The Modern Hebrew and Russian K-10 draft syllabuses are now available for review.

Feedback can be submitted via a survey or a written submission, closing on Monday 12 August 2019.

Please note that feedback can just be provided on the Stages with which you are most familiar and does not need to address the content of the whole syllabus.
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Click here to view the draft syllabuses and for more information on how to submit your feedback.

The draft K-10 syllabuses for Modern Hebrew and Russian will be released on 11 June. This also includes a review of the Life Skills outcomes and content.

The syllabuses documents are available for download via NESA’s website.

Have your say by attending a consultation meeting held between 4-6pm on the following dates and venues:
- Monday 24 June Club Rose Bay

• - Wednesday 26 June NSW School of Languages, Petersham
• - Saturday 27 July St Alexander Nevsky Russian Saturday School, Homebush.

Life Skills targeted consultation meeting will be held on:
​- Wednesday 3 July NESA Office, Sydney City.

Draft syllabus consultation meetings contribute to 2 hours of NESA Registered PD addressing 6.2.2 and 7.4.2. Please visit NESA’s syllabus development page for more information. 

New course performance descriptors are available for the following syllabuses:
- Arabic
- Chinese
- French
- German
- Indonesian
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Modern Greek
- Spanish
- Turkish
- Vietnamese.

View the new course performance descriptors.

For more information, contact: 
Penny Vlies 
Senior Project Officer, Curriculum and Assessment

The Language Teacher Network – Sydney Greater West will hold its Term 1 meeting on Wednesday 27 February 2019.

Date: Wednesday 27 February 2019
Time: 4:00-6:00pm
Venue: Rouse Hill High School
Agenda: 
- New Stage 6 assessment requirements
- Implementation of the new K-10 language syllabus

1. Please enrol via MyPL course code NR18042 and choose the appropriate session.
Non-DoE teachers are welcome, and can also create a MyPL profile and enrol. Instructions are attached below.
2. For catering purposes, send an email to RSVP to simone.wampfler-howie.1@det.nsw.edu.au.

​All language teachers K-12, teaching or living in the area, are welcome to attend.
​Networks are a great way to stay fresh, get new inspiration and be supported.

For further information, please contact the network leader, Alicia North.

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. 

​Sample scope and sequences are now available for Early Stage 1 to Stage 5 for the new K-10 French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Korean and Spanish syllabuses. 

For further information, please visit the NESA website.

The Language Teacher Network – Sydney Greater West will hold its Term 4 meeting on Wednesday 5 December 2018.

Please enrol via MyPL course code NR18042 and choose the appropriate session.

Date: Wednesday 5 December 2018
Time: 4:00-6:00pm
Venue: Rouse Hill High School
Agenda: 
- Presentation by Leanne Smith
- Programming the new K-10 language syllabus

Post meeting Christmas dinner – Winston Hotel.
Please send an email to RSVP for the dinner to simone.wampfler-howie.1@det.nsw.edu.au.

​All language teachers K-12, teaching or living in the area, are welcome to attend.
​Networks are a great way to stay fresh, get new inspiration and be supported.

For further information, please contact the network leader, Alicia North.

The Language Teacher Network – Macarthur will hold its Term 4 meeting on Thursday 29 November 2018.

Please enrol via MyPL course code NR18042 and choose the appropriate session.

Date: Thursday 29 November 2018
Time: 3:30-4:30pm
Venue: Elderslie High School
Agenda: Implementation of the new K-10 language syllabus

All language teachers K-12, teaching or living in the area, are welcome to attend.
​Networks are a great way to stay fresh, get new inspiration and be supported.
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For further information, please contact the network leader, Fred Tan.

Continuing our K-10 syllabus question and answer series, this post looks at the ongoing support available from the Languages and Culture team, logistical questions arising from the workshops and school registration.

You can find previous posts on implementation, syllabus content and outcomes, target language use in the classroom, three learner groups, learning across the curriculum content, programming, Program Builder, the role of language and culture objective, assessment and reporting by clicking on the 7-10 category on the right hand side of the Languages NSW News page: https://www.languagesnsw.com/news

Ongoing support
The Languages and Culture team will be developing and offering a range of follow-up professional learning to support teachers as they implement the new syllabuses:
1. We are developing an eCourse for teachers who were unable to attend the face-to-face workshop or who would like to strengthen their learning about the new syllabus documents.
2. Teachers who participate in the face-to-face workshops and/or the eCourse are invited to participate in programming days (participation in the face-to-face workshop and/or the eCourse is a prerequisite, and details are emailed to eligible teachers).
3. Syllabus support modules will be developed in 2019 in response to teacher feedback. 
 
Q: Can we please have a session on how to adapt outcomes to “authentic” assessment tasks SPECIFICALLY for non-background Year 7 students with no prior knowledge and low motivation and behavioural problems?
A: Developing engaging teaching and learning activities to meet the outcomes was identified by many teachers as their top priority for further professional learning. This will be incorporated into syllabus support modules to be developed in 2019.
 
Q: Further workshop ideas: Assessment development or tasks (not for assessments).
A: Both of these areas will be addressed in the upcoming syllabus support modules.
 
Q: When will NESA provide more support materials for all languages?
A: NESA is gradually developing resources to support all 8 of the new language syllabuses. The Languages and Culture team is also working to develop resources, subject to the availability of writers in each language. French and Japanese are being developed this term. If you're interested in being part of the writing team, look out for our expression of interest. 

Logistics
Q: Could we please have a copy of the PPTs from today? (especially the morning session ones)
A: Since the Hornsby workshop on 29 May, copies of key PowerPoint slides were provided at all workshops. Copies were emailed to participants who attended workshops in early May. If you did not receive a copy of the key slides summary, please get in touch.  
 
Q: Can we have an electronic version of the PowerPoint presentation “Familiarisation & Planning workshop” sent to the participants please?
A: We are unable to share the PowerPoint electronically, as we will be delivering additional workshops in 2019. We are also developing an eCourse, through which teachers can access the key information.
 
Q: Could we please have a copy of the backward mapping template?
A: This has been emailed to all workshop groups who requested a copy. We have also included it in a post on languagesnsw.com. If you have not received a copy and/or are unable to access the Languages NSW post, please get in touch. 

School registration
​Q: What are the expectations from NESA regarding programs as we transition to the new syllabuses? Will they expect everything to be brand new or can we gradually create new units?
A: NESA monitors the compliance of NSW public schools, ensuring schools remain consistent with the department’s policies and procedures – you can find more information on the NESA website. Evidence of compliance in relation to curriculum can be found at 4.7 of NESA’s Registration Process for the NSW Government Schooling System Manual. Programming documents, including scope and sequences, units of work and assessment, must reflect the new K-10 syllabuses from 2019 for Years 7 and 9, and from 2020 with Years 8 and 10.

Keep an eye out for the final question and answer instalment coming soon. The last instalment will cover transition to Stage 6 and questions on a number of other issues.

Remember to get in touch with the Languages and Culture team if you need any further information about any of the above.