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Go Hanyu! is back - ready for your Chinese classes!
The NSW Department of Education has just republished Go Hanyu!, including lots of great new updates. 'Go Hanyu!' is an interactive resource for students learning Chinese in Stage 6 as well as advanced proficiency Stage 5 students. This updated resource features a series of videos with accompanying student activities (digital and print), transcripts, and a teacher guide. Tasks are designed to build language skills while exploring different text types, providing opportunities f
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New support for CCAFL Continuers courses
Are you wondering how to best prepare your students for the CCAFL Continuers oral examination? The NSW Department of Education has just published a new support resource to help you interpret and prepare students for the CCAFL Languages Continuers oral examination. The 'CCAFL Languages Continuers - understanding the oral examination' provides practical guidance to support consistent interpretation of the oral examination across all CCAFL Languages Continuers courses. It clarif
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Effective feedback in preparing for the HSC in Languages
If you teach Stage 6 languages in a NSW public school, please join the Languages and Culture team on the Term 3 School Development Day for 'Effective feedback in preparing for the HSC in Languages'. The session will explore practical feedback strategies that support students preparing for the HSC in Stage 6 Languages courses. 📅 Monday 20 July - School Development Day (Term 3, Week 1) ⌚ 1:00–2:30 pm 📌 Online Register now via MyPL (course code TPL01703).
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Go Hanyu! is back - ready for your Chinese classes!
The NSW Department of Education has just republished Go Hanyu!, including lots of great new updates. 'Go Hanyu!' is an interactive resource for students learning Chinese in Stage 6 as well as advanced proficiency Stage 5 students. This updated resource features a series of videos with accompanying student activities (digital and print), transcripts, and a teacher guide. Tasks are designed to build language skills while exploring different text types, providing opportunities f
languagesnsw
Jul 21 min read
New support for CCAFL Continuers courses
Are you wondering how to best prepare your students for the CCAFL Continuers oral examination? The NSW Department of Education has just published a new support resource to help you interpret and prepare students for the CCAFL Languages Continuers oral examination. The 'CCAFL Languages Continuers - understanding the oral examination' provides practical guidance to support consistent interpretation of the oral examination across all CCAFL Languages Continuers courses. It clarif
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Jul 21 min read
Effective feedback in preparing for the HSC in Languages
If you teach Stage 6 languages in a NSW public school, please join the Languages and Culture team on the Term 3 School Development Day for 'Effective feedback in preparing for the HSC in Languages'. The session will explore practical feedback strategies that support students preparing for the HSC in Stage 6 Languages courses. 📅 Monday 20 July - School Development Day (Term 3, Week 1) ⌚ 1:00–2:30 pm 📌 Online Register now via MyPL (course code TPL01703).
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Jul 21 min read
Beginning and Preservice Teachers' Workshop
Are you in your first 5 years of teaching a language at a NSW public school? Or are you studying to be a languages teacher at uni? Enrolments are now open for the Beginning and Preservice Teachers’ Workshop. 📅 Friday 18 September 2026 ⌚ 8:45 am - 3 pm 📌 105 Phillip Street, Parramatta 💻 MyPL code TPL01068 💵 $50 (to cover catering) - schools will be invoiced after the event Registrations close: Friday 4 September (or when places have been filled). The theme is 'Building ski
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Jul 21 min read
Thank you to everyone who attended the Statewide Collaboration Day!
What an amazing day last Friday - 8 venues (including online for Virtual network colleagues), 120 teachers, 6 languages advisers and a full day of PL and collaboration! Thank you to everyone who got involved - we loved working with you all!!
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Jul 21 min read
Reminder - collaboration day
Registrations for the statewide collaboration day close this Friday! Have you enrolled yet? https://www.languagesnsw.com/post/looking-for-a-day-of-planning-with-your-language-teacher-colleagues-join-the-statewide-collaboratio
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Jun 151 min read
2026 Beginning and Preservice Teachers’ Workshop
Registrations now open! Registrations are now open for the 2026 Beginning and Preservice Teachers’ Workshop. The theme is Building skills for language teaching success. At the workshop there will be a number of presentations including: Support for language teachers and adapting support to your context The power of feedback Classroom management for learning success Playful strategies for powerful learning. The workshop is suitable for all preservice languages teachers and all
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Jun 91 min read
Go Nihongo! is back - ready for your Japanese classes!
The Go Nihongo! resource has been completely refreshed and moved to a new, interactive platform. The resource features a series of scaffolded videos with accompanying student activities (digital and print), transcripts, and a teacher guide. Tasks are designed to build challenge across the stages, providing opportunities for student choice and differentiation, while promoting real communication and cultural understanding. Topics include: introductions pet competition hanging o
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May 221 min read
Looking for a day of planning with your language teacher colleagues? Join the statewide collaboration day!
