Skip to content
Prepper Stories

Prepper Stories

Driving Education Greatness

Primary Menu Prepper Stories

Prepper Stories

  • Home
  • Learning Center
  • Aeronautical Engineering
  • Teaching Career
  • School Teachers
  • Secondary Students
  • Medical Terminology
  • About Us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Contact Us
    • Sitemap
    • Advertise Here
  • School Teachers

When we talk about the teacher shortage, don’t forget those who teach English as an additional language

01/07/2022
When we talk about the teacher shortage, don’t forget those who teach English as an additional language

Table of Contents

  • Ignoring a key group
  • The borders reopen
  • What needs to change
  • This can help all students

Burned-out teachers in Australian primary and secondary schools are quitting in droves, while the majority of surveyed teachers are thinking about it.

There are similar fears about Australia’s early childhood educators. However, there is another group of teachers to consider in the teacher shortage crisis: teachers of English as an additional language.

This group was one of the hardest-hit education sectors during the pandemic.
When former Prime Minister Scott Morrison told international students to go home if they could not support themselves, many did.

Related Posts:

  • What is a Language Teacher?

With migration to Australia on hold, there were no new school students arriving. Virtually the entire workforce of English language schools, TAFE and university language centres found itself out of work.

But even before COVID, the pool of specialist English as an additional language teachers was shrinking due to attrition, retirements and fewer training opportunities. Why is this a problem, and how do we fix it?

Ignoring a key group

Australia has more than 600,000 students who are learners of English as an additional language in government and Catholic schools.

The diversity of learners includes refugees and migrants to Australia and Indigenous learners.

When we talk about the teacher shortage, don’t forget those who teach English as an additional language
Teaching English as an additional language has increasingly become a state responsibility.
Dan Peled/AAP

Over the past two decades, the federal government has handed responsibility for teaching English as an additional language to the states and territories. This has seen support for English language learning either reduced or abolished. Recent Gonski funding reforms have not seen any concrete improvements.

Learners in this group have effectively been written out of education priorities and reforms. They were not even mentioned as an equity cohort in the 2019 Mparntwe (Alice Springs) education declaration.

Once heralded as a world leader in English as an additional language education – with a history dating back to the 1950s – this teaching expertise in Australia has been lost. Supports have also been lost, including targeted education programs to teach students from Indigenous, migrant and refugee backgrounds.

The borders reopen

As pandemic restrictions have lifted, international students are starting to return. At the same time, significant numbers of refugees have once again entered the community, boosting student enrolments in schools.

So, English as an additional language teaching is now back in high demand.




Read more:
More diversity can help solve twin problems of early childhood staff shortages and families missing out


But schools are struggling to employ English as an additional language teachers (along with other teachers). The Victorian education department has introduced new initiatives to address the critical teacher shortage. Under these new guidelines, education students in their final year of study can be employed as part-time English as an additional language specialists, if they have completed at least one specialisation subject.

To qualify to teach English as an additional language in Australian schools, teachers must have expertise in a range of areas, including English language, second language acquisition, and teaching in different social and cultural contexts.

What needs to change

The Australian Council for TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) Associations has proposed a a range of measures to improve the quality of English as an additional language education in Australia.

In its recently released roadmap, it warns Australia’s education system is failing both students and teachers. Its key proposals include:

  • restoring adequate needs-based funding. At the moment, the loading for support per student fails to cover the cost of a single day’s English teaching at current teacher salary rates
  • reintroducing bilingual programs to support Australia’s multilingual Indigenous student population
  • upgrading curriculum resources so they provide comprehensive planning advice and best practice examples of how to support English as an additional language across the curriculum.

Significantly, the roadmap recommends that teaching English as an additional language should be compulsory in initial teaching degrees. This would mean all teachers have the skills to cater to the needs of students whose first language is not English.

This can help all students

Being able to speak, read and write English is key to success in education, employment and full participation in Australian society. While those learning English as an additional language may develop social communication skills reasonably quickly, their academic language skills may not develop enough without specific ongoing teaching.




Read more:
New Education Minister Jason Clare can fix the teacher shortage crisis – but not with Labor’s election plan


This focus actually benefits all students. Research shows teaching that responds to individual language levels and different language needs in different subjects, improves learning for all students.

If Australia wants to reclaim its reputation as a world-class education provider, we must boost the resources, skills and commitment to teaching English as an additional language.

