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This page provides information and resources relevant to the teaching and learning of Languages in New South Wales.
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HSC Marking
The NSW Board of Studies has advised that applications to mark the 2010 HSC examinations are now open. Closing date: 1 April 2010
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MLTA NSW
Membership to the Modern Language Teachers' Association is open to all teachers of Languages in NSW. Members have access to Babel magazine, conferences and competitions for their students, newsletters and a political voice for Languages. Your opinion as a member is very important t a time when decisions are being made for Languages in the National Curriculum. Click here for a 2010 application / renewal form.
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Course Presenters
Independent school teachers in NSW interested in presenting a session in any of the 2010 AIS Languages professional development courses (see link on this page) should contact Ghislaine Barbe as soon as possible. Please attach this form to your email.
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Rotary Youth Exchange Australia
Applications are open for students to apply for a year of studies as a Rotary Youth Exchange Student in various countries commencing January 2011. Applications close 31 Mar 2010.
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The Language You Teach
Find a vast amount of information you may not know about the language you teach from the Schools Wikipedia website. Send your students there, too!
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Missed a Language program on TV?
Tape Services is a unique operation which produces, under Part VA of the Copyright Act, off air VHS master copies of all educationally relevant programs broadcast. The service maintains a collection of approximately 20,000 educational programs which provides an outstanding curriculum resource for use in teaching and learning programs for all educational institutions.
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Eligibility of Language students - Stage 6
Every student wishing to enrol in a Continuers course in a language that has a Background Speakers course, and every student wishing to enrol in a Beginners language course must complete the relevant Languages Eligibility Declaration form.
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HSC Languages Courses - changes from 2010
In December 2008, the Board of Studies of NSW has approved changes to the examination specifications and assessment requirements for the Beginners, Continuers and Extension courses in Languages.
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Teaching and Learning Languages: A Guide
Resources funded by DEEWR including (1) a Guide, (2) Companion documents that provide examples of the key ideas of the Guide as applied in the six most commonly taught languages: Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian and Japanese (3) a handbook to facilitate the use of the Guide and the companion documents.
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Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians
The Goals were developed by Education Ministers in collaboration with the Catholic and independent school sectors, following public consultation on the draft declaration. They set the direction for Australian schooling for the next 10 years. Several references are made to the goal of making our students responsible global citizens.
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Study in Europe
Help your students focus on Europe as they consider their entry into tertiary studies with up-to-date information on twenty-seven European countries, their universities and what it takes to live and study in them.
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Professional Standards for Accomplished Teaching of Languages and Cultures
The AFMLTA Standards form an essential part of professional enquiry for all language teachers. It is recommended they are consulted regularly by practitioners keen to improve their own standard or that of their teaching environment.
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HSC Languages – Use of Dictionaries
The use of monolingual and/or bilingual print dictionaries (but NOT electronic dictionaries) is permitted in the Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Modern Greek and Spanish Beginners written examinations and in the Continuers, Extension, Background Speakers and CCAFL written languages examinations.
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| Generic Languages Resources
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| SBS Television
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| SBS 1 and SBS 2 television programs featuring only materials relevant to teachers of Languages. |
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| Conferences
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The Language Teacher of Tomorrow
Associate Professor Angela Scarino (University of South Australia) will be leading an AIS professional development course on May 12, 2010. Titled: Reclaiming the big picture in a nano-world: the language teacher of tomorrow the course will focus on the Guide to Teaching and Learning Languages (2009). Everyone welcome. Register by 5 May.
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MLTA Conference - Transforming Classrooms
The focus of this conference, held 12-13 Mar 2010 in Auburn, will be on teaching languages in the digital era. The keynote speaker is Matthew Absalom from the University of Melbourne. Closing date: Fri 5 Mar.
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2010 Global Language Convention
The 2010 Global Language Convention 'Many Cultures, One Community: Language, Knowing and Power' will be hosted by the Wesley College Institute for Innovation in Education in cooperation with the IB at Wesley College, Melbourne, 8 - 11 April 2010.
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NZALT International Binenial Conference
Culture, Curriculum, Creativity: scaling remarkable linguistic heights. This conference will include plenary sessions from world-renowned speakers as language-specific sessions. Held in Queenstown, New Zealand, 4 - 7 July, 2010.
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12th National Conference for Community Languages and ESOL
Context and Communication: mediating language learning. This conference targets teachers of community languages and English as a Second Lanuage. Held in Dunedin, New Zealand, 1 - 4 Oct, 2010.
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Le Français et la diversité francophone en Asie-Pacifique
Le 2ème Congrès Régional de la Commission Asie-Pacifique-F.I.P.F aura lieu du 2 au 6 décembre 2010 à Sydney.
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| SBS Radio
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| Listen to the latest SBS radio broadcast in the language of your choice or download podcasts as listening skills resources for your lessons. |
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