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**2009 Term 1 newsletter notes**
Kia ora koutou,

This page is for us all to add our notes to for this term's newsletter - just when you find a moment. :-) - - - - Here are the headings from last year's newsletter. Feel free to modify things to suit for this year. Maybe if we leave things in italics to show they're a work in progress, and have things in plain text when you're happy with the way it reads.


 * Learning Languages Newsletter Term 1 2009

UC Education Plus~Mātauranga Nui Ake**

Kia ora, Ni Hao, Bonjour, Guten Tag, こんにちは, Talofa, ¡Hola!

February 2009

//This newsletter comes from the advisers working to support language teaching and learning for teachers of all languages being taught in our region: Te Reo Māori, New Zealand Sign Language, Afrikaans, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Samoan, and Spanish. We are sending this newsletter to all schools with students in years 7 – 13. It contains useful contact details, important dates for 2007, language resources information, PD details for Term 1, and information updates for your reference. Enclosed is a fax-back form to help us to update our records of language teaching in our region. Please return it promptly. Thank you.

In 2008, Jo Guthrie will continue working in Learning Languages, Years 7 – 13, and Sarah Perkins will be working half-time in Learning Languages, Years 7 – 13, and half-time with the secondary AtoL (Assess to Learn) contract. Jane Brown will continue to provide support for teachers of te reo Maori, Years 1 – 8, and Kathleen Scott will be focusing on Years 7 – 13. Kathleen is replacing Adrienne Taylor who is on leave for 2008. Tufulasi Taleni continues to provide support for teachers of Samoan. Stephanie Barnett completed her contract with UC Education Plus last year, and schools who want to follow up work they began with Stephanie in 2007 should contact Jo Guthrie.

The 2009 Learning Languages team

Jane Brown Māori Education, Yrs 1 - 8 Email: jane.brown@canterbury.ac.nz Phone: 03 349 0154 Mobile: 027 432 5670

Jo Guthrie Second Language Learning, Yrs 7 – 13, Email: jo.guthrie@canterbury.ac.nz Phone: 03 349 1356 Mobile: 027 483 5510

Sarah Perkins Second Language Learning, Yrs 7 – 13, Email: sarah.perkins@canterbury.ac.nz Phone: 03 940 7174 Mobile: 027 600 5172

Leali’ie’e Tufulasi Taleni Pacific Nations Education Email: tufulasi.taleni@canterbury.ac.nz Phone: 03 349 6431 Mobile: 027 405 6744

Kathleen Scott Te Reo Māori, Yrs 7-13 Email: kathleen.scott@canterbury.ac.nz Phone 03 349 2507 Mobile: 027 683 8736//

**Keeping in touch with our website and email**
//We regularly up-date the Learning Languages section of the U C Education Plus website: http://www.edplus.canterbury.ac.nz/languages/. It is our intention that the website be your first port of call for information about key dates, professional learning opportunities, competitions, templates and NCEA updates. Resources and previous newsletters are also available to be downloaded from this site. In the past, we have also sent out regular email updates (Languages e-link) but these will be less frequent from now on as we will update notices on the website as soon as new information becomes available. If you are not already on our emailing lists and would like to be included, simply send an email to jo.guthrie@canterbury.ac.nz. Make ‘languages e-link 2008’ the subject of the email and state your name, the name of your school, and the language(s) you teach. Teachers on this email list will receive alerts when new notices are posted on the website. If you do not require a hard copy of the Term 3 newsletter posted to your school and would like to save paper and postage, please email Jo to let her know.

Important dates: He wā whakahirahira mo te tau

April 2008: Christchurch Secondary Schools Pasifika Cultural Festival Venues: Aranui High School, Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, Catholic Cathedral College, Christchurch Convention Centre and Town Hall Auditorium. This festival is a great celebration of Pasifika education in our region. For more information keep checking our website or contact Leali’ie’e Tufulasi Taleni, Pacific Nations Education. Email: tufulasi.taleni@canterbury.ac.nz or phone: 03 349 6431//

4-10 May 2009: **New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL)** For more information visit: http://www.nzsign.co.nz/ DANZ (recently rebranded from Deaf Association of NZ to Deaf Aotearoa NZ) are producing kits for use in schools during Sign Language week.

