Category: Arabic

Chinese, Arabic and Armenian teaching placements needed – Western Sydney University

12/5/2021

Western Sydney University is seeking placements for preservice teachers in the following languages:
Chinese – 4
Arabic – 2
Armenian – 1
The placements period is from 24 May to 11 June 2021 but can be flexible as per school’s needs.
For further information and details on the placement description, please email Kay Carroll.

2021 Arabic writing competition – “Arabic and me”

19/2/2021

Sydney Institute for Community Languages Education (SICLE) is running an Arabic writing competition for students of Arabic K-10. The competition, entitled “Arabic and me” closes on 9 April 2021.

To subscribe and for more information, visit the “Arabic and me” webpage.

New Arabic resources released by ACARA

30/4/2020

ACARA has published work sample portfolios for Arabic for Foundation-Year 10. Each portfolio contains annotated student work samples in relation to 3 achievement standards – satisfactory, above satisfactory and below satisfactory. The samples have been drawn from a range of assessment tasks and are authentic samples of student work.

To access the work samples click here.

Expressions of interest – language-specific writing groups for Stages 4 and 5

30/5/2019

Expressions of interest are invited from teachers/head teachers of languages who would like to be part of language-specific writing teams to develop language-specific resources for the NSW Department of Education’s curriculum website, including sample scope and sequences, units of work and assessment tasks for Stages 4 and 5.

Each language-specific writing team will consist of up to 3 teachers for each of the following languages:
- Arabic
- Indonesian
- Italian
- Modern Greek.

Language-specific writers are required to have expertise in the target language and to be experienced in programming the new K-10 syllabuses for Stages 4 and 5. Applicants must have successfully completed the Languages K-10 syllabus familiarisation and planning workshop in 2018 (RG03190 or RG03191).

Successful applicants will be required to attend 1 full-day of training at our offices at Oxford St, Darlinghurst, followed by 4 writing days, at a location and on dates negotiated by each writing team. Successful applicants will also be required to complete Languages K-10 syllabus familiarisation and planning eCourse (RG04277), as part of their training.

The training day will be held on Monday 29 July 2019.

The Languages and Culture team will provide release for the training day and subsequent writing days. Travel and accommodation costs may also be reimbursed, if required.

To apply, please complete the attached EOI form and email as a PDF to Marcela Ayas by 5pm Friday 29 June 2019.

For further information contact Marcela Ayas, A/Language Officer on 9266 8540.

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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.

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

23/7/2018

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.

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

2/7/2018

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.

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

5/6/2018

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.

Stage 6 Arabic Beginners – suspension of course

7/5/2018

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

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

15/2/2017

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