Take part in a 3-week intensive language and culture programme

• Improve your language proficiency

• Experience the lived culture

• Network with teachers from across Australia

• Gather up-to-date authentic materials

• Return enthused

For 2008, in-country study programmes will be offered to teachers of Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish and Arabic in China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain and either Jordan or the United Arab Emirates respectively. Also an onshore Bahasa Indonesia programme will be offered in Darwin, Northern Territory.

While specific arrangements may vary across study programmes, each study programme will include three weeks of intensive language and cultural study in January 2008.

Applications close 5pm Friday 20 July 2007

The Endeavour Language Teacher Fellowships are an Australian Government initiative, under the umbrella of Australian Scholarships, for trainee (pre-service) language teachers and practising language teachers in Australia to improve their language proficiency and cultural knowledge.

Programmes run over three weeks in January 2008 and most costs are covered, including return airfares, accommodation, tuition, some meals and cultural activities.

Further information available at:

http://www.endeavour.dest.gov.au/language_teacher_fellowships/

Practising language teachers

Trainee (pre-service) languague teachers

If you have any enquiries about the 2008 ELTF programme, please contact your State/Territory ELTF Coordinator in the first instance.

The Tasmanian ELTF Coordinator is:

Ms Susan Tolbert
Principal Education Officer
Ph: (03) 6233 7331
Sue.tolbert@education.tas.gov.au

School Education Division
Curriculum Standards and Support
Department of Education
GPO Box 919
HOBART TAS 7001