Category: NESA

2020 HSC exam development applications now available

4/7/2019

Are you interested in developing the HSC exams?

Each year NESA accepts applications from teachers and academics with appropriate experience and qualifications.

The 2020 HSC exam development application information is now available. Please visit the NESA website to access the application and more information.

CCAFL languages consultation meeting and survey

24/6/2019

NESA, along with other states and territories in Australia, is conducting a survey in relation to the current CCAFL Framework. The survey is to provide NESA with data that can be used to develop a new CCAFL Framework and future CCAFL syllabuses.

If you are interested, you may attend a consultation meeting on Wednesday 3 July from 4pm to 6pm at the NESA offices.

You can access the consultation survey here – unlike other consultation surveys, the link will not be available on the NESA website. It is anticipated that this survey will take approximately 30 minutes.

Places for this consultation are limited. If you are interested in attending this session, please respond to Josephine Ardino by Monday 1 July to confirm a place at the consultation meeting.

Draft K-10 syllabuses consultation – Modern Hebrew and Russian

4/6/2019

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.

NESA releases new course performance descriptors for languages K-10 syllabuses

3/6/2019

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

Languages oral examinations timetable

25/3/2019

NESA has released the exam timtable for the HSC oral examinations. The exam timetable period will run from 8 August to 14 September.

Visit the NESA website for full details.

Official notice – new HSC course prescriptions for Stage 6 Extension courses 2020–2024

26/11/2018

New course prescriptions for the 2020–2024 Higher School Certificate for Stage 6 Extension courses in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Modern Greek and Spanish have been published and are available to download from the syllabus section of the NESA website.

Implementation of the new course prescriptions will commence at the start of Term 4, 2019 for the 2020 HSC examination.

Schools are reminded that the study of texts prescribed for any Year 12 course may not begin before the completion of the Year 11 course and applies to the study of a prescribed text in any medium, including the film of a novel.

For more information, visit the website.

New K-10 syllabus implementation resources available – NESA

26/11/2018

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.

Incorporating Intercultural Language Learning – online seminar from Macquarie University

28/9/2018

Macquarie Japanese Studies Centre is offering an online, self-paced course, Incorporating Intercultural Language Learning, an online version of the face-to-face seminar presented by Professor Angela Scarino in August.All language teachers in NSW are invited to attend. Completion of the course will contribute to 2 hours of NESA registered professional development addressing standards 1.3.2, 6.2.2 and 6.4.2 towards maintaining accreditation at Proficient Teachers level in NSW.

Enrolment opened on 27 September 2018 and will close on 21 October 2018, for course completion between 22 October and 18 November 2018. The course cost is $25 and is a two hour, self-paced module.

For more information visit the website, or contact the facilitator, Tomoko Koyama at the Macquarie Japanese Studies Centre.

NESA news – public consultations for NSW curriculum

12/9/2018

NESA has begun a public consultation on the NSW curriculum that will run from 3 September to 30 November 2018. Teachers may choose to participate in the consultation in a number of ways. They may choose to provide quick feedback , provide an online submission or attend one of 14 roadshows that are being held in regional and metro communities across NSW.

The September roadshows are as follows:
- 17 September: Coffs Harbour – Pacific Bay Resort, 4-6 pm
- 18 September: Tamworth – West Tamworth Leagues Club, 4-6 pm

For further information, please visit the website.

Stage 6 syllabus development – NESA seeking feedback on Language in Context/Language and Literature courses

24/7/2018

NESA is reviewing the Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese and Korean in Context, and Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean and Literature Stage 6 syllabuses.

Have your say on the draft frameworks by completing a survey, attending a consultation meeting, and/or submitting a written response to the project manager. Consultation will be open from 23 July 2018 to 2 September 2018.

Language and Literature Stage 6 draft framework (PDF, 48 pages, 1.25MB)
Language in Context Stage 6 draft framework (PDF, 48 pages, 1.21MB)

In March 2018, teachers and key stakeholders had the opportunity to provide feedback via an online survey or written submission. Thank you to everyone who participated. Read the Language and Literature Stage 6 (PDF, 16 pages, 303KB) and Language in Context Stage 6 (PDF, 16 pages, 451KB) Syllabus Review Reports and Broad Directions.

Complete the surveys
Language and Literature Stage 6 survey
Language in Context Stage 6 survey

Register for a consultation meeting
Meetings will be held from 4.00 to 6.00 pm with tea and coffee from 3.30 pm.
Thursday 26 July – Club Burwood RSL, Burwood
Monday 30 July – Kingsgrove RSL, Kingsgrove
Monday 6 August – Pymble Golf Club, St Ives
Completing a draft framework consultation meeting will contribute to 2 hours of NESA Registered PD (addressing 6.2.2 and 7.4.2) from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.

Submit a written response
When submitting a written response, please include your name or organisation’s name and contact details. Submit your response to the project manager – Lyn Sully, lyn.sully@nesa.nsw.edu.au, 02 9367 8152