Fun Vocational Indonesian Language Classes 2015

Six levels

• Advanced – Tuesdays 7-9pm
• Intermediate – Thursdays  7-9pm
• Continuing Beginners - Mondays 7-9pm
• Beginners level 3 – Thursdays 7-9pm
• Beginners level 2 –Tuesdays 7-9pm
• Beginners level 1 -  Wednesdays 7-9pm

Details

• Commence week beginning 9 February 2015
• Each class runs for 8 weeks
• Classes held at a private address in O’Malley 
• Teachers are professional and native Indonesian speaking         

Cost

• non members $130,  members $110 (membership $10pa)

Prizes for beginner classes levels 1-3: $100 dinner vouchers for outstanding student in each class. Donated by the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia. 

For more information:  Phone: Phil 0406 930 835, Email: phil2dom@gmail.com, webpage – www.aia-act.org.au 

The Australia Indonesia Association is a not for profit organization. However, we do raise funds to support the Association’s charitable efforts in Indonesia. The Association would like to acknowledge the support of the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in running this program. 

Canberra Region Languages Forum Update January 2015

Happy New Year. The first Forum Update for 2015 contains information about the following:   

• ANU opens up more of its language courses to the wider community - online courses now available in Arabic, Hindi, Indonesian, Russian, Persian, Sanskrit, Thai, Tibetan and Vietnamese; and summer courses in Arabic and Mongolian.
• Details of Semester 1 courses at CIT Solutions (Arabic, Auslan, Croatian, English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Portuguese and Spanish)
• Information about other language learning opportunities for adults in the Canberra region
• A chance to promote language learning at the Multicultural Festival in Canberra, Sunday 15 February 2015, 11am-4.30pm
• Celebrate Languages at the walk for International Mother Language Day, Saturday 21 February 2015
• Lu Rees Archives of Australian children’s literature, translations in 53 languages; promoting reading in Chinese in Canberra; offering internships for students
• Information for those Interested in CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning)
• Applications for Erasmus Mundus Masters Program  in Language and Communication Technologies closing 12 January 2015
• Families with children under 4 years old sought for ANU research project on how children acquire language

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Teaching and learning pronunciation in the FL/L2 class

• Dr Manuel Delicado Cantero, ANU
• 4.15–5.15pm, Wednesday 3 December 2014 (No RSVP necessary.)
•  Al Falasi Theatre, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies #127, ANU

After a period of neglect, the explicit –integrated– teaching of pronunciation is enjoying a revival. Initially championed by researchers in TESOL, the importance of this component (alongside core grammar, lexicon, pragmatics, reading, writing, social customs, etc.) is steadily finding its way back into the pedagogy of other languages, including Spanish.

This talk is an invitation to reflect upon the need for adequate teaching and learning of pronunciation at different levels (and thus with different goals) in order to improve our students’ competency in the goal language. It revolves around the nature of ‘pronunciation’, expected content, setting goals and models in the classroom. 

Canberra Region Languages Forum Update November 2014

Some information about language-related activities and issues that may be of interest

• ANU Language Teaching Forum, Wednesday 5 November 2014, 4.15–5.15pm
• Celebrate Canberra’s languages at Weston Park, Sunday 30 November 2014: 12 noon to 3pm. 
• Official launch of the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language, Monday 24 November 2014: 1.15pm 
• The place of languages in the ACT Multicultural Framework 2014-2018
• What can the ACT learn from Victoria's new Love of Language website?
• Eleven languages curricula now available in the Australian Curriculum
• New China/Canberra scholarship will send students to Shenzhen
• 2014 ACT Japanese Speech Contest a Success
• Languages Australia: Bilingual Children & Bilingual Shop
• Tongues: an online multilingual magazine celebrating and publishing writing in all languages and about all cultures. 

To see more details click HERE

Indonesian Language Classes

Fun vocational language classes run by the Australia Indonesia Association (ACT) in a private address in O’Malley. All teachers are professional and native Indonesian speaking. There are six levels

• Advanced – Tuesdays 7-9pm
•  Intermediate – Thursdays  7-9pm
• Continuing Beginners - Mondays 7-9pm
• Beginners level 3 – Mondays 7-9pm
• Beginners level 2 –Tuesdays 7-9pm
• Beginners level 1 -  Wednesdays 7-9pm

The next term begins in the week beginning 13 October 2014 and each class runs for 8 weeks. Cost: non members $130, members $110 and membership $10 pa.

Prizes for beginner classes – levels 1-3: $100 dinner vouchers for outstanding student in each class. Donated by the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia.

For more information: Phone: Phil 62888 640, email: phil2dom@gmail.com, see www.aia-act.org.au

The Australia Indonesia Association is a not for profit organization. However, we do raise funds to support the Association’s charitable efforts in Indonesia. The Association would like to acknowledge the support of the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in running this program.

Canberra Region Languages Forum Update October 2014

Some information about language-related activities and issues that may be of interest:

• Some short courses in various languages enrolling now for fourth term 2014
• Invitation to annual information exchange between schools, parent groups, teachers, and newly emerging communities in the ACT. Wed 12 November 2014 6.00pm – 8.30pm
• ACT community language schools day, Sat 25 October 2014, 2pm -6pm. Find out more about the 50 plus language schools and playgroups teaching over 40 languages each week in the ACT region.
• Family fun learning Mandarin, Tues, 21 October 2014, 3.20-4.50pm, 
• ACT Bilingual Education Alliance Languages Afternoon Tea,  Sun 26 October 2014 2pm- 4pm
• Working group established to prepare a two-year blueprint to enhance the learning of Mandarin and promote understanding of Chinese culture in ACT schools.
• ANU Teaching Forum: upcoming talk Wed 22 October 2014, 4.15 – 5.15pm, details of previous talks and how to join the mailing list.
• Other news from the ANU: Languages remain a priority, 2014 QS rankings, Translation Prize for ANU academic
• Languages in the News, from September Update of LCNAU, the Languages and Cultures Network for Australian Universities
• New ‘Harmonie Children’s Choir’ being established

See more information click HERE 

Rethinking language, culture and learning in the language classroom

Professor Tony Liddicoat, University of South Australia

ANU Language Teaching Forum

Wednesday 17 September 2014, 4.15 – 5.15 pm
Al-Falasi Theatre, CAIS, Building 127, Ellery Crescent, ANU

This presentation will explore the nature of intercultural language teaching and learning as a way of understanding the practice of language education. It will examine some of the core assumptions that lie behind adopting an intercultural perspective in language teaching and learning and discuss how these influence the practice of language teaching. The presentation argues that intercultural language teaching and learning involves a rethinking of the nature of language, culture and learning as they apply in languages education.

The talk will be followed by drinks and dinner at a nearby restaurant. All welcome.