Professional Development

NZALT Professional Development Award

Members of three years or more can apply for financial assistance for a conference, a project, professional development or research. Decided in October each year, the awards may apply to the current or following year's professional activity. Amounts awarded will depend on the funds available.

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Speak Up Award for Primary & Intermediate Language Teachers

Current members who teach at Primary or Intermediate level can apply for financial assistance for a language proficiency course. Decided in March and October each year, the awards may apply to the current or previous year's professional activity.

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NZALT Special Project Award

NZALT offers a Special Project Award to assist Language Associations in a language project or specific professional development programme for its members.

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LangSem

LangSems are regionally organised professional development days, held in a non-conference year. Local branches of NZALT organise the events of the day and invite language teachers from their region to attend. To see the dates for LangSem in your region this year, consult the Calendar of NZALT Events. To enquire about a LangSem in your region, please contact your Regional Officer.

Chinese Scholarship Programme

When?: 3 January to 28 January 2011

Where?: Peking University, Beijing, China

What?: Pursuant to a revised Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministries of Education of the People's Republic of China and New Zealand signed in 2006, up to 15 scholarships for New Zealand teachers of Chinese language are offered. The scholarship provides for a 4 week intensive Chinese language and culture programme at Peking University and covers tuition, international return travel, accommodation and a living allowance in China.

Who can apply?: Prospective and current teachers of Chinese language at New Zealand primary and secondary schools who are non-native speakers of the language and with full teacher registration.

For further information and application forms, contact:

Anny Ma, NZ Teachers China Scholarship Committee, C/- Chinese Language Foundation, P O Box 128-092, Auckland

Ph: 021 522 022, Email: anny@clf.org.nz

Closing date for applications is 10 September 2010

Funding support for members to attend NZQA Moderation Workshops

There is still funding available for you to attend Best Practice Workshops. Please click here

Sasakawa Fellowship for Japanese Language Education

This is a programme to encourage Japanese language education and Japanese studies in New Zealand. The Sasakawa Fellowship offers opportunities for students and teachers.

Language Advisers

Contact details for the National Language Advisers

Regional Language Facilitators

Contact details for the Regional Language Facilitators

Specific Language Associations

For contact details for the Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Spanish Language Associations

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NZALT Certificates of Excellence

These prestigious certificates are available to be awarded to your high achievers (Years 11 - 13). They are great for raising the profile of languages in your school. For further details and a Certificate of Excellence request form that you can download.

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Student Competitions

These are an annual event. See Events / Student Competitions for details of this year's competition.