Category: Arabic

New Languages K-10 syllabuses

25/2/2019

NESA has released new K-10 syllabuses for the following languages which are now available for familiarisation. They can be downloaded as PDF and Word documents from the NESA website:

Arabic
Modern Greek
Turkish
Vietnamese

In 2019 schools will continue to deliver the current (2003) syllabuses.

Timeline:
2019 – familiarisation and planning
2020 – implementation K-6 (if a school has a languages program), Year 7 and Year 9
2021 – implementation Year 8 and Year 10

Implementation of the new syllabuses will commence from Term 1 2020. See syllabus pages for more information.

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Have your say on syllabus development – K-10 Arabic, Modern Greek, Turkish and Vietnamese

23/7/2018

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NESA is currently consulting on the draft K-10 syllabuses for Arabic, Modern Greek, Turkish and Vietnamese.
Attending a syllabus development consultation meeting will contribute 2 hours of NESA Registered Professional Development (PD).

Consultation meetings are happening in Term 3:
Tuesday 24 July 2018 – Bonnie-Doon Pagewood – 4-6pm
Thursday 2 August 2018 - Liverpool Catholic Club – 4-6pm
Monday 6 August 2016 – Bankstown Sports Club – 4-6pm

Please click on the link below for detailed information.
Languages K-10 (Arabic, Modern Greek, Turkish and Vietnamese)

Your feedback is a vital part of the syllabus review process.

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Have your say! NESA is seeking feedback on the new K-10 draft syllabuses for Arabic, Modern Greek, Turkish and Vietnamese

2/7/2018

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NESA is currently consulting on the draft K-10 syllabuses for Arabic, Modern Greek, Turkish and Vietnamese.

If you teach one of these courses, please take some time to provide NESA with feedback by completing a survey.

The surveys are available on NESA’s syllabus development web page and close on 12 August 2018. Please set aside some time to send your feedback – you can send a written submission or complete the online survey.

Your feedback is a vital part of the syllabus review process.

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Draft syllabuses K-10 consultation – Arabic, Modern Greek, Turkish and Vietnamese

5/6/2018

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NESA has released draft K-10 syllabuses for Arabic, Modern Greek, Turkish and Vietnamese.

Have your say by completing a survey, attending a consultation meeting and/or submitting a written response to the project manager.

Consultation will be open from 18 June to 12 August 2018.

The syllabus documents and feedback surveys can be accessed via NESA's website.

Draft syllabus consultation meetings will be held between 4-6pm on the following dates:
- Tuesday 3 July Cabra-Vale Diggers Club, Canley Vale
- Tuesday 24 July Bonnie Doon Golf Club, Pagewood
- Thursday 2 August Liverpool Catholic Club, Prestons
- Monday 6 August Bankstown Sports Club, Bankstown.

Draft syllabus consultation meetings contribute to 2 hours of NESA Registered PD. For more information, visit NESA’s syllabus development page.

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Stage 6 Arabic Beginners – suspension of course

7/5/2018

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NESA advises that the Stage 6 Arabic Beginners course will be suspended following the 2019 HSC examination.

When the candidature of an HSC course falls below 15 for each of three consecutive years the subject is suspended (BOSTES 9/15). This has occurred with the Stage 6 Arabic Beginners course. Should demand and sustainability increase to a level where the subject would again become viable as an HSC course, the course may be reactivated.

Should there be a school in NSW with students wishing to study Arabic Beginners after the suspension date, schools and community members are advised that a school may seek approval to offer Arabic Beginners as a School Developed Board Endorsed Course.

Timeline for the suspension of the Arabic Beginners course
2018
Last year for Year 11 enrolments in Arabic Beginners
2019
Arabic Beginners not offered at Year 11
Last year for Year 12 enrolments and HSC examination for Arabic Beginners
2020
Arabic Beginners not available as an HSC course. Students will not be able to repeat Arabic Beginners at Year 12.

For more information, contact:
Lyn Sully
Inspector, Languages
lyn.sully@nesa.nsw.edu.au
(02) 9367 8152

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NESA Official Notice: Amendments to Stage 6 Languages Continuers exam specifications

15/2/2017

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To provide more flexibility in the development of exams, minor amendments to the exam specifications for Stage 6 Languages Continuers: Section I – Listening and Responding have been made in the following courses:

- Arabic
- Chinese
- French
- German
- Indonesian
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Modern Greek
- Spanish.

The following amended exam specifications will be implemented from the 2017 HSC exams:

- maximum text length has been increased from approximately 60 seconds to approximately 80 seconds
- exams will have approximately nine items instead of approximately 10 items.

The revised specifications are in the Stage 6 Continuers Languages Assessment and Reporting document and available to download via the HSC syllabus page.

For more information, contact:
Lyn Sully
Inspector, Languages
lyn.sully@nesa.nsw.edu.au

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NESA Official Notice: Amendments to Stage 6 Languages Extension exam rubrics

15/2/2017

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Minor amendments have been made to the exam rubrics for Stage 6 Languages Extension: Section II – Writing in the following courses:

- Arabic
- Chinese
- French
- German
- Indonesian
- talian
- Japanese
- Modern Greek
- Spanish.

The following amendments to the rubrics will be effective for 2017 HSC exams:

- ‘present and explain or justify a point of view’ has been changed to ‘present and justify a point of view’ to improve clarity
- ‘write text appropriate to context and/or purpose and/or audience’ has been changed to ‘write text appropriate to audience, purpose and context’ to more closely align with the intention and wording of the exam specifications.

The revised exam rubrics can be downloaded from the HSC syllabus page for each of the Stage 6 Languages Extension courses.

For more information, contact:
Tracey McIntosh
Manager, Examining and Testing
tracey.mcintosh@nesa.nsw.edu.au
(02) 9367 8233

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New Languages K-10 syllabuses

Have your say on syllabus development – K-10 Arabic, Modern Greek, Turkish and Vietnamese

Have your say! NESA is seeking feedback on the new K-10 draft syllabuses for Arabic, Modern Greek, Turkish and Vietnamese

Draft syllabuses K-10 consultation – Arabic, Modern Greek, Turkish and Vietnamese

Stage 6 Arabic Beginners – suspension of course

NESA Official Notice: Amendments to Stage 6 Languages Continuers exam specifications

NESA Official Notice: Amendments to Stage 6 Languages Extension exam rubrics

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New Languages K-10 syllabuses

Have your say on syllabus development – K-10 Arabic, Modern Greek, Turkish and Vietnamese

Have your say! NESA is seeking feedback on the new K-10 draft syllabuses for Arabic, Modern Greek, Turkish and Vietnamese

Draft syllabuses K-10 consultation – Arabic, Modern Greek, Turkish and Vietnamese

Stage 6 Arabic Beginners – suspension of course

NESA Official Notice: Amendments to Stage 6 Languages Continuers exam specifications

﻿NESA Official Notice: Amendments to Stage 6 Languages Extension exam rubrics

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Note: The non-DoE events and products mentioned on this site are included at the reader's discretion. The inclusion of this information is not an endorsement by the DoE.

NESA Official Notice: Amendments to Stage 6 Languages Extension exam rubrics