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		<title>&#8216;EUROPEAN MASTERS&#8217; AS LANGUAGE TEACHERS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Of course the purpose of visiting art galleries is to appreciate weird and wonderful works of art, but at the current exhibition of European Masters at the National Gallery of Victoria,  my family and I were also in for a pleasant linguistic surprise.  Apart from trying to figure out the  German and French titles of the Staedel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lingo.org.au/european-masters-as-language-teachers/</link>
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		<title>A picnic and multilingo animals down on the farm</title>
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		<link>http://www.lingo.org.au/a-picnic-and-multilingo-animals-down-on-the-farm-2/</link>
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		<title>JOB AD: German-speaking playschool teacher and assistant teacher</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Updated 28-03-2010) Join our wonderful team! The German Australian Playschool in Canberra is looking for a German-speaking teacher and assistant teacher to join us for 3 days a week, starting in February 2011. Approx 20 hours per week, Wednesdays to Fridays. Email Lisa on spielwelt@homemail.com.au]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lingo.org.au/job-ad-german-speaking-playschool-teacher-and-assistant-teacher/</link>
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		<title>Multilingual Picnics getting an airing at last</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  This link takes you to Maria Zijlstra&#8217;s &#8216;Lingua Franca&#8217; program on ABC Radio. The main topic of discussion is Camberwell Primary School, a bilingual English/French school in Melbourne &#8211; HOWEVER &#8211; the other good news is that multilingual picnics also get a mention &#8211; a general reference to the efforts of Irma Lachmund in Perth, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lingo.org.au/multilingual-picnics-getting-an-airing-at-last/</link>
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		<title>Melbourne Language Picnic #2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[   The Melbourne Language Picnic is on again! Date:  Sunday, 21st March,  National Harmony Day 2010, from 9 am to 5 pm. Venue: Collingwood Children&#8217;s Farm, St. Heliers Street, Abbotsford. Bring your family and friends, your lingo and share in some multilingual fun and games. For further information, follow this link:  http://www.melbournelanguagepicnic.wordpress.com/  ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lingo.org.au/melbourne-language-picnic-2/</link>
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		<title>Kimmba Bilingual Learning Playgroups: Parent Initiative &#8211; Community Benefit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the presentations at last year&#8217;s seminar on raising bilingual children at Melbourne University discussed Languages Activism and the different ways in which parents can contribute to enhancing language learning in the wider community.  Kimmba Bilingual Learning Playgroups are an outstanding example of such an initiative, and here is the story of the person behind its success. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lingo.org.au/bilingual-playgroups-parent-initiative-community-benefit/</link>
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		<title>CANBERRA: New Bilingual Indonesian/English Pre-School</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Australian Indonesian-Language Schools Association (AILSA) Inc is pleased to announce to all parents who see the benefit of a bilingual environment for pre-schoolers&#8217; development that a bilingual (Indonesian/English) transition program for children aged 3-5 years will start in Term 1 2010.  The program will operate at the pre-school premises of Queanbeyan South Public School [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lingo.org.au/canberra-new-bilingual-indonesianenglish-pre-school/</link>
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		<title>CANBERRA MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Languages during the Multicultural Festival, Sunday 7 February 11-5pm The ACT Ethnic Schools Association and members of the ACT Bilingual Education Alliance are again joining forces to organise a stall at Contact Canberra, the community expo held as part of the Multicultural Festival. Come along and see us on Sunday 7 February from 11am to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lingo.org.au/canberra-multicultural-festival/</link>
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		<title>CANBERRA SEMINAR: Raising Children with More than One Language</title>
		<description><![CDATA[UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRAAustralia’s Capital University Raising Children in More than One Language A free seminar for parents, grandparents,early childhood and preschool workers, teachers, and others interested in bilingual education Sunday 21 FebruaryInternational Mother Language Day1.30-4.30pm • Hear from parents who have raised their children in more than one language – and from the children themselves• [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lingo.org.au/canberra-seminar-raising-children-with-more-than-one-language/</link>
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		<title>How to activate language learning outside the home: tips to make a difference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For those not able to attend the recent RUMACCC (University of Melbourne) seminar on raising bilingual children, the link below will take you to the handouts for the sessions on what parents can do to encourage language learning  beyond the home, for their children and community alike.   http://www.rumaccc.unimelb.edu.au/schools/how.html]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lingo.org.au/how-to-activate-language-learning-outside-the-home-tips-to-make-a-difference/</link>
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