The components of ‘cultural competence’ for teachers.
ABS state and local birthplace and language statistics.
Theelements of the education process influenced by culture.
An experiential exercise exploring the way our perceptions of culturally-different ‘others’ are formed.
The migration experience including ‘culture shock’.
Cultural differences in the realm of politeness/courtesy/respect.
An exploration of education-specific cultural differences.
Special needs of students from refugee backgrounds.
How second language acquisition differs from first language acquisition.
How to utilize the services of professional interpreters to communicate with non-English speaking parents (Short Version).
Who should do this program?
Deputy Principals of schools with significant numbers of immigrant, refugee and/or 457 visa students.
Professional teachers at any level (pre-school/kindergarten, primary, secondary,TAFE, university including ESL teachers) who have significant numbers of immigrant, refugee and/or 457 Visa family students.
Volunteer ESL tutors.
Why?
Improve your ability to support the learning of individual NESB students.
Feel more confident and less stressed about teaching immigrant, refugee and 457 visa students.
Increase your confidence to manage cultural differences in the classroom and the school community.
Improve the learning outcomes and quality of participation for ESL students in the classroom.
Improved services through improved cultural competence.
Training Fee
$132.00 pp (incl GST)
$110.00 pp (incl GST) for three or more people from one organization when booked for any of the four dates.
Inclusions
Comprehensive manual
Certificate of Attendance
Pre-program tea/coffee
Morning/afternoon tea
Lunch
Terms and Conditions
Registration is not complete until a signed registration form and full payment are received. A confirmation email/letter from Margaret Bornhorst Cross-Cultural will then be issued.
Minimum numbers apply.
Full terms and conditions on www.mbcross-cultural.com.au
Cancellation Policy
Registrations can be transferred to other participants or to other programs up until 3:00pm three full working days before booked program.
Cancellations will receive a full refund if notified five or more full working days before the program.
Cancellation less than five full working days before the program will forfeit the full training fee.
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Registrations
To register via phone, fax, mail or email with EFT deposit, cheque or credit card, download the information sheet and registration form.
