Study Programs

ELTF study programs are decided by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, and may be held in Asia, Europe, Latin America or the Middle East. For information about 2011 ELTF study programs, please visit the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations website.

In January 2010 in-country study programs were offered to:

• practising and trainee teachers of Chinese in China;
• practising teachers of French in France;
• practising teachers of German in Germany;
• practising teachers of Italian in Italy;
• practising and trainee teachers of Japanese in Japan;
• practising and trainee teachers of Arabic in Jordan;
• practising and trainee teachers of Korean in Korea; and
• practising teachers of Spanish in Spain.

In addition, an innovative immersion study program for practising and trainee teachers of Bahasa Indonesia was offered in Darwin, Northern Territory.

A list of Group Leaders for the 2010 ELTF study programs is provided below.

Study Program Structure

While the specific arrangements may vary, each ELTF study program includes three weeks of intensive language and cultural study.

Overseas In-Country Study Programs

Each in-country study program comprises three weeks of intensive language and cultural study, including field trips.

Language study is conducted at language training institutions with experience in delivering similar programs. This component focusses primarily on improving Awardees' proficiency in the language, not on teaching methodologies.

Field trips offer Awardees the opportunity to visit a variety of sites, make local contacts where possible and be exposed to contemporary life, as well as to immerse themselves in the language through day-to-day interactions.

Bahasa Indonesia Study Program in Darwin

The Bahasa Indonesia study program will comprise a three-week residential intensive language study and cultural program, held in Darwin, Australia.

Language study will focus on strengthening language proficiency with the opportunity to explore teaching methodology for Bahasa Indonesia programs in Australian schools. Indonesian language specialists, including native language speaking tutors from Indonesia, will be integral to the program and Awardees will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the language through day-to-day interactions in a range of cultural activities.

2010 Group Leaders