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The results of our annual student competition have been announced. Click here to view the winning designs and to see the results.

TPDL assists existing and new teachers of languages improve their language and culture knowledge and apply pedagogy that has a real and positive impact on student learning.

Teachers can gain internationally recognised language qualifications as well as accreditation in language teaching.

TPDL is a year-long programme funded by the Ministry of Education. More than one teacher per school may apply.

Up to 60 places are available for teachers of Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Spanish and up to 20 places for teachers of Cook Islands Maori, Niuean, Samoan, Tongan and Tokelauan.

Native speakers of the language they are teaching may learn another language.

For enquiries and applications contact: TPDL Project Director Wendy Thomson w.thomson@auckland.ac.nz or 09 623 8899 ext 46310.

http://www.tki.org.nz/e/community/language/pdfs/tpdl_2010-12_brochure.pdf

From 1 July schools can register for Vocabulary Olympics 2010 run by Language Perfect in assocation with NZALT.

Click here for further information.

The updated conference programme is available for our 4-7 July Conference. 

Click here to see the latest information.

NZQA is holding a number of workshops around the country to support best practice in moderation. 12 NZALT members will be selected to have their attendance fee ($120) paid for by NZALT.

For more information and to register go to the NZQA website.

To download an application form, click here

This year's CLFTA conference is to be held in Brisbane on 10-11 July 2010. Click here for more information.

As part of our membership incentive scheme, six lucky members have been drawn from those who had paid their 2010 sub before 1 March. The following members will receive a refund of their subs for this year :

NZALT makes available Certificates of Excellence for members to issue to their students for high levels of success in NCEA exams. The deadline for applying for Certificates of Excellence is 1 April (end of term 1).

Click here for further details and to download an application form.

Invoices for 2010 subs have been sent to all members in our database. If you didn't receive yours, then it is likely we have an invalid or expired email address for you. Please contact the webmaster

Please also remember that your password (if you haven't changed it manually) is case-sensitive and therefore needs a capital first letter. Many members contact us to ask that very question. There is also a Frequently Asked Questions section on the website with answers to other questions you might have. Please check there first before contacting NZALT.

This year's copy of New Zealand Language Teacher has been posted to current members. If you have not received your copy, please check we have the correct postal address for you, by logging into the NZALT database. If you have a further query about this, please contact the webmaster.

This year's Polyglot is now available for you to read online. Polyglot 2009 has passworded entry. Polyglot 2007 and 2008 are open access.

NZALT members have been sent an email containing the password for access to Polyglot. If you haven't received an email it could be for one of the following reasons:

• you aren't a current member of NZALT ;
• the email address you supplied to NZALT no longer exists ;
• the email address you supplied to NZALT has an error in it ;
• we don't have your email address.

If this is the case, please check your entry in the NZALT database and amend your email address if necessary. Please also send an email to the webmaster, in order to get the password.