Languages Teachers Victoria

Participants in today’s Inclusive Pedagogies Workshop considered the value of taskboards to support their neurodiverse students. What do you use to support neurodiverse students in your Languages classrooms? Please comment!

🚀 Engage students and improve outcomes with Sanako Connect [Recording]

Webinar overview

This recorded session explores how AI-powered tools can support student learning and help teachers manage mixed-ability classes more effectively in MFL settings.

The webinar focuses on how AI-powered tools can:
- Support learning in mixed-ability classrooms
- Reduce teacher workload through automated marking of assessments, including diagnostic questions
- Improve students’ pronunciation in the target language

Wendy Adeniji and Jill Snook share real classroom-based examples of how technology is being used in MFL teaching and learning to support student outcomes.

📺 Recording available here: https://www.broadcastworkshop.com/news-events-registration

🌟 Broadcast Workshop is a commercial member of Languages Teachers Victoria. 🌟

🌍 Students of the World: Languages learning beyond the classroom 🌍

Students of the World supports schools to bring languages learning to life through structured, supported high school exchange programs.

Students don’t just learn a language—they live it. Whether studying overseas or welcoming international students into their school community, languages become real, relevant, and meaningful in everyday contexts.

These experiences help build confidence, intercultural understanding, and global awareness in every student.
For more information, visit: https://www.studentsoftheworld.org.au/

🌟 Students of the World is a commercial member of Languages Teachers Victoria. 🌟

Workshop: Inclusive Pedagogies in Languages Education
🗓 Friday 5 June 2026 | 9:00am–3:15pm | Online

Every classroom is neurodiverse — every student learns, thinks, and communicates differently. This full-day online workshop explores how inclusive pedagogies can recognise, harness, and celebrate these differences to support safe, happy, and successful language learning for all students.

Join this online workshop to:
- Hear from Languages teachers about practical inclusive strategies supporting neurodivergent learners
- Explore key resources and information on Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) including Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Autism, and ADHD
- Network, collaborate, and plan how inclusive strategies can be embedded into your own programs

Participants will also learn about opportunities to join an LTV-funded mini Action Research Project to further explore inclusive pedagogies with coaching support.

Pricing: $175 (LTV members) | $250 (non-members)

Register NOW: https://ltv.au/learn/ #!event/2026/6/5/workshop-inclusive-pedagogies-in-languages-education

“Remember that if learners aren’t learning through the way we teach, we should teach how they learn.” – Ignacio Estrada

Another fantastic gathering of Languages teachers at the Novotel on Collins last Friday at Dr Gianfranco Conti’s workshop, Connecting EPI & VC2.0 📚

Event details: https://ltv.au/learn/ #!event/2026/5/22/gianfranco-conti-connecting-epi-vc2-0

It was wonderful to see so many educators joining from near and far to network, be inspired, and explore connections between VC2.0 and Conti’s EPI approach.

Stay tuned and follow LTV on social media for upcoming Languages workshops and events ✨
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- Website: https://ltv.au/

Languages Connect #6 (May 2026) is now available!

This edition includes updates and opportunities for Languages educators across Victoria:
- NEW Online Workshop – Inclusive Pedagogies in Languages Education (5 June, online via Zoom)
- Free upcoming VCAA webinars covering F–10 resources, VCE tips, and VC2.0 / VTLM2.0
- New VC2.0 units of learning, recorded webinars, and classroom video resources
- Building Languages Leaders – free school incursion opportunities for government primary schools
- Research participation opportunity from the University of Melbourne
- Updates and resources from sponsors and professional learning partners

Read the full newsletter here:
https://share.sender.net/campaigns/fQJm/languages-connect-ltv-newsletter-6-may-2026

Webinar: The Who, What, How, Where and Why of VC2.0 Languages and VTLM2.0
🗓 Monday 25 May 2026 | 3:45–4:45pm | Online (Zoom)

Facilitator:
Kylie Farmer

Join this FREE webinar to:
- Explore how to design engaging mini units of work aligned with VC2.0 and VTLM2.0
- Understand how to consider cognitive load while supporting meaningful language learning
- Identify practical strategies, resources, and templates to support effective planning and student engagement

This interactive session will guide participants through the “who, what, how, where and why” of unit design, with opportunities to explore sample units, planning templates, and useful resources to support classroom practice.

Audience: Teachers of Languages

Register NOW: https://ltv.au/learn/ #!event/2026/5/25/webinar-the-who-what-how-where-and-why-of-vc2-0-languages-and-vtlm2-0

The webinar will be recorded. A link to the recording will be emailed to all who register and made available on the LTV website.

This event is supported by the Victorian Government.

Language learning strengthens literacy and numeracy development — an important conversation for all educators!

Looking forward to tonight’s free AFMLTA webinar titled "Languages learning supports Literacy and Numeracy skill development" at 7pm AEST, exploring the connection between languages education and student achievement.

Register via AFMLTA.

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🔔 Reminder: Workshop – Gianfranco Conti | Connecting EPI & VC2.0

🗓 Friday 22 May 2026 | 📍 Novotel on Collins, Melbourne

Join Dr Gianfranco Conti for a full-day, hands-on workshop exploring evidence-based strategies to support speaking, EPI principles, and practical unit design aligned to VC2.0 Languages.

Places are limited — don’t miss this opportunity to engage with high-impact, research-informed practice for your Languages classroom.

Register now: https://ltv.au/learn/ #!event/2026/5/22/gianfranco-conti-connecting-epi-vc2-0

Workshop: Gianfranco Conti – Connecting EPI & VC2.0

🗓 Friday 22 May 2026 | 9:00am–3:15pm
📍 Novotel on Collins, 270 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000

We are excited to welcome Dr Gianfranco Conti for a full-day workshop designed for Victorian Languages teachers.

Gianfranco Conti’s work focuses on making current cognitive science and applied linguistics research accessible to busy teachers, translating it into practical and impactful classroom strategies that support successful language learning for all students.

Attend this full-day workshop to:
- Explore an evidence-based deep dive into teaching speaking, supporting students to move from hesitation to spontaneity
- Unpack the principles of the Extensive Processing Instruction (EPI) approach and how to apply them in your Languages program
- Be supported to design a mini-unit aligned to the Victorian Curriculum 2.0: Languages, embedding Conti’s strategies for engaging and effective learning

Morning tea, lunch, and all resources are included.

Audience: Teachers of Languages

Pricing:
$275 (LTV members) | $350 (non-members)

Register by: Friday 8 May, limited places available

Register NOW: https://ltv.au/learn/ #!event/2026/5/22/gianfranco-conti-connecting-epi-vc2-0

Secure your place and learn how to bring research-informed, high-impact strategies into your Languages classroom.

Webinar: VCAA VCE Tips
🗓 Wednesday 20 May 2026 | 3:45–4:45pm | Online (Zoom)

Facilitators:
VCAA Languages Unit Team

Join this FREE webinar to:
- Explore key advice for designing Unit 4 school-based assessment tasks
- Understand how to align assessment with the Study Design and VCE Assessment Principles
- Identify practical tips to support effective and compliant assessment practices

Audience: Teachers of Languages (VCE)

Register NOW: https://ltv.au/learn/ #!event/2026/5/20/webinar-vcaa-vce-tips

The webinar will be recorded. A link to the recording will be emailed to all who register and made available on the LTV website.

This event is supported by the Victorian Government.