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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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New support from the Languages and Culture team

To support you with the 'Interacting' focus area in the Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus, particularly with large classes, the Languages...

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Sep 241 min read

Chinese Extension materials now live!

The NSW Department of Education's support materials for the Chinese Extension prescriptions 2026-2030 are now available to teachers from...

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Aug 261 min read

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

Launch of Modern Greek support

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

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Jun 61 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

Brain breaks in languages

The department has recently published their Brain breaks in languages guide. The guide provides sample language-based and...

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Feb 101 min read

Launch of support for Classical Languages K-10 Syllabus

Next Tuesday, 10 December, the NSW Department of Education will be launching their support for the Classical Languages K-10 Syllabus,...

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Dec 5, 20241 min read

Huge news - Languages Extension support materials are live!

The Languages and Culture team at the NSW Department of Education is very excited to announce that their Support materials for the...

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Sep 4, 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

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

Are you subscribed to our YouTube?

Language teachers in NSW - just a reminder that you can access recordings of past statewide staff meeting and resource launches at the...

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Jun 23, 20241 min read

Continuers text types - support documents

The NSW Department of Education has updated its Stage 6 Continuers text types support documents. By using these guides, you can support...

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Jun 5, 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

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

Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel!

The Languages NSW YouTube channel hosts recordings of all statewide staff meetings led by the Languages and Culture team. You'll also...

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Dec 13, 20231 min read