Category: Chinese

University of Sydney seeks internship placements for preservice language teachers

10/11/2021

Sydney University is seeking internship placements from 15 November to 3 December (15 days) for the Master of Teaching, year 1 preservice teachers in the following languages:

- French/Spanish x 1
- French/Arabic x 1
- Modern Hebrew x 1
- Chinese x 3
- Japanese 3
- Korean x 1

Remuneration for this placement is $510 per preservice teacher.
Please contact the Office Secondary Professional Experience Coordinator at Sydney University if you are interested.

Macquarie University seeking placements for preservice language teachers

15/10/2021

Macquarie University is seeking placements for preservice language teachers in Sydney’s western suburbs.

Details of placements:

Chinese
20 days – 13 day block from 29 November to 15 December, plus 7 days prior to block.
Remuneration – $680
Spanish
20 days – 13 day block from 29 November to 15 December, plus 7 days prior to block.
Remuneration – $680
French
15 days – 15 day block from 8-26 November.
Remuneration – $510

Preservice teachers can complete their placements in Stages 4, 5 or 6.

For further information, please email Lillian Fattouh at the Professional Experience Team at Macquarie School of Education.

Resources and professional learning for all languages from SICLE

29/7/2021

SICLE is organising a number of language specific PL events, focusing on strategies for online language learning. All events will be advertised on the Open Language Portal under the Resources for All Languages button and all teachers are welcome. Currently on the Portal there is information about free online workshops, for Greek, Arabic, Chinese and Hindi. More will be added in the coming weeks.
You can also explore sample programming resources, as well as generic resources that may be useful for the teaching and learning of all languages.

Stage 6 Literacy – languages

21/7/2021

New literacy resource pack for Stage 6!

Stage 6 Literacy in context – Writing in languages is now live! This suite of resources is designed to support student writing development in languages based on current research to support student literacy.
These Stage 6 resources have been created to enable teachers to use content they are working with in class to improve the quality of students' written responses in English (to a stimulus text in the target language) and in student responses in the language they are learning. They contain videos and downloadable activities on subject vocabulary, planning for writing and student writing and feedback.
You can use these resources individually, as a faculty, or as part of a whole-school literacy team. By using these resources, you can also register hours for Elective PD.

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.

University of Sydney seeks internship placements for preservice language teachers

1/4/2021

University of Sydney is seeking placements for Master of Teaching Year 2 and Combined Degree Year 4 preservice teachers in the following languages:

Master of Teaching Year 2:
Chinese – 4
Period of placement: 3-21 May (15 days)
Remuneration: $510 per student

Combined Degree Year 4:
Spanish – 2
Korean – 1
Chinese – 3
Period of placement: 3 May to 4 June (25 days)
Remuneration: $850 per student

Please contact the Office Secondary Professional Experience Coordinator at Univeristy of Sydney if you are interested in supervising preservice teachers.

The University of Sydney seeks internship placements for preservice language teachers

27/1/2021

The University of Sydney is seeking placements for Combined Degree Year 4 preservice teachers in the following languages:

Spanish – 1
Chinese – 5
German – 1
Modern Greek – 1
Korean – 2

The internship placement will run from 1 to 26 February 2021. Remuneration is $660 per student.

Please contact the Office Secondary Professional Experience Coordinator at Sydney University if you are interested in taking preservice teachers.

2021 bilingual puppet show tour dates – Puss in Boots and The Jungle Book

10/9/2020

Carrousel Theatre is touring NSW from Monday 17 May to Friday 28 May 2021. Suitable for primary and Stage 4 students, the Puss in Boots puppet show is available in French, Italian, German and Spanish languages. The Jungle Book is also available in French, Italian, German and Spanish languages as well as Chinese and Indonesian.

For more information, please contact Carrousel Theatre on 0430 539 888.

Macquarie University seeks placements for preservice language teachers

24/8/2020

Macquarie University is seeking placements for 2 final year students located in the South-West Sydney area in the following languages:
Chinese – 1 x 10 days
Modern Greek – 1 x 10 days

Dates to be negotiated directly between the supervising teacher and the preservice teacher. Remuneration for this placement is $330 per student.

In addition, there are also 4-5 students who need to do minor placements in EAL/D (x 10 days).

Please contact anita.shimmins at the Macquarie University Professional Experience office or ed.pe@mq.edu.au. if you are interested in taking preservice teachers.

Asia Society newsletter

20/5/2020

The Asia Society newsletter has arrived, with information you may find useful.

At-home adventures through Asia
Join adventures through the diverse cultures of Asia via at-home lessons and activities for learners. These adventures assist in building cross-cultural understanding between the East and West, sparking curiosity about Asia and fostering cultural empathy. There are adventures in China, Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, India and Korea. The adventures can be found on the Asia Society website.

Virtual NCLC 2020
The National Chinese Language Conference (US) will be held online from 24-26 June 2020. The conference is accessible globally and is free for all attendees. Registration instructions and conference details are available on the conference website.