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Challenging the monolingual mindset
In memory of Prof. Michael Clyne - Thursday 23rd February, 2012
RUMACCC 10th anniversary Colloquium and Michael Clyne Lecture
The Research Unit for Multilingualism and Cross-Cultural Communication (RUMACCC) at The University of Melbourne was established by Prof. Michael Clyne, one of Australia's greatest linguists and language activists, in 2002 and reached its ...
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Chinese Horoscopes: Dragon
Community Languages Australia wishes you all a very happy Chinese New Year.
In this the Year of the Dragon, let it be a fruitful year filled with luck, harmony, success and inspiration.
To all our students, we wish you a successful 2012 academic year, where you have the opportunity to grow in all aspects of your life.
Stefan Romaniw, Executive Director
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Bumpy ride from migrant to minister
The age, Reid Sexton, January 28, 2012
AMONG the thousands of people expected to attend today's inaugural Piers Festival, few will have more attachment to it than the man set to launch it. Port Melbourne's Station Pier, which will host the festival along with nearby Princes Pier, is where Nick Kotsiras landed as a five-year-old in 1964.
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Piers Festival
a celebration of migration at Station Pier & Princes Pier in Port Melbourne
From the goldrush to wartime, from post-war migration to cruise shipping, Station and Princes Piers have played a pivotal role in Victoria’s growth and offered a gateway to the great diversity of cultures that enrich our community.
Multicultural Arts Victoria cordially invites you and your community to join us at the Piers Festival.
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Welcome back to 2012
Wishing you all a great year
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Language and cultural diversity
The Age 9-01-2012
Language learning not only increases our ability to communicate, it also helps us understand – and in some cases preserve – cultural diversity. By Ingrid Sanders....
Globalisation has changed the world we live in. It is no longer enough for Australians to speak only English. Instead, to strengthen professional and personal relationships we should be ...
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Lance Vertigan
It is with great sadness that I write to inform you that our good friend, colleague and mentor-Lance Vertigan
passed away on December 31, 2011. For those who worked with Lance you would agree that he was committed to education, worked hard, was ready to assist , advise and mentor.
He was just 'a good bloke who was great to be with, who inspired others to greater things'.
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His funeral will be held on Friday January 13, 2012 at 10.00am at the Tobin Brothers Chapel,
294 Burwood Highway, East Burwood 3151 - Melway Reference: 62 B7
To his family and many friends I wish to express my personal and that of Community Languages Australia's deepest sympathy and condolences and simply say -
Thanks Lance for the support, advice and commitment. May you rest in peace!
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ACARA - Languages Education Shaping Paper
The next stage of the National Curriculum discussion on Languages Education has been presented and accepted by ACARA
We encourage teachers, administrators, students and parents to read the Shaping Paper and make your comments and send to Community Languages Australia sromaniw@bigpond.net.au by January 14, 2012.
Community Languages Australia will make a further contribution to the discussion based on your responses.
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ACT ETHNIC SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION
ACT Community Language Schools Day
To coincide with Children’s Week 2011 the ACT Community Language Schools Association held our 18th ACT Community Language Schools Day at Dickson College on Saturday 22 Octobe...
ACT Community Language Schools Day
The 18th Annual Dinner for our Association was held again at the beautiful University House in Acton on Saturday 3 September. The celebration was supported by 120 guests ...
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MEDIA RELEASE
2011 VICTORIAN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & TEACHER TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS:
- Over 250 new teachers and instructors have participated in the credit bearing Teacher Training program
- Over 1000 instructors and teachers have participated in the Professional Development Program
- Over 150 instructors and teachers have completed their First Aid Training Courses
- Close to 400 teachers and instructors attended the State Conference in Victoria in July 2011
- 40 different communities have been engaged in some form in the above activities
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The Victorian Governmetn's Vision for Languages Education
Grants for teaching languages
The age: Jewel Topsfield, November 8, 2011
STATE schools that do not teach a second language will be eligible for $1 million in grants next year as the Baillieu government pushes ahead with its ambitious pledge to make learning a second language compulsory in prep from 2015.
