‘The ELTF Program was the best professional development opportunity that I have participated in. I am newly inspired to continue with my study and better understand how to remain motivated myself and also to engage and motivate my students. My expectations were exceeded.’
Jenni Merriel
‘It went beyond my expectations, with the opportunity to network with such a fantastic group of professional Indonesian teachers. They inspired, encouraged and have been a great support network for me as a graduate teacher.’
Lisa Hoang
‘To share ideas, resources and teaching methods adds to a sense of purpose and collegiality in the teaching of Chinese as a foreign language. It has further encouraged and reinvigorated my commitment to Chinese language teaching. It was a fantastic program and I hold it to be a very important experience in developing my language skills and cultural awareness.’
Hunter Ashton
‘Chinese has a saying, “to read thousands of scrolls of books and to walk thousands of miles of road.” This in-country program has provided us with this unique opportunity to experience and to explore China again culturally, linguistically, environmentally and socially. Great program, so much to see and to learn, I wish it could last longer.’
Sophia Shen
‘The experiences we had were unique and genuinely involved a meeting with French people that allowed us rare insight into their lives not normally given on short acquaintance. The program opened doors and allowed us an opportunity to interact with those we met as real ambassadors and not mere “tourists”. I am very grateful.’
Theresa Daly
‘…….. I was pleased to have had the opportunity to further develop my own language skills, enhance my cultural knowledge and make professional connections. The intense injection of language and culture will most definitely improve my teaching and most importantly, my students are now going to reap the benefits of my extra knowledge and renewed enthusiasm for language teaching.’
Julie Dignon
‘The program was very well organised, with careful thought given to the learning opportunities. The sessions on e-tandem, songs, fairy tales, podcasting and the textbook publishers were directly useful for my teaching. I wish I could have stayed longer in order to immerse myself more in the language and to get more out of the Goethe Institut classes.’
Lisa Tang
‘It increased my confidence to speak German, which was my highest priority. It also increased my vocab, refreshed my grammar, and improved my listening comprehension a lot. I collected a lot of valuable “real-life” resources, and there was some valuable sharing of ideas for teaching strategies. Overall it was very valuable and will enrich my classroom teaching.’
Glenda Edmonds
‘Being immersed in the language and culture re-affirmed my love and commitment for Italian. The Monash course equipped me with a plethora of practical ideas for promoting conversation and speaking practice with my program…It was much more engaging than expected and the deliverers were much more switched on, innovative and prepared to cater for individual/ group needs than I expected.’
Tonia Kingston
‘The opportunities to improve my knowledge of Japanese language and culture have been excellent. The wide variety of activities (field trips, home stays, cooking classes, dorm living) have all been amazing. There were so many different aspects [to the program] that provided a balanced, interesting three weeks of study.’
Louise Price
‘The study program was more than just learning and activities; it was an immersion experience in the target language and culture – you don’t learn the language, you live it. Everyday living is a learning experience.’
Hussein Wehbe
‘It gave me cultural and language knowledge that I did not have, which has given me new confidence in my ability to impart knowledge to my students. I now also have access to more up to date resources and websites to employ.’
Bronwyn Corby
‘Language classes were superb… Teacher rotation was great for a variety of teaching methods… Historical awareness was enhanced through non-classroom experiences… My home stay experience exceeded my expectations and I cannot praise this choice enough.’
Elizabeth Florence
‘We’ve covered what I hoped we would in terms of grammar and communication as well as incorporating culture but it has been much better than I expected - very interactive and clear, with the topics used to practice grammar making it more interesting. I have learnt a lot about Spain’s cultural, religious and political history that I did not know before.’
Fiona Edington