Tags: 4 Teacher, A Teachers, About Teacher, About Teachers, About Teaching, Academic Teachers, All Teachers, Best Instructor, Career Teacher, Class Teachers, Classroom Teacher, Classroom Teachers, Define Teacher, Define Teaching, E School, Education Work, Educator School, Educator Skills, Elementary Education, Elementary Logo, Elementary Online, Elementary Secondary, Elementary Students, Elementary Teacher, Elementary Teachers, Elementary Teaching, English Teachers, Explain Teacher, For Teacher, Good Teacher, High L, High Through, History Tutor, In Teaching, Is Teacher, It Teacher, Jobs Training, Lehrer Definition, Main Teacher, Math Teacher, Middle School, Net 25, O Education, On Teacher, Online Elementary, Online Summarize, Pay Pe, Perfect Teachers, Picture Teacher, Primary School, Primary Teachers, Professional Teacher, S Teacher, School Education, School Educator, School Teach, School Teacher, School Teachers, School Teaching, Secondary Teaching, Stats School, Successful Teacher, Teacher 4, Teacher Best, Teacher Bls, Teacher Career, Teacher Careers, Teacher Class, Teacher Definition, Teacher Duties, Teacher Employment, Teacher English, Teacher Explanation, Teacher For, Teacher Info, Teacher Information, Teacher Meaning, Teacher Name, Teacher Net, Teacher O, Teacher Occupation, Teacher On, Teacher Positions, Teacher Pro, Teacher Profession, Teacher Rate, Teacher School, Teacher Taught, Teacher Teach, Teacher Teacher, Teacher Teachers, Teacher Teaching, Teacher W, Teacher Wikipedia, Teacher Work, Teacher'S Definition, Teacher'S Profession, Teachers Are, Teachers Having, Teachers Info, Teachers Information, Teachers Link, Teachers Needed, Teachers Teacher, Teachers Teaching, Teachers Us, Teachers W, Teaching Career, Teaching Field, Teaching Information, Teaching Is, Teaching Profession, Teaching Salary, Teaching Schools, Teaching Teachers, Teaching Work, The Teachers, Was Ingilizce, Work School, Work Teacher, المدرس المدرس, مدارس ابتدائية

Continue Reading

Previous 8 Perfect Activities for Practicing the Present Perfect
Next Truth For Teachers – 5 teacher organization systems that save me time

More Stories

Stress in the Day to Day Life of a High School Teacher
  • School Teachers

Stress in the Day to Day Life of a High School Teacher

21/01/2023 Gatot Kaca
What is a Language Teacher?
  • School Teachers

What is a Language Teacher?

18/01/2023 Gatot Kaca
Surveillance video captures Heritage High School shooting; teacher describes moments of chaos – Daily Press
  • School Teachers

Surveillance video captures Heritage High School shooting; teacher describes moments of chaos – Daily Press

17/01/2023

Recent Posts

  • Yoga Teacher Training – Your Way Towards Becoming a Skilled Instructor
  • Building the Professional Library Infrastructure in Sierra Leone
  • Five Ways to Motivate Students in Physical Education Class
  • Has Your Ego Been Blocking Your Success?
  • Flat packed curriculum – David Didau

Recent Comments

No comments to show.

Archives

  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022

Categories

  • Aeronautical Engineering
  • Learning Center
  • Medical Terminology
  • School Teachers
  • Secondary Students
  • Teaching Career

Backlink

Textlink

Sosiago


Friend Ads

Exelika

Related Article

Yoga Teacher Training – Your Way Towards Becoming a Skilled Instructor
  • Learning Center

Yoga Teacher Training – Your Way Towards Becoming a Skilled Instructor

31/01/2023 Gatot Kaca
Building the Professional Library Infrastructure in Sierra Leone
  • Secondary Students

Building the Professional Library Infrastructure in Sierra Leone

31/01/2023 Gatot Kaca
Five Ways to Motivate Students in Physical Education Class
  • Teaching Career

Five Ways to Motivate Students in Physical Education Class

30/01/2023 Gatot Kaca
Has Your Ego Been Blocking Your Success?
  • Teaching Career

Has Your Ego Been Blocking Your Success?

29/01/2023 Gatot Kaca
Flat packed curriculum – David Didau
  • Teaching Career

Flat packed curriculum – David Didau

29/01/2023 Gatot Kaca
fabrikanttech.com © All rights reserved. | CoverNews by AF themes.
We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept All”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent.
Cookie SettingsAccept All
Manage consent

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.
CookieDurationDescription
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional11 monthsThe cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy11 monthsThe cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.
Functional
Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.
Performance
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.
Others
Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.
SAVE & ACCEPT