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Connecting and Reflecting on the English Australia Conference 2025
[Blog] The Queensland Institute team reflects on the English Australia Conference 2025 in Brisbane, highlighting UQ Voices Choir, professional learning sessions, and our values of inclusion and community building through education and language arts.
Building Belonging On Campus: Supporting UQ Voices Choir
[Blog] UQ Voices is a community choir for international students and friends, founded by UQ’s School of Psychology and proudly supported by The Queensland Institute. Through music, research, and performance, the choir promotes student wellbeing and intercultural connection on campus.
Empowering Women in Business: QI Awarded the 2025 Brisbane Lord Mayor’s Grant
[Blog] QI Co-Founders, Philippa Coleman and Fiona Wiebusch, were recognised as recipients of the 2025 Lord Mayor’s Women in Business Grant on 26 March. The event brought together a vibrant network of Brisbane’s female-led enterprises, with Philippa and Fiona set to join a 12-month Executive Education program supporting women in business and leadership.
Strengthening Partnerships for Teacher Training: MOU Announcement
[Partnership] On 17 March 2025, QI signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UQ College at The University of Queensland. The MOU supports our continued collaboration on high-quality, customised teacher training programs—both online and in-person—from Brisbane.
Celebrating the ELT Community: Presenting at QLD PD Fest ‘25
[Blog] QI recently joined educators from across Australia at the English Australia QLD PD Fest 2025, held at UQ College in Brisbane. Our team delivered both the welcome and closing plenaries, sharing practical strategies to support inclusive, high-impact teaching in English language programs. The day celebrated community, creativity, and best practice in the ELICOS sector.
Fostering Universal Design for Learning and wellbeing at the English Australia QLD PD Fest
[Blog] Language teachers from across Queensland gathered to learn about Universal Design for Learning from QI Trainer, Vicki Bos, at English Australia’s QLD PD Fest 2023.
Encouraging peer-to-peer discussion groups for international students
[Consultancy] QI work with UNSW Sydney staff and international students to enhance peer-to-peer discussion groups on campus.
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Understanding Our Terminology
Not sure what something means? Here is a quick guide to some of the key education acronyms and terms we use.
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English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) refers to teaching academic subjects in English to students who have English as an additional language. For example, a Brazilian lecturer in São Paulo chooses to teach their Engineering course in English to bilingual students.
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Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is an approach that combines subject learning and language development at the same time. For example, a Japanese CLIL teacher in Tokyo delivers a math class using both English and Japanese, integrating key vocabulary and skills to help students learn in English.
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Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) refers to teaching English as a subject to learners who use another language at home or in their communities. For example, a TESOL educator in Taiwan teaches English language and communication skills to school students.
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Bilingual Education refers to teaching and learning that uses two or more languages across the curriculum—in our work, this includes English. For example, a bilingual school teacher in Chile chooses to use a combination of Spanish and English in class.
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