Yesterday we delivered our first statewide Adobe Connect session for 2020, with our games bonanza. We explored a variety of activities which bring fun to the classroom whilst developing language skills, and we even had a little interaction ourselves!

We think the live feedback from participants says it all…
Michelle: This has been an amazing session
Paola; Thank you for those great game ideas
Ilian: Thanks, that was interesting, fun and useful. Terima kasih banyak, Bu! :)
Phuong: Thanks so much. It will be very useful
Jenny: Fantastic session. Thanks Coreena. Some brilliant ideas I would like to adapt into my classes.
​Brett: I will definitely be re-watching this with the pause button later.

Our plan is to develop a games and activity sharing space for all teachers to access. If you have any game ideas, videos, templates that your students enjoy and you are willing to share, please send them to Coreena Allen.

We hope you continue to enjoy our short professional learning sessions delivered via Adobe Connect – our Term 4 session on assessment has since had more than 600 views!

Thank you to the 55 language teachers who joined us live yesterday. If you were unable to attend, you can view the session recording. Files and games templates can be downloaded from the attachments below.

Next session: Feedback!

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.