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WATESOL is a not-for-profit incorporated association representing the interests of teachers and learners of English as an Additional Language or Dialect across Western Australia. Our members teach at primary, secondary and/or tertiary institutions and come from the ELICOS sector, adult migrant colleges, Catholic Education, Independent schools, and Education Department of WA.

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News

The latest news and updates in EALD. Also find out how WATESOL is advocating for EALD students in WA. To view the news archive, click the icon above.

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Events

Professional development opportunities, events, seminars and conferences. To see past events, click the icon above.

  • Bringing Indigenous contact languages into the classroom

    Date: 12/05/2022

    Time: 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

    Description: Join Dr Carly Steele of Curtin University for this fully-online event on Thursday 12 May 2022 at 5pm. Free for members and $15 for non-members. A link to join will be sent to registered participants' email prior to the event.   Abstract Most Indigenous peoples live in urban and regional settings across Australia and no longer […]

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  • Free Webinar – Approaches to support child mental health in culturally and linguistically diverse communities

    Date: 03/05/2022

    Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Description: Presenters: Anagha Joshi, Julie Ngwabi and Zakiyyah Muhammad. Facilitator: Gill Munro. Tuesday, 3 May 2022, 1:00–2:00pm AEST.   Find your time zone Children and families from CALD backgrounds can experience challenges that affect their mental health and wellbeing. They can also face barriers to accessing and engaging with services. Tailoring your approach to work with children and families from CALD […]

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Members

Join WATESOL to receive regular EALD updates direct to your inbox. The full benefits of each membership category are listed below.

Existing members can log in access TESOL Links, edit their details, or renew their membership by clicking the [icon type=”user” size=”default” float=”none” color=”#009bd0″] icon in the menu bar at the top of the page.

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Full Member

Full

Professionally qualified in TEFL/TESOL
TESOL Links [label type=”info” text=”e-magazine”] or [label type=”info” text=”hard copy”]
TESOL in Context
Discounted PD
One vote at general meetings
Borrow from EALD Resource Centre


Institute

Institute

Government or private sector body
TESOL Links [label type=”info” text=”e-magazine + hard copy”]
TESOL in Context
Discounted PD for 2
Two votes at general meetings
Borrow from EALD Resource Centre


Country & Remote

Country & Remote

WA members outside the Perth metro area
TESOL Links [label type=”info” text=”e-magazine”]
TESOL in Context
Borrow from EALD Resource Centre


Interstate & Overseas

Interstate & Overseas

Members outside Western Australia
TESOL Links [label type=”info” text=”e-magazine”]


Student

Student or Concession

Current holder of a student or pensioner concession card
TESOL Links [label type=”info” text=”e-magazine”]
TESOL in Context
Borrow from EALD Resource Centre
Discounted PD


Associate

Associate

Unqualified but subscribe to the objectives of WATESOL
TESOL Links [label type=”info” text=”e-magazine”]
TESOL in Context
Borrow from EALD Resource Centre
Discounted PD

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