March seminar 2026

Encounters with Literacy, Literature, and Language

“At first, I struggled with some of the bigger words, but Kinsella kept his fingernail under each, patiently, until I guessed or half-guessed it and then I did this by myself until I no longer needed to guess, and read on. It was like learning to ride the bike; I felt myself taking off, the freedom of going places I couldn’t have gone before, and it was easy.”              – Foster (2010), Claire Keegan

Teaching and learning in high school English classrooms involve encounters: with literacy, with literature, and with language, as well as the human encounters between teachers and students.

Part of the English teacher’s role is to orchestrate productive classroom learning encounters and, metaphorically, to support students to confidently ride their bikes and to take off for places they haven’t been before.

ETAQ is delighted to announce Garth Stahl, secondary Program Director and Associate Professor School of Education, University of Queensland has agreed to present the keynote address.

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The program is available for download, registrations will open on Monday 2 February and close on Friday 6 March.

Please read the conditions of registration and Cancellation Policy.

Conditions of registration

1.      Change of persons registered - sometimes schools may need to substitute one teacher for another on their registrations. If so, please notify the change to the Administration Officer so that we can prepare the appropriate Certificate of Participation and Individual program.

2.      Many schools prefer to receive an invoice for registrations and pay on that rather than pay at the time of registration. We are happy to offer this convenience, but it must be recognised that registration commits you to payment. See also the Cancellation Policy below.

3.      Many schools are now insisting on an Order Number on the invoice. If your school is one of these, please record it in your online registration.

4.      Cancellation Policy – If you register for face-to-face attendance and have to cancel your physical attendance, the following will apply:

a.      Cancel your registration by Thursday 5 March and receive a refund of your full registration fee OR transfer over to the online attendance group and receive a refund of the face-to-face component of your registration fee.

b.      From 6 March to 10 March, you will receive a refund of the face-to-face component of your registration fee.

c.      From 11 March no refund is possible.

Cancellation to be by email to adminofficer@etaq.org.au