Category: Extension

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.

Stage 6 Extension – planning proforma

4/6/2020

We've just added a Stage 6 Extension planning proforma to our website, trialled by practising teachers. We hope it works for you too! You can find it under each language listed on the left-hand menu.

Additional support for Stage 6 Extension

15/10/2019

The Association of Independent Schools of NSW has published a range of teacher-created Extension support materials. Teachers can access all the AISNSW Languages resources by clicking on the Resource Centre of the AIS website https://www.aisnsw.edu.au/resource-centre and then clicking on the dropdown menu under Teaching and Learning (in the blue column on left side) and clicking on Languages. Alternatively, the direct links for all languages are below:
Arabic
Chinese
French
German
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Modern Greek

NESA has revised French and Italian extracts for Stage 6 Extension courses

20/8/2019

NESA has made minor amendments to the course prescriptions for French and Italian, for implementation with Year 12 from Term 4 2019. For full details, visit the NESA official notice.

Stage 6 Extension resources and advice – updated

16/8/2019

We have updated our Stage 6 Extension resources to make them even better!

We have added:
- a new section to all 9 languages – familiarising students with the prescribed issues through related texts
- extra vocabulary to the Japanese
- more related reading links to the Indonesian.

We have also expanded the advice to students, ensuring there is more information on how to prepare for the HSC examination, with activities to build their skills in a range of areas.

Make sure you use the online version of our resources, or re-download with each use, as we do update them.

All material is available from our website:
education.nsw.gov.au/languages

Stage 6 JAPANESE and FRENCH Extension support materials

9/8/2019

The font issue in the Japanese Extension materials has now been fixed and the resources are back online:
https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/curriculum/key-learning-areas/languages/s6/japanese/japanese-extension

We have also made slight amendments to page 38 of the French Extension support materials, so that the department's and NESA's extracts are aligned:
https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/curriculum/key-learning-areas/languages/s6/french/french-extension

IMPORTANT INFORMATION – Stage 6 Japanese Extension support materials

7/8/2019

We have been advised of a font issue with the Stage 6 Japanese Extension support materials published on Monday. We are currently rectifying this issue, so the materials are unavailable for the moment.

If you have already downloaded and/or printed the document, please delete/destroy this version.

The updated version will be available later this week.

Stage 6 Extension – support materials for the 2020-2024 course prescriptions now available!

6/8/2019

Stage 6 Extension support materials for the 2020-2024 course prescriptions for Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Modern Greek and Spanish are now available on our website (access via your language on the right-hand menu).

The materials were developed with the invaluable support and expertise of practising language teachers from NSW public schools and will provide an excellent starting point for the teaching of the Stage 6 [Language] Extension courses.

You can view and download the resources and use the curriculum support materials to guide and enhance the delivery of the Extension courses.

Extension workshop – 19 August

24/7/2019

Due to a clash with NESA briefings, we have changed the date of the Extension workshop to 19 August. Full details in our original post.

REVISED DATE – new Stage 6 Extension course prescriptions 2020-2024 – workshop

19/7/2019

The Languages and Culture team, in collaboration with NSW School of Languages, has a organised a workshop for Stage 6 language teachers to introduce the new Extension course prescriptions for 2020-2024 and the related support materials developed by the NSW Department of Education. Teachers will also work in language-specific groups to develop supplementary support.

Date: Monday 19 August 2019
Time: 3:30-5:30pm
Venue: NSW School of Languages, 35 West St, Petersham NSW 2049

To enrol, search for course code NR26219 on MyPL. When you receive the enrolment confirmation email from MyPL, it will give you a link to a Google Form. Please complete ithis form to assist us with the organisation of the language specific resources.

Please note: This workshop is for NSW Department of Education teachers only. There is no cost to attend.