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Struggling to engage students in language learning?

The Languages and Culture team is very excited to announce that their new eLearning course, Practical strategies to enhance student engagement in the language classroom , is now live! The course is divided into 10 sequential modules and focuses on addressing the challenges of student disengagement, specifically within the languages context in Stages 4 and 5. Throughout the modules, you will explore what student disengagement looks like, examine factors that may impact stude

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Would you like to present at the NSW Department of Education's Japanese Teachers' Conference 2026?

Are you a teacher of Japanese, or a stakeholder in Japanese education? The NSW Department of Education is currently seeking expressions of interest (EOIs) to present at their Japanese Language Teachers' Conference 2026. The conference will be held on Friday 27 March 2026 at Parramatta, with the theme 'The power to learn, the passion to teach'. If you are successful in the EOI process, you will have your conference fees waived. For NSW public school teachers, you will also rec

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2026 - save the dates!

Looking for language-specific professional learning in 2026?

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Modern Languages K–10 Syllabus - launch of Stage 4 Arabic support

The NSW Department of Education is excited to launch the Arabic Stage 4 resource set to support the Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus. The...

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Jul 21 min read

Japanese and French Continuers - sample scope and sequences

The department has published Stage 6 scope and sequences for French and Japanese Continuers courses . The link to the materials can be...

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Feb 101 min read

Explicit teaching in languages - did you miss the SWS meeting?

Did you miss the recent statewide staff meeting on 'Explicit teaching in languages'? Don't panic - the Languages and Culture team have...

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Oct 23, 20241 min read

Launch of Korean support!

The NSW Department of Education is launching its support for Korean! The Korean Stage 4 resource set supports the Modern Languages K-10...

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Aug 29, 20241 min read

Explicit teaching in languages

Explicit teaching and effective language teaching go hand in hand. Explicit teaching aligns with how students process, store and retrieve...

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Aug 5, 20241 min read

Do your students shy away from engaging in listening activities?

On Wednesday 14 August, 4-5 pm, the Languages and Culture team is hosting their Term 3 statewide staff meeting. The topic of the meeting...

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Jul 26, 20241 min read

Units available to consider using in Terms 3 and/or 4

With the aim of helping you with your planning for Semester 2, the department has developed an overview of all of the sample units they...

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Jul 6, 20241 min read

Indonesian support - launch recording

The Indonesian set of resources to support the Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus was presented at the Indonesian teachers' workshop in June....

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Jul 4, 20241 min read

New support for Indonesian!

The NSW Department of Education has just published their Indonesian support resources for the Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus at Languages...

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Jun 23, 20241 min read

Term 2 statewide staff meeting - recording now available

At their Term 2 statewide staff meeting on 22 May, the Languages and Culture team looked at 'Assessment ideas for various contexts'. Here...

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Jun 5, 20241 min read

Language-specific examples and grammar guides - Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus

Did you know NESA has published language-specific examples (K-6 and 7-10) and grammar guides for 19 modern languages, to accompany the...

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May 1, 20241 min read

Term 2 - full unit of work for Stage 4 Italian

The NSW Department of Education has just published a full unit of work for Stage 4 Italian - 'Do you like school?'. The unit is aligned...

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May 1, 20241 min read

Term 2 - full unit of work for Stage 4 German

The NSW Department of Education has just published a full unit of work for Stage 4 German, aligned to new syllabus outcomes and content....

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Mar 25, 20241 min read

Transforming classrooms through the Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus - downloadable staffroom posters

The NSW Department of Education has just published downloadable posters to support language teachers and faculties to articulate what’s...

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Feb 28, 20241 min read

Term 1 SWS meeting - 10 engaging activities for the languages classroom

Did you miss the Languages and Culture team's statewide staff meeting on Wednesday? No need to stress - the recording of the meeting is...

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Feb 23, 20241 min read

Fortnightly support in the Languages statewide staffroom

Do you teach languages 7-12 in a NSW public school? If you're not already a member, the best place to access support from the NSW...

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Feb 14, 20241 min read

Term 1 statewide staff meeting

The Languages and Culture team at the NSW Department of Education warmly invites all language teachers to their first statewide staff...

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Feb 12, 20241 min read

Chinese and Spanish support now available

Have you checked out the NSW Department of Education's support for Stages 4 and 5 Chinese and Spanish, aligned to the Modern Languages...

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Dec 7, 20231 min read

Upcoming Term 4 network meetings

It's almost time!! In 2024, we begin teaching with the new Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus, so we're at the pointy end of planning. It's...

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Nov 17, 20232 min read

Term 4 statewide staff meeting - recording and activity

At the Languages and Culture team's Term 4 statewide staff meeting, 'Ready, set, program!', the team took a deep dive into a learning...

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Nov 2, 20231 min read