Events

TasTESOL is Tasmania’s professional association for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages.

TasTESOL provides professional development and networking opportunities throughout the year, including:

  • A state-wide conference held in Hobart (usually in April or May)
  • Forums and workshops with guest speakers (currently held online once a term)

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Events

UPCOMING EVENTS

 

2022 Forums (zoom)

Term 3  English Language Learners and Trauma Informed Learning

TasTESOL is excited to announce that Victoria Wilson, who will shortly complete a PhD at University of Queensland in trauma-informed English language teaching to adults, will be presenting at our next online forum.

Victoria has been teaching ESL and EFL since 2004, starting her career in Japan. In 2011 she was living in coastal Fukushima at the time of the Great East Japan earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster, which killed 18,000 people and left many more displaced. Victoria continued teaching in the disaster zone for several months afterward and was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after returning to Australia. In 2014 she began teaching ELICOS at University of Southern Queensland and found that many of her students – both former refugees and international students – had experienced significant trauma. A lack of specialised research in how best to support their learning led her to start her PhD.

In this presentation, Victoria will discuss some of the effects of PTSD on learning and engagement and explore evidence-based strategies for minimising (post-traumatic) stress and maximising learning.

Date – Monday 5th September

Time – 5pm – 6pm

Cost:

  • TasTESOL members – no cost
  • non-members – $15
  • students – $10

Bank Details – BSB: 067-002        Account number: 2800 6086

  • Please use full name as reference
  • Payments due by 31st August

RSVP by Wednesday 31st August (forum Zoom link will be sent prior to the date) to contact.tastesol@gmail.com

 

Term 4 TBC

PAST EVENTS

Browse our past events for information on previous TasTESOL conferences and forums. Access PowerPoint presentations, programs, worksheets and other resources shared during the events.