The government last night unveiled its plan to reverse the decline in languages teaching, pointing to a ''disturbing and disappointing'' 30 per cent drop in the number of state primary schools teaching a second language over the past decade...
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INTERNATIONAL CUP
As you are aware the AFL is hosting the 2011 International Cup with over 24 countries represented in the competition.
The competition begins in NSW on the 15th August followed by the Melbourne leg on the 22nd August at Royal Park in Carlton.
The multicultural development officers will be hosting a super clinic with AFL players prior to the commencement of the first game on the 24th August and it would be great to see you there...
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UNEQUIVOCAL AND RESOUNDING SUPPORT FOR LANGUAGES EDUCATION AND THE ROLE COMMUNITY LANGUAGES SCHOOLS
The importance of languages education and the role community languages schools play in the delivery of linguistic and cultural maintenance together with strengthening social inclusion were the key messages reinforced at 9th National Community Languages Schools Conference held in Melbourne Sunday July 3, 2011. Read More View Flyer View Photos
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OVER 40 COMMUNITIES TO MEET AT NATIONAL COMMUNITY LANGUAGES SCHOOLS CONFERENCE
FOR THE BENEFIT OF AUSTRALIA
Partners in delivering languages education in Australia
Storey Hall, RMIT, Melbourne
Over 400 community languages schools instructors and teachers from over 40 languages will attend the 9th National Community Languages Schools Conference at RMIT Storey Hall Swanston Street, Melbourne this Sunday July 3, 2011 commencing at 9.30am.
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$16.3 MILLION BOOST FOR COMMUNITY LANGUAGES SCHOOLS OVER FOUR YEARS ANNOUNCED IN VICTORIAN COALITION GOVERNMENT'S 2011-12 BUDGET
Victoria' community languages schools welcomed the announcement of an increased investment of $16.3 million over the next four years for the community languages schools program
The 2011 - 12 Victorian Budget has increased per capita support by $70 .to a total of $190 per year per student.
"This is a sound investment in Victoria's social , education and economic future," Community Languages Australia's, Executive Director, Stefan Romaniw said today.
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CANBERRA REGION LANGUAGES FORUM UPDATE
An impressive range of short courses in a variety of languages is available around the ACT next term (some begin next week!!). Many classes need a minimum number of enrolments, so if you are interested please contact the organisers as soon as possible.
- SHORT LANGUAGE COURSES FOR ADULTS
- EXCITING DEVELOPMENTS AROUND LANGUAGES AT THE ANU COLLEGE OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
- ACT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES
- COMMUNITY LANGUAGE SCHOOLS IN CANBERRA
- THE TRANSLATING AND INTERPRETING SERVICE (TIS) SEEKS INTERPRETERS
- LANGFEST IN CANBERRA 27 November to 9 December 2011
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AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM - LANGUAGES
Have your say: Draft Shape of Australian Curriculum - Languages
If you wish to comments on the ACARA draft paper please send your views to Community Languages Australia, afesa@netsol.net,au by March 31
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YOUTUBE -- GREEK AMERICAN
The Importance of Language
The story of Greeks attending ethnic school and their reflections. You could substitute Greek for any language and receive similar reactions.
Worth viewing...
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MEDIA RELEASE
Baillieu Government Ministers reinforce commitment to languages education in Victoria
Victorian Minister for Education Martin Dixon and Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship Nicholas Kotsiras met with over 150 community languages schools representatives from over 30 communities last night at Richmond Town Hall and reinforced...
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NSW RECEIVES FUNDING BOOST
NSW State Government has provided a boost for community languages schools in NSW.
This is positive news and is the result of hard work on the part of the NSWFCLS , CRC NSW, the NSWCLS Board , the schools and Community Languages Australia. Congratulations to NSWCLS on the outcome .
This is positive result and schools and students will be the winners
The recent announcements in Victoria , now NSW , the return of some funding in ACT shows the importance of national networks. It is therefore imperative that we maintain the national network that we enhance our promotional and marketing work . We now need to work with other States to obtain increases and stronger commitments.
"Community Languages Australia welcomes this boost and applauds the fact the community languages school are now seen a pillar for languages education for our children," Executive Director of Community languages Australia said today.
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