Community Languages Australia

Australian Federation of Ethnic Schools Associations Inc.

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2018 Victorian Community Languages Schools Conference

Theme: ommunity Language Schools - Challenges and Opportunities in Languages Education Saturday July 8, 2018 - 9.30am ? 4.30pm Story Hall, RMIT University, Swanston Street, Melbourne

SBS National Languages Competition Awards

In Sydney at SBS National Languages Competition Awards with Federal Minister for Education and Training The Hon Senator Simon Birmingham, SBS CEO Michael Ebeid and NSWFCLS President and Vice President Albert Vella and Lucia St. John's . Congratulations to all participants and winners. Community Languages Australia is proud to be associated with SBS in promoting language and culture.

MEDIA RELEASE: 14TH NATIONAL COMMUNITY LANGUAGE SCHOOLS CONFERENCE BEING HELD IN PERTH -- AN OVERWHELMING SUCCESS

The 14th National Community Languages Schools Conference held in Perth on Saturday October 7, 2017 at the Community Catholic Education Centre, attracted over 200 participants from over 30 communities - a collage of language and cultural backgrounds.

Canberra Region Languages Forum Update April 2017

Some information about language-related activities and news, especially in the Canberra region

Language and Literacy Research Hub Seminar

The Language and Literacy Education Research hub seminar in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education is holding its second seminar on Thursday 20th April, 5.30 to 6.45

Canberra Region Languages Forum Update December 2016

Some information about language-related activities and news, especially in the Canberra region

Effective learning networks and collaboration around outcomes - useful links and key success factors

In relation to how schools and stakeholders build effective learning networks and collaboration around outcomes, the following fourteen links may be of interest. With each link, a key success factor (for optimising collaboration, co-design, personalisation and outcomes in student learning, development, health and wellbeing) is also profiled (in green). All fourteen factors are included in a table at the end of the note.

Early Learning Languages Australia

Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the Turnbull Government is offering more than 300 preschools access to the expanded pilot of the Early Learning Languages programme and Polyglots apps, meaning around 10,000 pre-schoolers will be able to study Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, French or Arabic.

Urgent General Meeting of the Community Languages Australia/Ethnic Schools Association of Victoria

All Victorian Community languages schools are requested to attend an urgent General Meeting of the Community Languages Australia/Ethnic Schools Association of Victoria on Monday December 5th, at 6.00pm at our new offices COASIT building (Entry from University St, Carlton).

There are number of issues that need to be discussed.

Raising Children in More Than One Language

A FREE seminar for parents, early childhood and pre-school workers, teachers, grandparents and others interested in bilingualism and multilingualism for children at home and elsewhere.

SBS National Languages Competition Winners Awarded

Nearly 20,000 students nationwide, aged 4 to 18 years, entered the inaugural SBS National Languages Competition which aims to encourage and celebrate a love of learning languages in Australia. SBS and Community Languages Australia (CLA) awarded the six national winners across three age categories at the SBS National Languages Competition Awards Ceremony on Saturday 8 October.

Ukraine Day at Ukrainian Central School

Ukraine Day at Ukrainian Central School

Poor Literacy in Oz. Reading Between the Lines

Poor Literacy in Oz. Reading Between the Lines On Literacy in Australia:

Bilingual People Have Improved Attention Control

Bilingual People Have Improved Attention Control On Bilingualism

Public Forum to discuss ACT Languages Policy

Tuesday 9 August 6.30pm to 8.30pm, Function Room, 2nd Floor, Theo Notaras Multicultural Centre, LondonCircuit, Canberra city Saturday 13 August 1.30pm to 4pm, Room 121 on the lower level of the Baldessin Precinct Building (Building 110) at ANU.or attendance.

2016 ABS Census

AUGUST 9 IS CENSUS NIGHT OUR MOMENT TO PAUSE AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE

OMI Alert: Forum on Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse will host a multicultural forum for people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) backgrounds in Perth.

Nominations open: Victoria's Multicultural Awards for Excellence 2016

Do you know an inspiring individual or organisation that has demonstrated extraordinary passion and commitment in promoting cultural diversity in Victoria?

Contact Us

Community Languages Australia

Executive Officer: Fahry Abubaker

L2, 189 Faraday St,
Carlton Vic 3053


Email: abubaker.fahry.f@communitylanguages.org.au
Phone: (03) 9349-2683
Fax: (03) 9349-26893