The Languages Unit - Curriculum Support for Primary
The Languages Unit has responsibility for statewide leadership and policy advice in mainstream schools K-12, for the Community Languages Program K-6 and for the operations of the Saturday School of Community Languages. The unit provides curriculum development and implementation support for the languages and the other 26 languages taught in government schools and for a range of community languages.
The main focus of the Languages Unit is to support government schools across the State in implementing the Board of Studies NSW Languages K–10 and Stage 6 syllabuses.
Curriculum advice
Our experts can offer quick and informal advice to regions, teachers and parents through phone or email about:
• current languages curriculum issues and research
• practical strategies in curriculum implementation, planning, programming and assessing
• materials and resources for teachers
• professional learning events
• tertiary institutions and universities.
Ongoing support
We can help set up and support curriculum networks by:
• developing and delivering needs-based workshops and presentations
• reviewing resources and professional learning programs
• developing curriculum support materials
• mentoring teachers and establishing teacher networks.
The Languages Unit supports teachers of all languages in NSW schools, including community languages, languages for second language learners, and Aboriginal languages. We support bilingual programs that operate in schools, work with communities to establish languages programs dependent on needs, and work on innovative modes of delivery including online and distance delivery of languages K–12. The Languages Unit incorporates the Saturday School of Community Languages and the Community Languages Program K–6.
We provide advice to and collaborate with other Directorates, State and Federal government agencies, foreign governments, consulates and associated agencies and professional associations, to support teachers of languages in NSW.
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Invitation to express interest
From 2010, a Bilingual Schools Program in each of Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Indonesian will be established in four primary schools. Expressions of interest to become one of these schools are now invited.
Information for primary schools wishing to apply for a bilingual program.
Application form for a bilingual program in 2010
Further information for the school and the community: powerpoint (2003) or powerpoint (2007)
Invitation to host a Teaching Assistant in 2010
The Languages Unit is seeking to place eight Languages Teaching Assistants in schools for the 2010 school year. Five French and three German Teaching Assistants will be placed in schools for four school terms (January – December 2010).
An Application form will need to be completed for each Teaching Assistant. An electronic version of the application form is also available. Further information is available in the Information flyer.
Applications close on 11 September 2009 (Term 3, week 7).
A selection committee will consider all applications based on the eligibility requirements and the selection criteria.
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Curriculum K-12 Directorate's Professional Learning Courses 2009
New online interactive learning materials for Chinese and Japanese
The materials include a variety of interactive online learning objects for Japanese Years 5-8 with accompanying notes for teachers. Their development was funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training under the National Asian Languages and Studies in Australian Schools Strategy (NALSAS).
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