There will be two DVDs, one the basics of A-Z, 1-100, colours and food, the second a revamp of last years kit to introduce students to the dynamics of “the richness of the language”. Apparently the kits were quite popular last year. http://www.deaf.co.nz/ is the link to DANZ.

//June 2008: **Matariki** Celebrate the the Māori New Year. For more information, see the Korero Māori website: http://www.korero.maori.nz/news/matariki

July 2008: Start thinking about how you and your students can celebrate the taonga that is the Māori language. Email: info@nzreo.org.nz Website: http://www.nzreo.org.nz
 * Māori Language Week:**

August 2008: Take the opportunity to celebrate languages in your school. International Languages Week (ILW) is a good time to raise the profile of language learning within and between schools. Develop and/or strengthen links with neighbouring primary or secondary schools with student visits or shared activities. Visit the website: http://www.international-languages-week.org.nz/ for information about events, key messages promoting second language learning, and greetings in a different language for each day of the week.//
 * International Languages Week:**

//**Professional Development Opportunities: Hei whakangungu kaiako**//
//**UC Education Plus courses**//

//NZALT International Biennial Conference will be held this year, 6 - 9 July 2008, at Wellington Girls’ College, Pipitea St, Thorndon. For more information and to download a registration form, go to the NZALT website: http://www.nzalt.org.nz/conference/ N.B. Early Bird Special (before April 5) NZALT/AFMLTA member:$345 Non-member:$465
 * NZALT Langsem****, Friday, 14 August**

Between March and July 2008 there will be further advertisements for language immersion awards for teachers and students to be taken up in 2009. Visit the website www.afs.org.nz  for more information and application forms, or contact the Project Coordinator, Prue Elwood at Prue.Elwood@afs.org. AFS Intercultural Programmes Freephone: 0800 600 300 extn 222

Kaupapa Maori in other subject areas Friday March, Friday 28th in Chch for run by Te Hiringa i te Mahara, which will also cover a contribution towards the cost of relief for schools http://www.thm.ac.nz/pd/workshops/workshops.htm

Maori departmental plans workshop Thursday 22nd May in Chch run by Te Hiringa i te Mahara,, which will also cover a contribution towards the cost of relief for schools More details from the website: http://www.thm.ac.nz/pd/workshops/workshops.htm

Kura Reo ki Otautahi : 21-25 April. The Kura Reo a full immersion week with Te Taura Whiri tutors like Timoti Karetu and Te Wahoroi Shortland. It is for people who have more than beginner reo skills. It's usually $250 (noho marae based at Te Puna Wanaka at CPIT). Keela Atkinson may be the contact person. 03 363 8928 Keela.atkinson@ngaitahu.iwi.nz or she will know who to contact.

Under the above programme, schools are invited to apply to host a visiting Japanese teacher for twenty months from August 2008 to April 2010. The programme is part of the New Zealand Japan Exchange Programme (NZJEP) and is supported by the Ministry of Education.
 * The Rex Programme**

The programme is one whereby Japanese teachers are sent to English speaking countries to teach Japanese. Those selected to participate spend four months (April - July) at the Tokyo University of Foreign Languages on a special training course learning how to teach Japanese as a foreign language.

T**he New Zealand Japan Exchange Programme** This programme which is managed by International Languages Aotearoa New Zealand (ILANZ) on behalf of the Ministry of Education, provides an accommodation grant of up to $22,000 for the twenty months of the teacher’s stay as well as a $5,000 setting-up allowance. Education authorities in both countries are required to sign an agreement outlining arrangements.

For further information and application forms contact: Jocelyn Laine, ILANZ, PO Box 27022, Wellington. Tel: (04) 913 6484, fax: (04) 913 6489, email: programmes@ilanz.ac.nz or Jocelyn.Laine@vuw.ac.nz The closing date for applications is: Monday, 31 March 2008.

