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08Oct

The-He Vietnamese Playgroup, Melbourne

2. Pre-schoolers, Experiences, Parents, Teachers, Uncategorized, VIC, Vietnamese Comments Off

There is NEW approach from Vietnamese community here in Australia which was supported by VMC to introduce language learning on early stage in PLAYGROUP for 2 – 3 years old children.
The THE-HE Vietnamese Language Centre is leading its new way in introducing educational technology in the program. The project is carrying out at St. Joseph Parish Playgroup in Springvale, but what happens here will go ON-AIR to provide more creative activities to parent and playgroup leaders, and to encourage the community to establish similar models.
As a multicultural playgroup, St. Joseph Parish Playgroup has similar English version for other ethnics.
Photos on developing stage will appear on THE-HEschool site: www.facebook.com/TheHeVietSchool

PLEASE NOTE: This is an open project: other Vietnamese schools with interactive lessons want to contribute to the program are welcome. We want to collaborate with any personal having special skill in the area.

Teachers who have bright ideas, acting skills are invited to join our production line.

Tags: Vietnamese, Vietnamese Playgroup
27Apr

Special Notice for Teachers of German: Language Proficiency Scholarships

German, National, Principals, Resources, Teachers, Uncategorized Comments Off

Deadline extended till 11 May
Current and future teachers of German, Goethe-Institut resource centre librarians and principals with a minimum basic knowledge of German have now two extra weeks to submit their application. The 4-week intensive language course in Germany between September 2012 and January 2013 is accompanied by a rich cultural and leisure program and internationally recognised exams are an attractive option at the end.

http://www.goethe.de/ins/au/lp/lhr/sti/leh/en3385795.htm

Tags: German, scholarships for German, teaching German
24Apr

German Community Language Schools Festival – Victoria

9. All ages, Carers, Events, Everyone, German, Parents, Principals, Teachers, VIC, Young People Comments Off
Festival at Anakie Fairy Park

Sunday 20 May 2012, 11 am – 3 pm

Join us in the celebrations of 200 years of Brothers Grimm fairytales on this very special day:
- Puppet musical “Schneewittchen” (tri-lingual and interactive)
- Student performances
- Schnappi the Crocodile
- Fairy park languages trail
- Story reading
- Dance groups
- Prizes for best Grimm fairytale costumes
- Delicious food
Don’t miss this opportunity to introduce your children and grandchildren to this part of cultural heritage.

Further details www.goethe.de/australien
Tags: Brothers Grimm, German, German Community Schools, Saturday schools
09Mar

LEARNING VIETNAMESE: LANGUAGE and TRADITIONAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

2. Pre-schoolers, 3. Kindergarten, 4. Years 1-3, 5. Years 4-6, 6. Years 7-10, Parents, Resources, VIC, Vietnamese Comments Off

The THE-HE Vietnamese Language Centre (90 - BUCKLEY Street, Noble Park, VIC 3174) accepts students from Kinder to year Nine for 2011.

Beginning level is for THREE-year old children, but parents let much younger kids play with our Descriptive Matching Game.

Apart from PC system, our Interactive Whiteboard & Motive Board offer interesting learning with modern technology.

We provide distance learning material and software to help families in remote areas.

Parent having children with Learning Difficulty can have our Early Intervention Therapy software and material for free.

The THE-HE Vietnamese School also teaches Vietnamese Traditional Musical Instruments such as TRANH, B?U and T RUNG.

Please contact 613-95465024 or thehe.school@gmail.com for more information.

Youtube videos show our Solution For Disabled Children and Community Based Approaching instruction.

Just search for truongthehe channel.

Pictured below are some Vietnamese traditional musical instruments: Tranh, Bau, Trung

Tags: Distance Learning, Early Language Learning, Vietnamese
17Feb

National Network for University Languages

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The ALTC has awarded funding to a project Leadership for future generations: a national network for university languages. The ALTC Project Information page states that the University of Melbourne will be lead institution. Monash University, RMIT University, The Australian National University and University of Wollongong are also partners and a reference group from all over Australia is listed at the new website of the National Network for University Languages.

A second meeting of Indonesian language teachers will be held in Brisbane on Saturday 26 Feb 10 am LOTE Library Montague Road, West End and the diehards and new enthusiasts will establish a Queensland Indonesian Language Teachers Association. Please contact Kerry O’Connor if interested: kocon4 at eq.edu.au

This follows the research project on Indonesian in Australian Universities and National Colloquium on Tertiary Indonesian convened on 9-11 February 2011 by Professor David Hill. His draft discussion paper is available online. Participants included Australian academics, teachers, DFAT and DEEWR representatives, Indonesian Embassy and Consulate officials, one state parliamentarian, business spokespersons, visitors from Germany, Japan and Indonesia, plus inspiring young Australian students of Indonesian working as volunteers at the Colloquium. Many of our long-term worries were aired, strategies considered and the closure of the ALTC lamented. The agreement to work on a National Indonesian Resources Bank was one positive outcome which may dovetail nicely with work of Education Services Australia’s National Digital Learning Resources Network. There are now three Balai Bahasa in WA, ACT and Victoria. A concerted promotion campaign to counter years of negative coverage of Indonesia would be helpful and discussions centred on reinvigorating the Australian Society of Indonesian Language Educators (ASILE) as an ongoing active promotional body, not just organiser of biennial conferences.

Australia Indonesian Business Council (AIBC) vice president Ross Taylor demonstrated the brilliant opportunities for Australians in so many fields of business, if only they will equip themselves with the knowledge to cope with the challenges and if Indonesia continues its recent record in reforming business practice and regulations.