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VATE and VicTESOL
VCE English and EAL Day
Friday 13 February 2015
Monash University, Caulfield Campus
900 Dandenong Road, Caulfield East
Individual members—$165
Institutional and TEAM:P members—$175
Concession members—$150
VATE and VicTESOL are pleased to present the 2015 VCE English and
EAL Day. The focus of the day is on coursework for, and approaches
to, the three areas of study. For new teachers of Units 1 and 2 or Units
3 and 4 English or Units 1–4 EAL there is a workshop dedicated to
helping you navigate your way through the course. This day will be a
good opportunity for teachers to network and share ideas about the
course, so get your registrations in quickly to avoid disappointment.
The VCE Literature, English Language and Foundation English Day
will be held on Thursday 12 February (see separate flyer for details).
Registration 8:00am–8:45am
(For new teachers only)
Session Three — continued
Session One 8:45am–10:00am
(For new teachers only)
Session 3e: English—Context: Whose reality?
Session1a: New teachers English: Units 1 & 2
Session1b: New teachers English: Units 3 & 4
Session 1c: New teachers EAL: Units 1–4
Registration 9:45am–10:30am and morning tea
(For all other participants)
Session Two 10:30am–11:45am
Session 2a: English—Units 1 and 2: Reading and responding
Session 2b: English—Context: Encountering conflict
Session 2c: English—Context: Exploring issues of identity and belonging
Session 3d: English—Context: The imaginative landscape
Session 3f: English—Cat’s Eye
Session 3g: English—Cloudstreet
Session 3h: English—Medea
Session 3i: English—Stasiland
Session 3j: English—The War Poems (Owen)
Session 3k: English—This Boy’s Life
Session 3l: English—Will You Please be Quiet, Please?
Session 3m: English—Using language to persuade
Session 3n: English—Using language to persuade
Session 3o: EAL: Units 1 and 2: Preparing students for analysis of an issue
Session 2d: English—Context: The imaginative landscape
Lunch 1:10pm–2:00pm
Session 2e: English—Context: Whose reality?
Session Four 2:00pm–3:15pm
Session 2f: English—Burial Rites
Session 4a: English—Units 1 and 2: Using language to persuade
Session 2g: English—In the Country of Men
Session 4b: English—Context: Encountering conflict (The Lieutenant)
Session 2h: English—Medea
Session 4c: English—Context: Exploring issues of identity and belonging
Session 2i: English—No Sugar
Session 4d: English—Context: Whose reality?
Session 2j: English—Selected Poems, Gwen Harwood
Session 4e: English—The features of a feature article in Context writing
Session 2k: English—Stasiland
Session 4f: English—All About Eve
Session 2l: English—The White Tiger
Session 4g: English—Brooklyn
Session 2m: English—Using language to persuade
Session 4h: English—Henry IV, Part 1
Session 2n: English—Using language to persuade
Session 4i: English—I for Isobel
Session 2o: EAL—Units 1 and 2: Exploring and presenting themes and ideas
Session 4j: English—Mabo
Session 2p: EAL—Medea
Session 4k: English—The Complete Maus
Session 2q: EAL—Note-form summary and Language analysis
Session 4l: English—The Thing Around Your Neck
Session 4m: English—Wuthering Heights
Session Three 11:55am–1:10pm
Session 3a: English—Units 1 and 2: Exploring and presenting themes and ideas
Session 3b: English—Context: Encountering conflict
Session 3c: English—Context: Exploring issues of identity and belonging
Session 4n: English—Using language to persuade
Session 4o: English—‘Impressions Approach’ to structuring Language analysis responses
Session 4p: EAL—Context: Exploring issues of identity and belonging
Session 4q: EAL—Using language to persuade
Register www.vate.org.au
Registrations close Wednesday 4 February
(unless booked out)
VATE’s cancellation policty is available at
www.vate.org.au