​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.

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
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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 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. 

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.

The consultation for Chinese/Japanese/Korean in Context draft syllabuses ends 8 September (this Sunday).
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NESA is seeking feedback on the Performance Band Descriptors on the following matters:

• - Is outcome 6.2 covered in the PBD or is it better represented in the suggested changes in pink on the attached document?
• - Does dot point 4 of the PBD align clearly to the outcomes?

 
NESA appreciates your feedback so have your say and complete the survey online or submit a written response to:
- Belinda Munro-Laylim for Japanese and Korean in Context
- Gianna Pagni for Chinese in Context.

The Stage 6 Chinese, Japanese and Korean in Context draft syllabuses are now available.

NESA has provided 3 ways for you to submit your feedback:
- complete a survey
- make a submission
- attend a consultation meeting.

Click here to view the draft syllabuses and for more information on how to submit your feedback.

The NSW Department of Education has developed support materials for the following Stage 6 courses:
Chinese and Literature
Indonesian and Literature
Japanese and Literature
Korean and Literature.

The materials were developed by practising teachers in NSW public schools, and can be accessed from the education.nsw.gov.au website or via the links above.

French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Korean and Spanish teachers in the NSW Department of Education participated in the Adobe Connect webinar on Wednesday 28 June to hear about the K-10 draft syllabuses and have an opportunity to provide feedback.

If you were not able to join the Adobe Connect webinar, the recording (24 minutes) can be accessed via 
https://connect.schools.nsw.edu.au/p2ufx07rdcg/.

The consultation period is the only opportunity for teachers to be part of the department’s feedback to NESA. Teachers are encouraged to download and critically review the content in the language-specific draft K-10 syllabuses. 

All information including the draft syllabuses can be accessed on the NESA site. 

If you have any concerns with the content in the draft syllabuses, please document the areas of concern and recommendations and return via email to janelle.byrne@det.nsw.edu.au by Monday 10 July 2017. Please include the following details to ensure your concerns can be clearly understood and incorporated in our response: 
Language:
Issue:
Content with page numbers as reference: eg. p. 82 First dot point, second dash point (“recognising the importance of the article…”) 
Recommendations such as Suggest amending/rewording/deleting to …

We look forward to hearing from teachers to ensure the content of the language-specific syllabuses is relevant and appropriate for the students in all languages classes.