This scholarship is offered to foreign teachers who wish to conduct research on school education at Japanese universities. Applicants must be NZ citizens born on or after 2 April 1973 and have at least five years experience in total as of 1 April 2008 as a school teacher or teacher-trainer. Scholarship recipients will receive instruction in Japanese. The term of scholarship is from October 2008 – March 2010.
 * Japanese Monbukagakusho Scholarship – Teacher-Training programme**

For further information, please phone the Japan Information & Cultural Centre on 04-472-7807 or visit the website at: http://www.nz.emb-japan.go.jp/culture_education/scholarships.html

Schedule: January Applications open March Applications close March Examinations and Interviews are held August Decision notification October Departure for Japan

There are a number of scholarships, language courses and international teacher exchange opportunities available to New Zealand teachers of languages. Many of these are administered by ILANZ. They are advertised in the Education Gazette and also on their website http://www.ilanz.ac.nz/ Contact: ILANZ, Wellington Phone: 04 913 6480 Fax: 04 913 6499
 * International Languages Aotearoa New Zealand (ILANZ)**

Asia New Zealand Foundation is a non-profit, apolitical organisation dedicated to promoting greater understanding between New Zealand and its Asian neighbours. Visit their website for information about grants for teachers, students, and school study visits: http://www.asianz.org.nz///
 * Asia New Zealand Foundation**

//**Language Courses: Hei ako i ngā reo**//
//Do you want to learn more? This is the time of year when you might be thinking about improving and/or maintaining your language skills. Here are some useful contacts for further language study:

UC Opportunity http://www.uco.canterbury.ac.nz/community-education/ University of Canterbury http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/ Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology http://www.cpit.ac.nz/courses/ Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology http://www.nmit.ac.nz/ Massey University extramural study http://extramural.massey.ac.nz/ The Correspondence School http://www.correspondence.school.nz/ Alliance Française, Christchurch email: allifran@xtra.co.nz Your local high school may be running evening classes, and your local library is likely to have information about community education courses. Regional and community newspapers run regular education features on community education courses.//

//**NZALT / Professional Associations**//
//The New Zealand Association of Language Teachers has a great website which contains a wealth of information. Visit: http://www.nzalt.org.nz to download a subscription form. You can access information about professional development for teachers, details of student competitions and awards, P D awards for teachers, and contact details for the specific language teacher associations: NZ Chinese Language Association; NZAFT (New Zealand Association of French Teachers); GANZ (German in Aotearoa New Zealand); NZAJLT (NZ Association of Japanese Language Teachers) and STANZA (The Spanish Teachers' Association of New Zealand Aotearoa)

Recognise your students’ exceptional achievement. A student is eligible to receive a Certificate of excellence if s/he has gained at least three excellences in a language in any one year. NZALT will provide certificates, suitably endorsed, for NZALT members to award to their students.
 * NZALT Certificates of Excellence for students in years 11 to 13**

NZALT members can download a copy of the Certificate of Excellence request form, at: http://nzalt.org.nz/events///

//**National Languages Advisers: Kaitakawaenga-ā-motu**//
//The National Languages Advisers are able to provide professional support for international languages. The National Languages Advisers contact details are listed at: http://www.ilanz.ac.nz/la/

Any schools that have begun teaching a second international language in the past year or so should contact the appropriate National Languages Adviser to make sure you are on their mailing list for newsletters etc.//

//**Electronic Networks: He tūhononga-ā-ipurangi**//
//These mail lists and internet forums are a very valuable way of keeping in touch with colleagues around the country.

French teachers should send a blank email message (no subject/text) to nzaft-subscribe@list.tki.org.nz Japanese teachers can join the Japanese mail list by sending a blank email to nzjnet-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Spanish teachers can email ELENZA@LISTSERV.REDIRIS.ES to join the Elenza mail list// To subscribe to the listserve for teachers of German, email majordomo@massey.ac.nz Subject: Subscription request In the email body: subscribe gtn3

//**NZ Curriculum Project: Te Kaupapa Marautanga o Aotearoa**//
//Keep in touch with curriculum-related developments on the NZ curriculum website, hosted on tki. http://www.tki.org.nz/r/nzcurriculum///

Here is a link to the TKI NZ Curriculum site with information for middle managers. http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/support_for_secondary_middle_managers Although it is not specifically directed towards teachers of languages, there are a multitude of ideas and resources that HODs can use in their department meetings and as part of general professional learning.

//Note to remind Sarah about.... Arts online link for unit plan development linked with NZC

Of particular interest to teachers will be the notice, posted in November 2007, http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/new_notices, which clarifies the position of te reo Maori and other languages in NZ schools://

//**Learning languages in the New Zealand Curriculum**//
//There is a clear expectation from the Minister and Ministry of Education that schools with students in years 7–10 should be working towards including a quality second language programme when designing their school curriculum.

