• 07Oct

  SUSPENSION OF YEAR 12 SMALL CANDIDATURE LANGUAGES

  7. Years 11-12, All, Everyone, National, Uncategorized No Comments

  Source: Victorian School of Languages

  Since the Public Meeting on this issue in August, the following action has been taken:

  1. A Press Release was prepared and circulated with some media reports.

  2. The matter was raised with the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. A delegation made up of Professor Michael Clyne, Pandora Petrovska, Frank Merlino and Stefan Romaniw, met with the Acting CEO of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority, Mr David Howes on September 15, 2009.

  The outcome of that meeting was as follows:
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• 22Jul

  Suspension of Small Candidature Languages at the Year 12 (Certificate) Level

  7. Years 11-12, All, Events, Everyone, VIC 1 Comment

  Public Meeting on this issue

  Monday 24 August, 7.30pm
  Multicultural Hub
  506 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne
  (Opposite Queen Victoria Market, Melway Map 1E J2)

  Speakers include:

  • Professor Michael Clyne, Universities of Melbourne and Monash
  • Dr Bruno Mascitelli, Swinburne University
  • Mr Stefan Romaniw, CEO, Community Languages Australia
  • Mr Frank Merlino, Principal, Victorian School of Languages

  RSVP Christine 03 9474 0531

  Tags: languages education, Year 12 languages

• 19Dec

  German Bilingual Scout Group starts up

  5. Years 4-6, 6. Years 7-10, 7. Years 11-12, ACT, Experiences, German, Young People 1 Comment

  Camping, canoeing, roasting marshmallows, go-karting, baking, having adventures and making friends sounds like every child’s dream. The boys and girls of Canberra’s newest Scout group will be doing all this and more, all in the German language.

  The German Australian Pfadfinder Scout Group will take children aged 6 and up, and will be accessible to north and south side families as their Scout Hall is in Turner.  Pfadfinder is the German word for Scout and it literally means “path finder”.

  “We’re very excited to be starting up this bilingual Scout group this year.  2008 is the Year of the Scout, and it is also the International Year of Languages, so it is very appropriate,” said ACT Scouts’ Chief Commissioner, Mr Neville Tomkins.

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• 09Dec

  AlphaTykes

  1. Babies, 2. Pre-schoolers, 3. Kindergarten, 4. Years 1-3, 5. Years 4-6, 6. Years 7-10, 7. Years 11-12, French, Italian, Parents, QLD, Resources, Spanish 3 Comments

  AlphaTykes is an Australian company with a unique and successful Australian-created teaching concept.

  We have created a comprehensive language teaching system that is exciting and enjoyable for both children and parents. Our curriculum includes activities in all lessons such as singing, music, story-telling, games and art to capture the imagination of every child.

  We have a co-ordinated system of story books, flash cards, activity books, CDs and online access. You can actually make it as much fun at home for the kids as it is during the lessons! Your whole family will be exploring another language in no time.

  We have 3 centres across Brisbane which teach French, Spanish and Italian to children aged between 18 months – 12 years.

  www.alphatykes.com.au

• 18Aug

  MLTAQ Biennial Conference

  4. Years 1-3, 5. Years 4-6, 6. Years 7-10, 7. Years 11-12, 8. Tertiary, All, Events, Principals, QLD, Teachers No Comments

  The Modern Language Teachers Association of Queensland (MLTAQ) holds its 2008 Biennial Conference under the banner “Languages Matter!” from 1-2 October 2008, hosted by Gold Coast Branch and Griffith University

  Languages Matter!

  Languages matter in developing classroom pedagogy.

  In understanding teacher professional standards.

  In quality interactions in the language specific classroom.

  In building bridges to the world.

  In developing intercultural and other literacies for Australia’s future.

  Share with your colleagues how you are making Languages Matter.

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• 30Jul

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EVENTS

• 20 Mar 2010 11:00pm
  The MELBOURNE LANGUAGE PICNIC - 2010
  
  
• 21 Feb 2010 3:30am
  CANBERRA UNIVERSITY: Raising Children in more than One Language
  
  
• 7 Feb 2010 1:00pm
  CANBERRA: MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL
  
  
• 9 Dec 2009 1:00am
  MULTILINGUAL PICNIC - Canberra
  
  
• 29 Nov 2009 1:45am
  Raising Children in More than One Language - Free Seminar, Melbourne
  
  
• 11 Oct 2009 3:00am
  MELBOURNE: BILINGUAL EDUCATION FORUM - ITALIAN SCHOOL
  
  
• 24 Aug 2009 9:30am
  Public Meeting in Melbourne on the Suspension of Small Candidature Languages at Year 12 Level
  
  
• 20 Mar 2009 9:00pm
  Harmony Day
  
  
• 18 Mar 2009 8:30am
  Why bilingualism makes a difference
  
  
• 1 Mar 2009 12:00am
  Melbourne’s First Ever Language Picnic
  
  
• 30 Sep 2008 10:30pm
  MLTAQ Biennial Conference
  
  
• 28 Sep 2008 12:00am
  Travel round the world in a day!
  
  
• 5 Sep 2008 12:00am
  Parent/Carer Survey Goes Online
  
  
• 31 Aug 2008 2:45am
  Raising Children in More Than One Language
  
  
• 19 Aug 2008 9:30am
  The Year of Languages Lecture
  
  

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