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Learning Chinese as a second language
There has been a fair bit of media attention in recent months about the relatively low completion rates of Chinese language by non background students. We thought we might present a couple of examples offering the alternative perspective. Here are the … Continue reading
Posted in bilingualism, Chinese, Language debate
Tagged Chinese language learning, Language Learning Issues
Premier’s Awards 2017
On Thursday 27 April, the 23nd Premier’s VCE Awards were held at Palladium at Crown. The main presenter was the Minister for Education and Deputy Premier, James Merlino. The aim of these annual awards is ‘to recognise some of Victoria’s best … Continue reading
Posted in award winners, bilingualism, Uncategorized, VCE Top Scorers
Tagged VCE Premier's Awards
From the archives: The origins of Italian at the VSL in 1935 Catherine Bryant
When I started researching the school’s history for my PhD, I discovered the fascinating story about the origins of Italian teaching at the school. In 1935, there had been a strong push for the establishment of Italian and a … Continue reading
Posted in History, Italian, MacRobertson Girls High School, Uncategorized, VSL Vault
Tagged Catherine Bryant, History, Italian
Launch of Chin Hakha VCE courses and textbooks
On Saturday 29 October the VSL held a historic function to launch new Chin Hakha VCE Textbooks for Year 11 and Year 12. At the same time there was a presentation of awards to the inaugural Chin Hakha Year 12 … Continue reading
Posted in bilingualism, Uncategorized
Tagged bilingualism, Chin Hakha
When one language isn’t enough…
According to the British Council, more than half of the world’s population functions in two or more languages on a daily basis. In other words, multilingualism, not monolingualism, is the norm and for some students, learning just one language other than English … Continue reading
Posted in bilingualism, Bosnian, growing up bilingual, Italian, Uncategorized
Tagged bilingualism, Bosnian, Selma Makas
From the archives: The origins of Japanese at the VSL in 1935 Catherine Bryant
When I started researching the school’s history for my PhD project, I discovered the fascinating story about the origins of Japanese teaching at the school. The first Saturday Japanese class was held early in 1935 at MacRobertson Girls High School. … Continue reading
Posted in History, Japanese, Language debate, Uncategorized, VSL Vault
Tagged Amelia Pittman, History, Irene Ryan, Japanese, John Seitz, Moshi Inagaki
Indigenous languages
In the August 31 and September 1 editions of Guardian Australia, there were a series of very interesting articles on the state of indigenous languages in Australia: the first by Helen Davidson is an overview of the national scene and the types … Continue reading
Posted in bilingualism, Indigenous Languages
Tagged bilingualism, Helen Davidson, Indigenous Languages, Stan Grant
