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Term 3 statewide staff meeting - Life Skills in modern languages
Registrations are now open for the Term 3 statewide staff meeting on Life Skills outcomes and content in the Modern Languages K–10 Syllabus. This session will build your understanding of the Modern Languages K–10 Life Skills outcomes and content, with practical guidance on programming, teaching, assessment and reporting to support students accessing Life Skills outcomes. All languages teachers are encouraged to attend, regardless of whether they are currently teaching stude
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New Stage 6 support for Extension, in Context and CCAFL!
The NSW Department of Education has recently published the following support documents: A guide to support teachers with the Languages Extension course, including approaches to programming and strategies for developing students’ responses in the target language. Guides to supports the Personal Investigation module in the Stage 6 Chinese in Context; Japanese in Context and Korean in Context courses. They include sample inquiry questions, text suggestions, marking guidelines, a
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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 planning guidelines for modern languages
To support you with your planning and programming for the Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus, the NSW Department of Education has just...
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Sep 22, 20231 min read


Want to learn all about the new Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus?
The Languages and Culture team has just published the 'Modern Languages K–10 Syllabus – from planning to practice in Years 7–10' course...
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Jun 2, 20231 min read


Programming guidelines and sample scope and sequences for Stages 4 and 5
To support the new Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus, the Languages and Culture team has published: programming guidelines a sample scope...
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May 23, 20231 min read


Term 2 statewide staff meeting - unpacking support for the Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus
Did you miss the Term 2 statewide staff meeting? Don't worry - the recording is available on YouTube and the slides are attached.
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May 20, 20231 min read


Term 2 statewide staff meeting
On Thursday 18 May, 4-5 pm, the Languages and Culture team will present their Term 2 statewide staff meeting, focusing on the new Modern...
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May 4, 20231 min read


Collaboration day for the new syllabus - Sydney North
The Sydney North Network is holding a full-day meeting in Term 2, on Tuesday 16 May. The focus of the meeting will be on collaboration...
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May 4, 20231 min read


Overview of outcomes - Stages 4 to 6 (modern languages)
One of the aspects of the new Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus which we really like is that the outcomes and content for Stage 5 allow for...
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May 2, 20231 min read


What does 'developing intercultural capability' look like?
In the new Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus, students develop intercultural capability across all 3 focus areas – interacting,...
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May 2, 20231 min read


Accredited PD for new K-10 syllabuses
NESA has released 3 Accredited PD courses for their new K-10 languages syllabuses (Modern Languages, Classical Languages and Aboriginal...
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May 1, 20231 min read


Access and navigate the new languages K-10 digital syllabuses – how-to videos
The new Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus and Classical Languages K-10 Syllabus are presented in digital format on the NSW Curriculum site....
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Jan 31, 20231 min read
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