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TESOLANZ writes again to Minister on impact of COVID-19
11 May 2020
Following on from our earlier letter to the Minister of Education and the Minister’s response, TESOLANZ has again written to the Minister (dated 8 May 2020) to express our concern …
Response from Minister Hipkins about online learning during COVID-19
7 May 2020
On the 30th of April 2020, TESOLANZ received a response from the Minister of Education, Hon Chris Hipkins, regarding our earlier letter on the subject of catering for ELLs in …
Two vacant positions with TESOLANZ
23 April 2020
EDITOR WANTED TESOLANZ – Newsletter Editor TESOLANZ is seeking a new editor for its newsletter. The newsletter comes out quarterly and provides the TESOLANZ membership with articles, updates, and information …
New Directions 2020 conference to take place online
22 April 2020
An update from the British Council on the New Directions 2020 conference, Singapore The COVID-19 crisis has forced many changes to how we live, work and interact, and many organisations …
CLESOL 2020 postponed
20 April 2020
The CLESOL 2020 Conference Organising Committee, with the support of the TESOLANZ Executive, have made the decision to postpone this year’s conference. The decision has not been made lightly, particularly …
Copyright Licensing New Zealand contestable grants
16 April 2020
From Copyright Licensing New Zealand If you’re working on a project that has arisen or been developed to respond to the changed environment in the New Zealand writing and publishing …
COVID-19 information in many languages
16 April 2020
The Office of Ethnic Communities has published a series of videos providing information about government helplines you can access during the COVID-19 lockdown and beyond. Another series provides information about …
TESOLANZ writes to Ministry about online learning during COVID-19
14 April 2020
As schools move to online learning due to COVID-19, TESOLANZ is concerned about the impact on English Language Learners (ELLs) in schools. TESOLANZ has written to the Ministry of Education …
IATEFL Conference 2020 deferred
8 April 2020
To all TESOLANZ members, IATEFL, our associate, has had to defer the 54th international IATEFL Conference for a while. However, they invite TESOLANZ to join them on Saturday 18th and …
TESSOL further study grant
6 April 2020
In 2019, the Ministry of Education was able to offer a number of awards for further study in the TESSOL field. Applications are now open for 2020 awards. These awards …