Event 

Title:
Global Language Convention 2010
Website:
http://www.wesleycollege.net/convention.cfm
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When:
08 Apr 2010 - 11 Apr 2010
Where:
Wesley College -

Description

The 2010 Global Language Convention 'Many Cultures, One Community: Language, Knowing and Power' will be hosted by the Wesley College Institute for Innovation in Education in cooperation with the IB at Wesley College, Melbourne Australia from 8 - 11 April 2010.

Since its inception in April 2006 the Global Language Convention has brought together biennially language experts, educators, practitioners and policy makers from around the world in dialogue and critical engagement with the ever growing body of knowledge in the area of language and learning. The first convention was hosted by the IB Asia Pacific regional office in Singapore. The Centre for the Advancement of Studies in International Education (CASIE) hosted the second convention in 2008 in Atlanta. The Wesley College Institute proudly welcomes the 2010 convention, the 3rd in the series, to Melbourne, Australia from 8 - 11 April 2010.

The 2010 Global Language Convention will explore the theme, 'Many Cultures, One Community: Language, Knowing and Power through the following topics:

  1. From Text to Message - Literature, media & communication cultures for C21 Learning
  2. Language Loss and Reclamation - Critical Perspectives
  3. Taking responsibility for the 2nd Language Learner in the Mainstream Language Environment - challenges, issues and trends in EAL, EFL, ESL etc
  4. The Brain, Learning and Language - traversing the journey from myth through policy development to implementation
  5. Multilingual matters - beyond making the case for learning more than one language
  6. Defining, Developing, Refining, Maintaining the Mother Tongue
  7. 'Every teacher is a language teacher' - critical issues in managing language and learning in schools 

Venue

Venue:
Wesley College   -   Website
State:
VIC
Country:
Country: au

Description

Historical Perspective

In 1866, a very young boy called Frederick Binks walked into the newly built Wesley College on St Kilda Road and made history by becoming our first pupil. Binks spent several lonely nights in the boarding house until other boys started arriving a few days later. He could never have imagined the Wesley College which we know today - the leading and innovative, coeducational, multi-campus institution with a student population of 3,000.

And yet, if we revisit the Prospectus and Annual Report for Wesley College Melbourne 1866, we find that the original educational objectives of Binks' day still have great resonance:

"The object of this Institution is to provide a Classical and General Education of the highest order, such as to fit a young gentleman for mercantile life, for the public service, and for matriculation in the University."

And later:

"The College will be conducted upon the principles of the Wesleyan Church; the constant aim being to give a liberal and Christian education."

Current Perspective

In 2016 Wesley College will be 150 years old and that line, "the constant aim being to give a liberal and Christian education", will be just as relevant.

The reputation of Wesley College has been built on the simple fact that it has always been committed to being an innovative and leading educational institution, providing an education that encourages every individual student to flourish and be prepared for the challenges and opportunities of life after school.

We offer a unique commitment to the growth and development of each individual - a person who is open, inquiring, socially at ease, and who aspires to achieve excellence and personal best in all areas of endeavour.

Add to this an awareness of self, an ability to think critically, creatively and independently, with resilience, a generosity and a preparedness to act with others' interests at heart, then we are close to the essence of the quintessential Wesley student.

Coeducation at Wesley prepares girls and boys for the real world beyond school. In such an environment - the most natural and beneficial - they are able to grow, to think and to learn to live together.


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