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Modern Language Teachers' Association of Tasmania Inc.

The MLTAT
Membership
Office Bearers
Conferences
Assessment of Language Competence

The Modern Language Teachers' Association of Tasmania Inc. (MLTAT Inc.) is an affiliated member of the Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers' Associations (AFMLTA). MLTAT Inc. exists in order to promote the widespread and effective learning and teaching of languages in Tasmania.

Amongst others, the main purposes and goals for the MLTAT Inc. are as follows:

to offer professional support to Tasmanian languages teachers in order that they develop in areas of knowledge about languages teaching and teaching methodologies;
to offer opportunities whereby Tasmanian languages teachers exchange ideas with each other to enrich Tasmanian languages programs;
to offer mechanisms whereby programs continue to be offered to Tasmanian students from early childhood right through to university levels of education;
to offer mechanisms whereby both Tasmanian teachers and students continue to be aware that developing skills in other languages are highly necessary and important in the multi-cultural work and leisure places of today.

Constitution

Print a PDF version of the Constitution [PDF 78KB]

Membership

Membership is open to anyone involved with or interested in this area. Information and opportunities for professional development are provided through regular meetings, seminars and conferences.

Members teach languages to students of all ages at primary, secondary, college and university levels and belong to one of the three branches: southern, northern and north-west.

To become a member of the MLTAT Inc. forward the Application for Membership form [Word 41KB] to the Branch Treasurer in your region.

An MLTAT Newsletter is published twice a year and all members receive copies of the national journal and Babel.

Assessment of Language Competence

Australian Council Educational Research (ACER) offers schools an annual language testing program, held in the first week of August. The tests are known as the Assessment of Language Competence (ALC).

Office Bearers

President	Ans van Heyster	ans.van.heyster@education.tas.gov.au avanh1@tasmail.com
Vice-President and Newsletter Editor	Scott Ambrose	scott.ambrose@scc.tas.edu.au
Secretary	Vicki Brumby	vicki.brumby@education.tas.gov.au
Treasurer	Sally Turner	sally.turner@education.tas.gov.au
Liaison Officer	Vicki Fischmann	vicki.fischmann@education.tas.gov.au

Southern Branch

President/Secretary	Suzette Holmes	suzette.holmes@education.tas.gov.au
Treasurer	Susan Gardner	susan.gardner@education.tas.gov.au

Northern Branch

President	Andrea Green	amgreen@lcgs.tas.edu.au
Secretary	Sofia Shillito	Sofia.Shillito@soc.tas.edu.au
Treasurer	Greg Ashman	greg.ashman@education.tas.gov.au

North-Western Branch

President	Jan Paine	jan.paine@education.tas.gov.au
Secretary	Vicki Fischmann	vicki.fischmann@education.tas.gov.au
Treasurer	Vicki Brumby	vicki.brumby@education.tas.gov.au

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