English Literacy Conference

NATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR TEACHERS OF ENGLISH AND LITERACY
aWAy With Words: Exploring the ambiguities in literacy and English Education
Burswood Entertainment Complex - Perth, Western Australia
4 – 7 July 2010

A warm welcome to beautiful Western Australia

In the beginning was the Word...
John 1:1

Polonious: What do you read, my lord?
Hamlet: Words, words, words!
Hamlet II (ii)

'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone,' it means just what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less...'

`...That's a great deal to make one word mean,'
Alice said in a thoughtful tone.
`When I make a word do a lot of work like that,'
said Humpty Dumpty, `I always pay it extra.'
Through the Looking Glass Ch 6

The conference title is aWAy with Words: exploring the ambiguities in literacy and English education. It will be held in Perth at the Burswood Entertainment Complex from Sunday 4 to Wednesday 7 July 2010.

Several outstanding international speakers will deliver plenary addresses at the conference, which will also include presentations by high profile national academics and teacher educators, teachers, authors and students.

The program consists of three and a half days of plenary and keynote presentations and a diverse range of concurrent workshops. The professional program will be complemented by social activities including a welcome reception, a conference dinner dance, a literary breakfast, farewell drinks and other formal and informal activities.

The Conference will be held at the Burswood Entertainment Complex, which is situated on the banks of the Swan River.

The Conference Committee invites teachers of English and literacy, school leaders, education authority representatives, teacher educators and literacy consultants from Australia and overseas to attend what will be one of the most significant events on the education calendar for 2010.

Alec Kanganas (ALEA State Director)
Conference Co-Convenor

Karren Philp (ETAWA)
Conference Co-Convenor

For more information about the hosting associations visit the web sites www.aate.org.au and www.alea.edu.au.

Conference organisers thank Tourism Western Australia for supplying the various images of Perth and WA displayed on this website.