Welcome! If you have any interest in how languages are taught in Australia, this Languages Education in Australia website is for you. Whether you're a student, a parent, a principal or a teacher (of languages or other subjects), this site will give you some food for thought. In fact, if you have anything to say on the subject at all, you're definitely in the right place!
In Australia's multicultural society parents can provide much of the impetus for the development of languages education in Australian schools, from maintaining their own language backgrounds to ensuring their children thrive in today's - and tomorrow's - global village. more
It is often school principals who carry the responsibility for implementing languages education as part of the school curriculum, getting the most out of limited teaching resources to both satisfy policy-driven standards and deliver practical outcomes to the broader school community. more
It's still a big world out there, with a lot of languages. School students need to be able to draw on a range of resources related to languages education, not just to meet academic criteria, but to gain the greatest personal benefit and - especially - to have fun. more
It isn't just languages teachers who carry out the daily tasks of languages education. All teachers engage with languages other than English in school settings. Language teachers themselves need access to examples of best practice and ways to be supported in what they do. more
08-05-08: A Challenge; Indigenous Languages; Opinion columns; Research; Languages Bonus for Tertiary Entry; Endeavour Language Teaching Fellowships; Tales from Here & There; Conferences & Events; Reminders ... read now
To mark International Mother Language Day 2008 and the launch of the UN International Year of Languages, ACSSO and APC will produce this leaflet in Arabic, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Italian and Greek. Schools and organizations can email info@languageseducation.com to order free supplies.