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Indian Languages Conference
Indian Languages Conference The VSL recently hosted the inaugural conference for teachers of Indian languages. The conference had its antecedent in 2015 when Dr Peter Friedlander, Senior Lecture in Hindi at the Australian National University organised the first Hindi workshop. … Continue reading
Posted in events, Globalisation, growing up bilingual, Hindi, Punjabi
Tagged bilingualism, Hindi, Malayalam, Punjabi, Tamil
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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
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
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
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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
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Tagged bilingualism, Helen Davidson, Indigenous Languages, Stan Grant
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