Some information about language-related activities and news, especially
in the Canberra region. Please feel free to pass on to colleagues and friends
who may be interested.
Click HERE for more information about
the following
- ANU language teaching forum, Monday 23 May, plus draft program for the rest of 2016
- A chance to contribute to the review of the ACT Languages Policy
- Update on changes to the ANU’s school of culture, history and languages (CHL)
- Libraries ACT appoint multicultural learning coordinator
- ANU languages showcase 31 May
- Enriching Chinese studies in Canberra schools: A mentoring project linking schools with the ANU to promote and enrich the study of China and Chinese
- Recent reports about language learning in Australian schools
- Senior Secondary Languages Education Research Project
- Building Chinese Language Capacity in Australia
- Other articles and links that may be of interest:
- Oxford global languages
- The Language Flagship, a US initiative to change the way Americans learn languages
- Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs) Project to advance the teaching and learning of LCTLs in the USA
- Languages in soccer
- Nine research facts about L2 phonology teaching and learning that every teacher should know
- Inaugural Canberra Writers Festival: 26 - 28 August 2016
- ACT Book of the Year Award, nominations close 5pm, Wednesday 1 June 2016.
- Three poetry prizes administered by the University of Canberra (UC)
- http://www.canberra.edu.au/vcpoetryprize
- http://www.canberra.edu.au/about-uc/competitions-and-awards/health-poetry-prize
- http://www.canberra.edu.au/young-poets-awards
- Me & my school: Education & School Engagement Forum: Creating a sense of belonging at school for migrant and refugee students and parents. Thursday June 9 Time: 2-4pm
- Africa in world history: literacy, revolutions and the quest for alternative histories, Friday 27 May 2016
