A new prescribed text is being proposed for the German Extension course 2019~2023.

The previously proposed text was Auf das Leben. The NEW proposed text is listed below.

Department of Education teachers are encouraged to review the proposed texts and respond to Janelle Byrne by 4 November 2016. Responses can include feedback on whether teachers would prefer the previously proposed text or the new proposal below.

Tschick (film)
The film will be screened at the Goethe-Institut on 3 November at 4.30 pm. For more details about the screening contact the Goethe-Institut on (02) 8356 8333 or see the previous post on Languages NSW. 
Extracts will represent about 30 minutes of film time.
Prescribed issues:
Youth issues For example: Communication, education, discrimination
Relationships For example: Family, friendship, belonging 
Identity For example: Journey, self-awareness, dependency

Goethe-Institut Australien, Sydney - Special Teacher Screening
Dear Teachers of German,
We are thrilled to invite you to the pre-screening of TSCHICK to thank you for your terrific work, engagement, and interest you are taking in teaching German. Tschick is presently been considered by the Reference Group at BOSTES for discussion on 8 Nov 2016 as the HSC film option for 2019. Howard Jacobs, Inspector at BOSTES will be present at the screening. Please join us after the film for refreshments and a chat.

Date: 3 Nov 2016
Time: 4.30pm
Place: Chauvel Cinema Paddington
RSVP by 31.10.2016 to Claudia.Steiner-Taylor@sydney.goethe.org
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TSCHICK/ GOODBYE BERLIN is the opening film of the German Film Fest 2016. The latest feature film by multi-award winning director Fatih Akin (Head-On, Soul Kitchen) Goodbye Berlin will take you on a road trip through provincial Germany. The film is based on the best-selling cult novel Tschick by the late author Wolfgang Herrndorf. It is one of Germany's biggest literary successes in recent years and has been published in Australia under the title Why We Took the Car.
Please send us an email to:
Claudia.Steiner-Taylor@sydney.goethe.org

12 May 2017 at Rydges Sydney Central (Surry Hills)

AISNSW, in collaboration with Goethe-Insitut, is planning a day of sharing to enhance your teaching and learning of German.

​Strengthen your professional connections, deepen your knowledge of contemporary Germany and contribute to the growth of the German teaching profession in NSW.

If you'd like to present, or to find out more, please contact Ali Dean at AISNSW: ADean@aisnsw.edu.au or 9248 3767.

Link to enrolment.

Goethe-Institut Australien, Sydney
Special Student Screenings
German Film Festival
As announced last week we will screen films especially for students of German at the German Film Fest 2016. These exclusive screenings offer an excellent opportunity for a school excursion.
please check the film festival web page for further details.
http://www.goethe.de/ins/au/lp/prj/fgf/enindex.htm

There are six films and teaching materials to accompany each one. For further information contact 
Claudia.Steiner-Taylor@sydney.goethe.org

Sydney: 17 & 18 Nov 2016
Canberra: 25 Nov 2016
Brisbane: 25 & 28 Nov 2016

A temporary vacancy for 2017 for a teacher of Languages (French, German and willingness to teach ESL)
at Orara HS which is a major, comprehensive secondary school in the City of Coffs Harbour.
Students at Orara High School strive to maximise human potential in a caring, co-operative learning environment. This common purpose has sustained traditions of academic, sporting, cultural and artistic achievement.
 
An opportunity for interested staff is available for 2017 in the position of Classroom Teacher Language.
 
The position is to replace our Language teacher taking LSL.
Please refer to attached flyer for further information

Applications to: 
Manfred Sonntag, Principal, Orara High School.
ph: 66521077  manfred.sonntag@det.nsw.edu.au
 
 
           
Closing date: 4.00pm Monday 24th October. All applications are to be sent to me via email. ​