Australian Association for the Teaching of English

The Australian Association for the Teaching of English (AATE) is the national arm of the state/territory associations for the teaching of English. All members of state and territory organisations pay an affiliation fee to AATE and are automatically members of the national association.

Affiliated State and Territory Associations State/Territory Association Name Web QLD English Teachers Association of Queensland NSW English Teachers Association of NSW ACT ACT Association for the Teaching of English VIC Victorian Association for the Teaching of English TAS Tasmanian Association for the Teaching of English SA South Australian English Teachers Association WA English Teachers Association of Western Australia NT English Teachers' Association of the Northern Territory

History of AATE AATE was formed, on the initiative of Peter B. McDonald, past President of the South Australian English Teachers Association, at a meeting in September 1964. Representatives from New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, South Australia, Western Australia and Victoria attended this first meeting. Queensland and the Northern Territory joined the Association a few years later.

Publications English in Australia (peer-reviewed, scholarly journal) AATE Interface Series (Wakefield Press) Golden Stories Anthology The Artful English Teacher (AATE)

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