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Languages and literacy 7-12 professional learning available

1/7/2022

Our Languages and literacy PL has been rolling out through networks over the past 12 months. Central West, Central Coast, Hunter, Mid North Coast and South Coast Networks will be holding theirs during Term 3. Through this Elective PD, you gain practical tips and information for a deeper understanding and application of literacy in the languages classroom.
If you have not yet accessed the course and would like to participate, the Hunter and Central Coast networks will be offering their Languages and literacy PL jointly online and welcome other teachers to join us.
The course for the Hunter/Central Coast will run over 2 sessions in Term 3, after school via Teams, on Wednesday 20 July and Wednesday 3 August from 3:45-5 pm. Teachers must attend both sessions.

Enrol via MyPL.
Course Code: NR32663
Course: Languages and literacy 7-12 - Hunter/Central Coast networks
Dates: 20 July and 3 August
Time: 3:45-5 pm

Enrolments are now open and everyone is welcome.

For further enquiries please contact Coreena Allen.

Language Teacher Network - Central West

30/6/2022

The Central West Language Teachers Network is inviting everyone to the new Semester 2 meeting, which will be held in Week 2 of Term 3. In this meeting, the Languages and Culture team will present the 'Languages and literacy 7-12' course.
Following the course, we will look at:
- sharing ideas for engaging students

- combined languages excursions
- assessment planning
- how to promote languages at our schools.

Please enrol via MyPL for both courses:
Course code: NR32663, NR25534
Session details: Languages Network Meeting - Central West
Date: Wednesday 27 July 2022
Time: 9:30 am-3 pm
Venue: Orange Education Office

Registration via MyPL is essential.

For more information, contact the network leader, Renetta Wolfe

Change to Stage 6 [Language] Continuers course eligibility criteria

15/6/2022

NESA advises of:

- a change to Language eligibility criteria for Stage 6 [Language] Continuers courses where a [Language] in Context and/or [Language] and Literature course exists
- amendments to eligibility case studies for language courses where eligibility criteria apply
- updates to eligibility application forms for [Language] Beginners, Continuers and [Language] in Context courses.

The change to eligibility criteria for Stage 6 [Language] Continuers is the removal of the third criterion:
‘Students do not use the language for sustained communication outside the classroom with someone with a background in using the language.’
For more information, contact:
languages@nesa.nsw.edu.au
(02) 9367 8822

Important!
NESA is running 2 sessions information sessions for teachers (you only need to attend one). Click on the relevant link to join the session you choose – there is no enrolment for this event:

Language Teachers Network – Virtual network

8/6/2022

The Virtual Language Teachers Network meeting will be held in Week 9. The focus of this meeting is caring and sharing. All teachers in regional and remote areas who do not have access to a local geographic network are welcome.
In the meeting we will:
- look at digital resources for use in the language classroom
- share ideas, activities, questions, concerns
- receive updates from the Languages and Culture team.

Please enrol via MyPL:
Course code: NR18042
Session details: Virtual Language Network Term 2 meeting
Date: Thursday 23 June 2022
Time: 3:30-4:30 pm

If you have any questions please contact Coreena Allen.

Statewide staff meeting – HSC marking and moderation

6/6/2022

Our next statewide staff meeting will be held tomorrow, on Tuesday 7 June from 4-5 pm, via Teams.
The topic for this meeting is ‘HSC languages marking and moderation’, and will be presented by NESA.

Please enrol via MyPL:
Course code: NR29242
Session: Languages statewide staff meeting - Week 7, Term 2, 2022.
Time: 4-5 pm
The link for each statewide staff meeting is unique, so you must enrol to receive the link to the online meeting.

We look forward to seeing you there!

This session will not be recorded, so please make sure to join us live.
For more information, contact Evia Kyriacou.

Language Teachers Network – South Coast

2/6/2022

The South Coast Language Teachers Network is inviting everyone to the Term 2 meeting which will be held in Week 10. In this meeting, the Languages and Culture team will present the 'Languages and literacy 7-12' course.
Following the course, we will look at:
- creating audio for listening tasks for Stages 4-6

- school excursion planning
- assessment planning
- how to promote languages at our schools.

Please enrol via MyPL for both courses:
Course code: NR32663, NR25534
Session details: Languages Network Meeting - South Coast
Date: Thursday 30 June 2022
Time: 9 am-3 pm
Venue: Bega High School

Registration via MyPL is essential.

For more information, contact the network leader, Takako Teranishi or Evia Kyriacou.

Language Teachers Network – Mid North Coast

2/6/2022

The Mid North Coast Language Teachers Network is inviting everyone to the Term 2 meeting which will be held in Week 8. The focus will be 'Purposeful assessment design and effective schedules for Stage 4 and 5'. Please bring one of your assessment tasks with marking criteria. We will be teaming up and looking at our assessment tasks with fresh eyes. We will also hold a TeachMeet – please email Jody if you are interested in presenting.

Please enrol via MyPL
Course code: NR25838
Session details: Languages Network Meeting - Mid North Coast - Term 2 2022
Date: Wednesday 15 June 2022
Time: 9 am-3 pm
Venue: Coffs Harbour High School

Registration via MyPL is essential.

For more information, contact the network leader, Jody Newhouse.

Language Teachers Network – Illawarra

1/6/2022

The Illawarra Language Teachers Network is inviting everyone to the Term 2 meeting which will be held in Week 8. The focus of the meeting will be to look at ways we can promote language study in our area, and monitoring processes for Years 10-12.

Please enrol via MyPL:
Course code: NR18042
Session details: Languages Network Meeting - Illawarra - Term 2 meeting
Date: Wednesday 15 June 2022
Time: 3:30-4:30 pm. Afternoon tea will be provided.
Venue: Figtree High School library. Please park in the main car park.

Registration via MyPL is essential.

We are looking forward to having all our network members with us.

For any questions, please contact the network leaders, Kristen Faraday and Evia Kyriacou.

Language Teachers Network – Sydney South

1/6/2022

The Sydney South Language Teachers Network is inviting everyone to the Term 2 meeting which will be held in Week 8. The focus of the meeting will be 'Formative assessment using the 4Cs in the language classroom' and an update regarding the event 'The Sydney South Year 10 languages day'.

Please enrol via MyPL:
Course code: NR25533
Session details: Sydney South Language Network Term 2 2022 meeting
Date: Tuesday 14 June 2022
Time: 4:00-5:00 pm. Afternoon tea and networking from 3:30 pm.
Venue: Kirrawee High School – in the Languages Classroom A18 in A Block (map and details attached). If you can't join us in person, we have organised a Teams link from 4:00 pm. To join the meeting online, please click HERE.

Registration via MyPL is essential.

We are looking forward to having all our network members with us in person or online.

For any questions, please contact the network leader, Marion Botros.

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Latin Continuers – sample unit of work

30/5/2022

Catullus poems 1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 50 and 51

We have just published a sample unit of work for Stage 6 Latin (Preliminary course).

Designed for 10 weeks of learning, it includes a range of activities and strategies to support students to read, understand, analyse literary features and translate the above poems of the first century BCE poet Gaius Valerius Catullus.

The unit accompanies the sample assessment task (with marking guidelines) published last year, which assesses outcomes 1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2 and 2.5.

The sample unit and task are available on our Latin Continuers page.