Give your preschoolers a head start in learning a new language by signing up for the Australian Government’s Early Learning Languages Australia (ELLA) program.
Category: Resources
Strategic planning tool for Languages
Wesley College has developed a guiding document for language learning that is a reference point for the Languages department.
CLIL morning with Junko Nichols, CLIL trainer from Victoria
Chinese immersion teachers at Oberthur Primary School, Bull Creek recently worked with Language Consultant and CLIL trainer, Junko Nichols from Melbourne.
Implementing / improving your Languages program
As many schools in Western Australia prepare to commence planning for the implementation of the Western Australian P-10 Curriculum: Languages, it is important to stop and reflect on the current Languages program within your school and consider ways to strengthen and keep it sustainable. Here’s a tool to help you do so.
Introducing University Languages Portal Australia
University Languages Portal Australia (ULPA) is a new resource designed to promote tertiary Languages study and to inform potential students of the many options and locations available.
Learning a Language Videos
Teaching and Learning in South Australia has recently published a video on YouTube designed to help teachers to tune into the grand narrative of Australian Curriculum: Languages.
From ABC Splash: This Indigenous language map helps kids understand Australia
First Languages Australia recently launched Gambay, an interactive map of Australia’s first languages with accompanying videos and teacher notes. Read more at ABC Splash.
AITSL Ten Resources Over Ten Days
AITSL is running a special campaign for teachers and school leaders from February 02, sharing ten professional learning resources over ten days.
Games in the language classroom
Make sure you check out Ibu Danielle’s fantastic blog of games in the Language classroom!
Asia Education Foundation Resources
Have you checked out the curriculum resources available on the Asia Education Foundation website for Languages recently? http://www.asiaeducation.edu.au/curriculum_resources/languages_cr/ There’s some great new materials for exploring topics of sustainability and cooking in Indonesian, and also learning sequences for Chinese and Japanese. Take a look!
