The Chinese Language Teachers’ Federation of Australia (Inc.) was established in June 1994 at its first conference in Melbourne, attended by representatives of the Chinese Language Teachers’ Associations of Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia as the first single-language teachers’ association in Australia. The Federation (CLTFA) was then incorporated in Western Australia on 8th March 1999.
Over time, other affiliated Chinese language teacher associations were established in New South Wales, Queensland, Australia Capital Territory, Tasmania and Northern Territory. Conferences have been held annually in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney as well as one in New Zealand.
Bringing teachers of Chinese together from all over Australia and the world at the Chinese Language Teachers’ Federation of Australia (INC) annual conferences enhances the sharing of teaching and learning of Chinese language teachers in Australia and also promoting Chinese language learning in Australian schools.
Over the last 27 years, CLTFA has played a significant role through its many projects and initiatives in supporting 4,500 Chinese language teachers and 188,000 students throughout Australia.
2023 28th CLTFA National Conference
—The Third Asia Pacific Chinese Conference
Theme: The Retrospect and Prospect of the Globalisation and Localisation of the Chinese Language Education
Keynote speakers:
Prof. Boping Yuan, Professor of Cambridge University, UK
Prof. Ken Cruichshank, Professor of The University of Sydney, Australia
Prof. Anqi Ding, Professor of East Chinese Normal University, China
8-9 July 2023 Charles Darwin University
Local Organiser: Chinese Language Teachers’ Association of Northern Territory (CLTANT) Inc.
Ms Bee Huang Khoo President
Organiser: Chinese Language Teachers’ Federation of Australia (Inc)
Dr Fuxin Li National President
Call for registration & workshop submission
Contact: Bee Huang Khoo, Email: cltant.australia@gmail.com, Mobile: 0466 260 643