It is also expected that all New Zealand students will have the opportunity to acquire knowledge of te reo Māori me ona tikanga. This acknowledges New Zealand’s bicultural foundation.

Schools that are not currently in a position to offer a second language programme for their students in years 7–10 can access support to plan and begin a languages programme.

Read more information on resources and professional development opportunities.

The Ministry plans to review the wording of requirements for schools under the sections, The school curriculum: design and review and Requirements for boards of trustees, by 2010.

Add this URL to your bookmarks, if you haven’t already. http://www.tki.org.nz/e/community/language/ The Ministry of Education website is full of relevant information for teachers, curriculum documents on-line, and lots of useful links to language teaching and learning sites. it’s a real one-stop shop. Check out the Learning languages community calendar with information about courses, conferences, and events relevant to New Zealand educators.
 * Te Kete Ipurangi (TKI)**

The final Te Reo Māori in the New Zealand Curriculum will be completed by mid-2008. This curriculum is specifically targeted at schools where the main language of instruction is English. To find out more about the curriculum, how it came about, what it means for teachers and students and what materials will be available to support it, go to the tki: http://www.tki.org.nz/r/maori_mainstream/te_reo_in_schools/curriculum/index_e.php
 * Te Reo Māori in the New Zealand Curriculum**

The Team Up Website 

This website provides people with easy access to information they want about education in New Zealand. Anybody accessing the website can look up what languages are offered at different schools.

It’s a good idea to check that the information about the languages offered at your school is accurate and up to date.

You can look up a school under ‘Find a School” at: http://www.teamup.co.nz/School_Directory/default.htm Home > Find a School> (The school’s name)> Learning Areas

If the information posted on the website is not up to date, please contact the editors at team.up@minedu.govt.nz or freephone 0800 TeamUp (0800 832 687)


 * Learning Media Resources: Ngā Rauemi o Te Pou Taki Kōrero**//

**The Learning Language Series**
//The language kits currently available are Hao! (Chinese), Oui! (French), Ja! (German), Hai! (Japanese) and Si! (Spanish). and Ka mau te wehi for Te Reo Māori This series has been designed to encourage non-specialist language teachers to adopt the role of facilitator in the classroom, as they learn alongside their students. Each resource provides an integrated package of materials designed to offer a flexible entry-level resource for teachers and students new to each language.

Each New Zealand school is entitled to one full kit of the modules per language. (The full kit consists of modules 1-20, an Audio Cd & 2 video tapes-an introductory video tape & a language specific tape.) Additional copies of the modules (hard copy) in any language are free, so each teacher can have their own copy of the kit. Additional copies of the video tapes are $25 each. Additional copies of the CDs are $25 each. The kits are available from Learning Media. Freephone: 0800 800 565 (See contact details on the final page of this newsletter)

Supplementary material to support the Learning Language Series is also available on-line. For example, to view the material for Japanese, go to the following link: http://www.tki.org.nz/r/language/lls/hai/ There are tips for teachers and ideas about what works well in a second language classroom. For Ka mau te wehi there is a wide range of on-line support and resources on tki: http://www.tki.org.nz/r/language/lls/wehi/index_e.php//

**Australian Language Certificates: He Tīwhikete reo nō Ahitereiria**
//Assessment of Language Competence Certificates 2007 The 2007 Assessment of languages Competence Certificates will be held from 7 – 9 August. This is an international testing programme developed annually by the Australian Council for Educational Research. The programme consists of multiple choice tests in reading and listening offered at various levels in six languages (Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, and Japanese). Participants receive a certificate and an analysis of their results.

For further information about the ALC programme, visit the homepage at www.acer.edu.au/alc//

**NCEA Update: Te Mātauranga-ā-motu Kua Taea**
NZQA offers their website users two update services: ‘What’s New’ and ‘Review Summaries’ To receive one or more of these alerts direct to you email address, sign up for NZQA web update alerts online at: http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/news/website-updates/subscribe.html
 * NZQA Web Update Alerts**

**Assessment Specifications 2009**
//The Assessment Specifications//

**2009 A/S Versions**
The current registered versions of the achievement standards for use in 2009 are: NCEA Level 1 (version 3 for all languages) * with the exception of AS90105 (Japanese) version 4 NCEA Level 2 (Version 2 for all languages) * with the exception of AS90487 (Japanese) version 3 NCEA Level 3 (Version 2 for all languages) - - - -