These resources have been developed by our  leading Adult Migrant English Program researchers. Funded by the Commonwealth Department of Immigration and Citizenship from 2000 - 2009, our Adult Migrant Education Program Research provided research, professional development, publications and information services to the Adult Migrant English Program nationally. As part of the extensive research, we are now able to offer an array of useful resources for TESOL-Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages teachers.

Resources for TESOL-Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Prospect Journal

A forum for those professionally involved in TESOL and applied linguistics. It reflected research and professional issues in TESOL and applied linguistics, including the adult and school sectors. It also explored the relationship between research, theory, practice and professional development.

Professional Development Resources

A wide range of Professional Development Resources for teachers within in the AMEP. They include

• Professional Development Kit for Assessment Task Development
• Give it a Go! Teaching Pronunciation to Adults an electronic document which contains some special interactive features:
• eBook resources
  • New Life New Language Part 3 (PDF File) 2.5 MB
  • New Life New Language Part 2 (PDF File) 3.9 MB
  • New life New Language Part 1 (PDF File) 3.3 MB
  • New Life New Language The History of the Adult Migrant English Language Program (PDF File) 185.8 KB

Teaching Resources

The AMEP Research Centre, in conjunction with the former National Centre for Language Teaching and Research, have provided for classroom teaching materials for AMEP Students for nearly 20 years. Currently available are two of our popular series titles, including:

• Get Wise which series provides youth students in the AMEP with stimulating, topic-based supplementary classroom material relevant to their needs and interests. Topics include:
  • Your future: work and study
  • Your time out
  • Your money
  • Your communications
  • Your health and wellbeing
  • You and me

AMEP Fact sheets

Fact Sheets have been developed by the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) Research Centre to provide AMEP teachers with information on areas of professional concern.

Pronunciation

• What is pronunciation?
• Setting goals for teaching pronunciation
• Teaching pronunciation: Approaches and activities

Teaching Issues

• The influences of prior learning
• Teaching spoken and written language
• Enhancing language teaching with content
• Generic skills
• Vocational training and the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP)
• Responding to younger learners with minimal or no schooling
• Youth in the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP)
• Learners with low literacy in the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP)
• Course design: Competency or proficiency
• Course Planning for Preliterate and Low Literacy Learners

• Developing spoken skills: Planning for teaching
• Job-focused learning at Certificate I level
• Different cultures of learning
• Using learner assessment for speaking tasks
• Using learner assessment for writing tasks
• Working with continuous enrolment
• Professional Development through reflective practice
• Interactive style: Suppporting Dinka background speakers from southern Sudan

Miscellaneous

• Retention of adult migrant learners
• Integrating content and language: Meeting the needs of learner drivers
• Jobs-focused learning materials used in the Extending Repertoires Research Project

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