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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.
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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 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. 
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:
Implementation of the new syllabuses will commence from Term 1 2020. See syllabus pages for more information. 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. 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. 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. 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 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:
The following amended exam specifications will be implemented from the 2017 HSC exams:
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 Minor amendments have been made to the exam rubrics for Stage 6 Languages Extension: Section II – Writing in the following courses:
The following amendments to the rubrics will be effective for 2017 HSC exams:
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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