- Promotinglanguagesat the Multicultural Festival, Sunday 14 February, 10.30am-4.30pm
- Mother Tongue | Multilingual Mic, Saturday 13 February 2pm - 4pm
- Opportunities to learn another language or develop your language skills in 2016
- Languages at the ANU
- Languages at other Australian universities
- General overview of language programs for children and adults in the Canberra area:
- Languages at CIT Solutions
- Indonesian classes, Australia Indonesia Association:
- French at the Alliance Française Canberra
- Free Mandarin Community Tutoring Project
- Resources for encouraging language study
- Celebrate International Mother Language Day, 10.30am – 1.30pm Sunday 21 February
- Books and readers in other languages
- ACTBEA February Update: more language resources and activities for children
- Language Learning and Teaching - free online course
- More online courses on languages and cultures
- Recordings of Webinars for teachers about the Language Learning Space (LLS)
- Webinar on LLS for secondary language teachers, 23 February 2016.
- Professional learning program about LLS for language teachers (F-10) 30 April
- Articles and links that may be of Interest:
- Links to research studies indicating benefits of learning additional languages.
- For teachers in bilingual and dual language classrooms - 5 Fundamental Strategies for Bilingual Learners
- CLIL Media - a resource for teachers interested in Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
- Asia Mother Language Education WG’s electronic newsletter:
- Challenging Common Myths about Dual Language Learners, An Update
- Why learning a second language is vital to our global future:
- Verbal arts in Indigenous Australian societies, 3pm Thurs 3 March - 3.30pm pm Fri 4 March 2016. See also Australian Languages Workshop information
- Alliance Française French Film Festival 3-29 March in Canberra (other dates in other cities)
Australian Federation of Ethnic Schools Associations Inc.