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National award for language educator

20 July 2005

Dr Margaret Gearon of the Faculty of Education has won an inaugural international prize for her leadership in language education in Australia.

The senior lecturer received the International Federation of Teachers of Modern Languages Certificate of Honour, from the Lieutenant Governor of Victoria, Lady Southey AM.

Dr Gearon, who is president of the Modern Language Teachers Association of Victoria, received the award for her outstanding contribution to the quality of language teaching and learning, and professional development and contributions to policy. She lectures in languages education at the Clayton campus and is a former teacher of French and Italian.

The certificate was presented at the national conference of the Modern Language Teachers Association of Australia in Melbourne earlier this month.

The award recognises the 15 years of work Dr Gearon has undertaken with teachers in mainstream and community language schools.

She said she has more work ahead of her. "I will look at more innovative and creative ways of providing creative and professional development to teachers of languages," Dr Gearon said.