Welcome to the Community Languages homepage
Community Languages are spoken by Australians in their everyday lives; they are used for communication within the family, for buying things at the shops, for recreation, for finding out what's happening in the world.
The term "community language" can refer to any of the various languages within the Australian community.
Currently 151 government schools are involved in the NSW K-6 Community Languages Program. There are 31 languages taught through this program. They are:Arabic, Auslan, Assyrian, Bengali, Chinese, Dari, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Macedonian, Maori, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Samoan, Serbian, Spanish, Tamil Tongan, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese.
2008 Community Languages Allocations
Community Languages Program K-6 Guidelines
This document, assists primary schools in organising and implementing their community language programs.
If you would like to contact the Community Languages team:
Nina Conomos
Senior Curriculum Adviser, Community Languages
Ph: 02 9886 7511
Fax: 02 9886 7160
nina.conomos@det.nsw.edu.au
Amanda Davis
R/Community Languages Consultant
Ph: 02 9886 7441
Fax: 02 9886 7160
amanda.davis@det.nsw.edu.au
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