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Author Archives: stefce
Growth in Aboriginal Languages
In the July edition of The Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority Bulletin, there is a very interesting article on the state of Aboriginal language programs in Victorian schools. Aboriginal Language learning in Victorian schools began in 2012 in two pilot schools. It … Continue reading
Posted in Indigenous Languages, Uncategorized
Tagged Indigenous Languages
Globally Oriented Education
By Joel Backwell, Executive Director, International Education Division, Early Childhood and School Education Group, Department of Education and Training. A globally oriented education system is crucial to the economic future of Victoria, and to ensuring that our young people have … Continue reading
Posted in bilingualism, Globalisation, Language debate
Tagged bilingualism, Education, Globalisation, Joel Backwell, Languages, Victorian School of Languages, VSL
Training Language Teachers at the VSL
by Adriana Stojanovski In recent years we have seen significant growth in the number of student teacher placements (praticums) at the VSL. These are cooperative arrangements with a number of universities. This year we had students from Victoria University, Melbourne … Continue reading
Q & A with Carlos Franco – teacher of Spanish
MEET THE TEACHER Q & A ¡Hola! My name is Carlos Franco and I teach Spanish at our VSL Collingwood College Centre. I’ve been at the VSL since 2011. The most important thing I take into the classroom each week is … Continue reading
Posted in Spanish, teachers, Uncategorized
Tagged Carlos Franco, Spanish
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
