Dr Julie Hamston recently returned from a trip to the United Arab Emirates to certify the Bachelor of Education - a degree developed in partnership between the University of Melbourne and the UAE’s Higher Colleges of Technology. This degree has now produced its first generation of Emirati women with professional education qualifications in the teaching of English. Read more

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