The Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations (AFMLTA), as the peak body for Languages educators in Australia, is committed to recognising and encouraging outstanding contributions to the field of Languages education and so encourages state and territory Language Teachers’ Associations to nominate members for the following awards:
2025 Awards
Nominations for the 2025 AFMLTA Awards will open in 2025.
We invite you to read the criteria for each of the awards carefully to inform the preparation of your nomination.
We also recommend a review of the previous award recipients listed below.
We look forward to receiving your nominations and recognising the outstanding contributions to our profession.
AFMLTA Medal for Outstanding Service to Language Teaching
This award is made in recognition of exceptional and outstanding contributions to language teaching in Australia over an extended period. An exceptional and outstanding contribution is to be regarded as one that has significantly influenced the pattern and/or quality of language teaching and learning in Australia in some beneficial way.
Previous Recipients of Medal for Outstanding Service to Language Teaching
- 2024 Nathan Harvey (posthumously)
- 2023 Andrew Scrimgeour (read the citation here)
- 2018 John Hajek (read the citation here)
- 2017 Jane Orton (read the citation here)
- 2013 Michael Clyne (posthumously)
- 2011 Lia Tedesco
- 2011 Joseph LoBianco
- 2008 David Vale
- 2005 Angela Scarino
- 1999 Denis Cunningham
- 1994 David Ingram
- 1992 Manuel Gelman (1st President AFMLTA)
AFMLTA Certificate of Merit
This award is made in recognition of dedicated and effective contribution to the work of the AFMLTA over an extended period. The recipient will be or will have been a member of an affiliated MLTA/LTA or have actively contributed to the work of the AFMLTA Inc over an extended period.
Previous Recipients of AFMLTA Certificate of Merit
FIPLV International Award
The AFMLTA is able to nominate a representative for the FIPLV International Award. The FIPLV International Award, an initiative of the FIPLV Executive committee, is FIPLV’s highest distinction, in addition to the title of Honorary FIPLV Counsellor, which is reserved for (former) members of the FIPLV executive, The FIPLV International Award can be awarded to FIPLV members who distinguish or have distinguished themselves by being exceptionally active, innovative, valuable, talented, in one or more fields of language learning and language teaching (as detailed in the FIPLV documents).
The FIPLV International Award consists of a certificate of honour, a file containing FIPLV documentation and publication in the FIPLV World News of the candidate’s citation with a picture and with congratulations by the FIPLV Executive Committee.
Previous Australian Recipients of FIPLV International Award