Category: Syllabus

New K-10 syllabuses for Hindi, Macedonian, Persian, Punjabi and Tamil

16/9/2019

The new Hindi, Macedonian, Persian, Punjabi and Tamil K–10 syllabuses and Course Performance Descriptors are now available on the NESA website. The syllabuses are available to download as PDF and Word documents.
Schools will begin implementing the new syllabuses from Term 1 2020. Additional advice about implementation is available on the syllabus pages.
For more information, contact:
Melissa Gould-Drakeley
Inspector, Languages
Melissa.Gould-Drakeley@nesa.nsw.edu.au
(02) 9367 8152

CNI Language Teacher Network – Term 3 meeting

26/8/2019

The CNI Language Teacher Network will hold its Term 3 meeting on Thursday 19 September. The purpose of the meeting will be for teachers to work on developing scope and sequences and/or units of work based on the new K-10 language syllabuses.

Date: Thursday 19 September 2019
Time: 3:30-5:30pm
Venue: Smiths Hill High School, teachers' common room
Enrol: Course code NR25534

Please enrol via MyPL course code NR25534 and select the appropriate session: Term 3 meeting CNI Languages.

All language teachers are invited to attend.

For further information please contact Kristen Smith, Evia Kyriacou or call 9244 5573.

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Sydney South West Language Teacher Network – Term 3 meeting

26/8/2019

The Language Teacher Network – Sydney South West will hold its Term 3 meeting on Thursday 12 September. The meeting will take the form of a 2-hour meeting, and will include 1.5 hours of registered professional learning on Shifting thinking – new K-10 language syllabuses.

Date: Thursday 12 September 2019
Time: 1:30-3:30pm
Venue: Holroyd High School, in the PL lounge in A block
Enrol: Course code RG04794

Please enrol via MyPL course code RG04794 and choose the appropriate session: 2019 Term 3 Languages Network Meeting (SSW).

For further information please contact Suzanne Safi or call 9631 9410.

Feedback wanted on Modern Hebrew and Russian K–10 draft syllabuses

2/8/2019

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.

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

Feedback wanted on Stage 6 Chinese, Japanese and Korean in Context draft syllabuses

31/7/2019

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.

NESA seeks feedback on the Collaborative Curriculum and Assessment Framework for Languages (CCAFL)

24/7/2019

In NSW, CCAFL Languages syllabuses have been developed using the CCAFL Framework.

Please complete the online survey to tell NESA what you think about the framework. Feedback will be considered in revising the new CCAFL Framework and future NSW syllabuses.

The survey will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and will close on Friday 26 July 2019.

Registration now open for draft Stage 6 syllabus consultation of Chinese, Japanese and Korean in Context

18/7/2019

NESA is seeking teachers to comment on the following draft syllabuses:
- Chinese in Context
- Japanese in Context
- Korean in Context.

The syllabuses will be released on 29 July 2019. Completing a draft syllabus consultation meeting will contribute to 2 hours of registered professional learning.

Consultation meetings will be held from 4-6pm on the following dates:
- Thursday 8 August 2019, Kirribilli Club
- Tuesday 20 August 2019, NESA Office, Sydney
- Thursday 29 August 2019, Ashfield RSL.

Click here for more information and to register.

CNI Language Teacher Network – Term 2 meeting

5/6/2019

The CNI Language Teacher Network – Illawarra will hold its Term 2 meeting on Thursday 27 June 2019. The meeting will take the form of a 2-hour meeting, and will include 1.5 hours of registered professional learning on Shifting thinking – new K-10 language syllabuses.

Date: Thursday 27 June 2019
Time: 3:30-5:30pm
Venue: Smiths Hill High School

Please enrol via MyPL course code RG04794 and choose the appropriate session: Term 2 meeting CNI Languages. Teachers from all sectors are welcome to attend. Non-Department of Education teachers can self-register to gain access to MyPL.

For further information please contact Kristen Smith or Evia Kyriacou or call 92445573.

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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