A short Update with information about a number of upcoming language-related events and other language related news.
Overview of Update
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Languages at the Multicultural Festival in Canberra City
- Ancient Coptic Calligraphy Workshop, Friday 17 February 4pm
- Multilingual Story Walk and competition, Saturday 18 February 10am-5pm
- Tongan Languages Workshop, Saturday 18 February 11am
- Languages Showcase, Sunday 19 February 10am-12 noon (includes Mother Tongue poets at about 11.30am)
- For more details of these and other language-related activities use the search bar at https://www.
multiculturalfestival.com.au/ festival-program - International Mother Language Day Walk, Sunday morning 26 February
- Mother Tongue - Multilingual Poetry Open mic, Monday 27 February 7pm-9pm
OTHER NEWS FROM THE ACT
- Call for EOI to present at ANU Language Teaching Forum, to be held monthly on Tuesdays 4.15-5pm. Email Wesley.Lim@anu.edu.au for details
- New funding model for ACT Community Language schools yet to be announced.
- The Chief Minister’s Reading Challenge Open to all ACT students preschool - year 12. Books can be in any language, registration required by Friday 17 March.
- A glimpse of the range of language programs in the ACT area for adults and children.
- Canberra Academy of Languages
NATIONAL NEWS
- Focus on Languages in the recently released National Cultural Policy ‘Revive: a place for every story, a story for every place’ Particularly First Nations Languages but funding for Community Language Schools also mentioned.
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