Save the date for our first workshop!
Saturday, 16 March, 2019
A great time to renew membership or join up. More information to come soon.

Congratulations to the new WILTA Committee elected at the AGM tadi siang.
OFFICERS
President: Brendon Cook (new role)
Vice President: (vacant)

Secretary: Lorna Colquhoun (new role)
Treasurer: Tavish Redgrave (continuing)

TITULAR ROLES
Events Coordinator: Erin Pavy (new role)
Professional Development Coordinator: Marlee McAdam (continuing)
Warta WILTA Coordinator: Francesca Surijata (new role)
Competition Coordinator: Dian Wijayanti (continuing)
WILTA Website Manager: Jenai Lee (continuing)
RTV Coordinator: Brendon Cook (continuing, interim)
Past President: Jeremy Snyder (new role)

GENERAL COMMITTEE
Sarah Bilbrough (continuing)
Tennille Bernhard (new to committee)
Dai Tonai (new to committee)
Angelika Tan (new to committee)
Tundi Gosselink (new to committee)

Thank you to outgoing committee members: Yovita Winarto and Jessie Tin.

The role of Vice President remains vacant, and the role of RTV Coordinator really needs to be filled by another member also, as Pak Brendon will have enough on his plate as President! We can have up to 6 General Committee as well.

Registration is open!

Title: Term 4, 2018 WILTA AGM and Workshop - "Pelatihan Guru Bahasa Indonesia".

​Date: Saturday 3 November, 2018 

Cost:
WILTA Members (Morning and Afternoon sessions): $10.00
Non- WILTA Members (Morning and Afternoon sessions): $35.00  (including membership until 31 March)
Afternoon Session Only (Open to Public): $0.00
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Where: The Indonesian Consulate (KJRI), 134 Adelaide Terrace, East Perth

Contents: WILTA in collaboration with KJRI, KBRI and BBIP are proud to present "Pelatihan Guru Bahasa Indonesia". The schedule for the day is attached. Please read the schedule, because it will be an extremely valuable professional development day for all Indonesian language teachers! 

Food: The Consulate will provide lunch, tea and coffee.

Schedule: Please see attached 

Reciprocal Teacher Visit to Bali 2019
An Exciting Professional Development Opportunity
(available to WILTA members only!)

 How to apply
Complete the application form and return by email to wilta@wilta.org by Friday 12 October, 2018
(Week 1 after Term 3 holidays).

January 2019
Funding is available to a WILTA member to travel to Bali for a three-week professional development
opportunity during January 2019 and work with the Indonesian Australian Language Foundation (IALF) and a group of local schools. Is 2019 your year for the RTV?
 
WILTA has established the Reciprocal Teacher Visit programme to achieve the following outcomes:

• Provide opportunities for teachers to be immersed in the everyday interactions of an Indonesian classroom and give valuable native speaker assistance to English teachers.
• Provide professional development for teachers to improve their Indonesian language skills through a short course at the IALF, as well as everyday interactions with Indonesian speakers.
• Provide opportunities for professional development in socio-cultural aspects of Indonesia.
• Enhance the profile of Indonesian language and WILTA within our schools and the wider community.
• Maintain an ongoing relationship with an Indonesian teaching organization.
• Increase international awareness of the education systems within Western Australia.

 
There are two options available for the RTV participant to Bali:
       (1) Short Course (1 week) + English Language Assistant or Teacher Experience (2 weeks)

• attend a one-week Indonesian language course suited to your individual level at IALF
• work with English teachers at a group of local schools (primary, secondary or a combination) to assist or teach in English classes.  WILTA will negotiate the teaching load on your behalf.  

       (2) English Language Assistant or Teacher Experience (3 weeks)
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As the RTV participant you are also expected to:

• Follow your own plan of professional development – for example, resource development, broadening of collegial networks, aspects of Indonesian language study or another of your choice.
• Provide feedback to WILTA in the form of a journal or report plus a completed evaluation sheet.
• Be prepared to act as an adviser to the WILTA committee and WILTA members to support and inform future RTV exchanges.

 
WILTA will pay for

• Return airfare, departure tax and travel insurance.
• Accommodation: one week in a home stay and two weeks in a hotel chosen by WILTA.
• Weekly expenses allowance of $300. All expenses need to be documented or receipted, with surplus funds being re-allocated to the WILTA account for future Reciprocal Teacher visits.

 
Eligibility criteria:
To be considered for selection, applicants must:

• possess a recognised teaching qualification
• be currently employed in Indonesian language education in Western Australia
• have been a member of WILTA for at least 12 months prior to making the application.
• have a minimum of 12 months’ classroom teaching experience.

 
NOTE:

• Dates for 2018 dates were 4-25 January. Dates vary from year to year  (4-11 January at IALF if option 1 is selected).  Recipients may extend the visit to Bali (at either end) at own expense. Family members and friends are discouraged from accompanying the recipient during the programme.
• The cost of the recipient's travel to Perth for the flight to Bali is not covered by this scholarship.
• The recipient must meet other living expenses above the daily allowance allocated as part of the

scholarship.

• For further information please email bcook@jsracs.wa.edu.au