Registrations are bnow open for the Languages Statewide Collaboration Day on Friday 26 June. This is the day when all language teacher networks meet, across NSW, under the theme 'Building engaging classrooms together'. The goal is to support you by providing a day dedicated to language planning to enhance classroom practices with your colleagues, network leaders and the Languages and Culture team. In regional areas, if you have language colleagues from other sectors, they ar
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May 201 min read
Term 2 statewide staff meeting - recording now available
If you missed the Term 2 statewide staff meeting on 'To the textbook and beyond - transforming textbook use to enrich language learning', the recording is now available.
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May 201 min read
Visit the Tanken Centre without leaving your classroom!
The NSW Department of Education has just released a new resource for Japanese, and we think your students are going to love it!! 妖怪を探せ - A Tanken Centre adventure is an immersive, interactive escape room-style learning experience designed to deepen students’ engagement with Japanese language and culture. Set within the Tanken Centre, students take on the role of a student, Natsuki, to track down hidden yōkai. The aim of the resource is to clear all the yōkai so that tomorrow'
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May 111 min read
Term 2 statewide staff meeting - all welcome!
We'll be looking at 'To the textbook and beyond – transforming textbook use to enrich language learning', exploring practical ways to move beyond traditional textbook use to create engaging, meaningful and student-centred language learning experiences. This session will explore moving beyond the textbook to: - connect to real world experiences - differentiate for all learners - learn across all outcomes - include student choice - develop intercultural understanding. 📅 Thur
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May 61 min read
Have you booked your free Year 12 online speaking session at the Tanken Centre?
NSW public schools with Year 12 Japanese classes - did you know this free offering is available from the team at the Tanken Centre? Only for Term 1, so make sure you book your spot now.
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Feb 131 min read
2026 German Teachers Conference in NSW
2026 marks an exciting fresh start for German teachers across NSW. The team at the Goethe-Institut is delighted to bring the community together for the 2026 German Teachers Conference on Friday, 20 March 2026 (9:00 AM - 2:00 PM) at our offices in Woollahra. There is no registration fee, and lunch will be provided. Simply bring yourself, your laptop and any resources you’d like to share. Teachers working in regional NSW are eligible to apply for a travel grant through the Goet
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Feb 131 min read
Teaching Stage 4 modern languages this year?
The NSW Department of Education offers comprehensive resources for Stage 4 languages. You can get a taste by scrolling through the images below, or access everything at https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/curriculum/languages/planning-programming-and-assessing-languages-7-10 Support is available for: Auslan K-10 Syllabus Classical Languages K-10 Syllabus (Latin) Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kor
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Feb 131 min read
Support for teachers new to Stage 6 language teaching
Early career languages teachers and teachers new to Stage 6, a full day of Stage 6 professional learning is happening on Friday 27 February (Term 1 Week 5) for teachers in NSW public schools. The sessions are designed to build teacher confidence and capability in syllabus implementation, evidence-based teaching strategies and assessment practices. They will include an overview of Stage 6 essentials, KLA support materials and course-specific requirements for Languages Beginn
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Feb 111 min read
Reminder - NSW Japanese Teachers' Conference 2026
NSW Japanese Teachers' Conference 2026 - 'The power to learn, the passion to teach'. 📅 Friday 27 March 2026 📌 Parramatta Education Office 💳 $50 for DoE teachers and $150 for non-DoE teachers. Registrations are now open until Friday 20 March or when places have been filled. Please visit the Japanese Teachers’ Conference 2026 website to register .
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Feb 41 min read
Indonesian Teachers' Workshop
NSW Indonesian Teachers' Workshop 2026 - 'From passion to practice: Indonesian in action'. 📅 Friday 20 March 2026 (8:45 am-3:15 pm) 📌 105 Phillip Street, Parramatta 💳 Cost: $45 Enrol via MyPL, course code TPL01111 by Friday 13 March 2026.
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Feb 41 min read
Seeking presenters - NSW French Teachers' Conference
If you'd like to present at the NSW Department of Education's upcoming French Teachers' Conference, to be held on Friday 8 May, EOIs close this Friday!
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Feb 41 min read
Languages Mentoring Program - support for languages teachers 7-12 in NSW public schools
🎓 Are you new to languages teaching in a NSW public school 7-12? Are you looking for an experienced mentor to support you? 👩🏫 Or are you an experienced languages teacher in a NSW public school 7-12, looking for a leadership opportunity? Please consider joining our Languages Mentoring Program, as a mentee or mentor. You'll experience 12 months of targeted support, supported by the NSW Department of Education. Applications close 11 February 2026.
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Feb 41 min read
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