Italian Language Assistants for 2018
(This program is supported by the Victorian government)
Applications are now open, and close on Tuesday 31 October 2017.
The COASIT Language Assistants Program places young university graduates from Italy to work as language assistants in Victorian schools.
Language assistants support qualified language teachers to provide authentic language and cultural experiences for students. Language assistants can use traditional and contemporary language and culture to engage students in face-to-face and online language learning. This includes, but is not limited to, team-teaching, providing small group or individual student language support, offering advice on linguistic and cultural matters and participating in school activities relating to their language and culture.
Language assistants can also be asked by COASIT to participate in resource development, student language immersion camps and teacher professional learning.
VATI Film Offer: At war for love - In Guerra per amore
VATI members are invited to come and celebrate the end of term the upcoming Settimana della Lingua Italiana: L'italiano al Cinema l’Italiano nel Cinema at a special film night at the Palace Westgarth Cinema for members on Friday 22 September. The film to be shown is “At war for love - In Guerra per amore”.
Tickets are $5.00 each and payment must be made online by credit card (no refund).
Bookings and payments must be done by Tuesday 19 September.
2017 VCE Units 3 & 4 Italian Exam Preparation Day
Monday 25 September, 9:30am, Midday, or 2:30pm.
Darebin Arts & Entertainment Centre, Corner of Bell St & St Georges Rd, Preston.
Conveniently located near train, bus and tram routes, with plenty of parking available.
Click here to see how to get to the venue.
Students will participate in two workshops/presentations designed to help them prepare for the oral and written exam.
The sessions are for VCE Unit 3&4 students only.
Register for the 2017 VATI VCE Mock Exam
This mock exam is only available to teachers at schools teaching Italian at VCE level.
The mock exam will be ready on 24 August 2017. Once it is available you will be emailed instructions on how to access the mock exam resources.
If you have registered to receive the mock exam, log in and download it here.
Visible Italian in Victoria competition
Attention Secondary teachers of Italian!
If you’re looking for an exciting way to engage your students with the Italian that is all around them, you’ve found it! This competition, created by the Italian Studies department and RUMACCC at the University of Melbourne, along with CO.AS.IT and VATI, gives students the chance to look up from their smartphones and find written Italian all around them!
Feedback for the 2017 VATI Congress
VATI values your feedback. Please complete our feedback form and let us know your thoughts and comments on the 2017 VATI Conference held at Darebin Arts & Entertainment Centre on 28 April 2017.
2017 Membership
VATI supports teachers of Italian in Victoria. Our members are mainly drawn from primary and secondary teachers.
Membership for 2017 is now available. Payment may be made by Credit Card or EFT (Credit Card is preferred).
DET Language Teacher Register
The Language Teacher Register has been developed by the Department of Education and Training (DET) to assist schools to source qualified languages teachers to fill vacant language teaching positions in government schools.