Languages Other than English (LOTE)

Personnel
Lili Cvetkovic, School Development Officer, LOTE Tel: 9265 2441, Fax: 9265 2444

Ferdi Colarossi, Lote Consultant (Italian) Tel:9265 2433, Fax: 9265 2444

Lote Podcast Play Competition 2009
Create a short podcast play or sketch in LOTE

Endeavour Fellowships

Congratulations to these Eastern Metropolitan teachers who have been awarded Endeavour Fellowships for 2009:

Ms Anne Smart - Weeden Heights Primary School (Germany)
Ms Sylvia Schmelzle - Bayswater South Primary School (Germany)
Ms Lan Lin - East Doncaster Secondary College (China)
Ms Wan Ping Nixon - Milgate Primary School (China)

For further details about Endeavour Fellowships please see LOTE News 2008 from link below.

What's Happening in LOTE in the Eastern Region?

Congratulations to Kalinda Primary School who won the Elementary / Primary Division of a Japanese Webpage (international) competition.
http://ca.geocities.com/kalindaprimary/

Huntingdale Primary School, a bilingual school, performed "The Bamboo Princess" entirely in Japanese.

In September 2008 Doncaster Gardens Primary School students performed "New Gold Mountain". This production was a celebration Chinese heritage through Performing Arts and LOTE.

Lote News - October 2008	Download
Lote News - September 2008	Download
Lote News - August 2008	Download
EST Newsletter - February	Download
EST Italian News Update - February	Download

Better understanding of English

Learning a LOTE encourages and enables students to compare how various languages are organised and so gains a deeper understanding of English as a language system. By using cross-linguistic strategies, learning in both English and the LOTE are enhanced.

Communication

The language classroom provides students with opportunities to practice listening, speaking, reading for overall meaning and working with partners to complete a task.

Culture

Students learning a LOTE also learn about culture embedded in the language. They explore specific practices and products of a culture, and draw comparisons with their own cultural experience. It is found that students who learn about another culture are more likely to value other ways of thinking and behaving and are developing their thinking skills, sensitivity and understanding.

Linking to other domains

Learning to use a LOTE requires a topic or context to talk, read and communicate about. These contexts create natural links between LOTE and other learning areas such as mathematics, the arts, science and other disciplines. Student learning outcomes are enhanced through LOTE links to other domains, including Personal Learning, Problem Solving and Creative Thinking.

With globalisation, intercultural understanding and skills in other languages has been identified as the essential skills for effective participation in the workforce. This was recognised in the Curriculum Framework where LOTE was identified as one of the eight key learning areas and has been reaffirmed by the continued inclusion of LOTE as one of the domains in the Victorian Essential Learning Standards.

Resources (All Draft Documents)

Chinese: Food - Level 4

Chinese: New Year - Level 6

French: Notre Dame Cathederal - Level 4

French: Health - Level 6

German: Water - Level 4

German: Lost in the City - Level 5

Indonesian - Government - Level 4

Indonesian - Weather and Clothing - Level 5

Italian: La moda- Level 4

Italian: Libriche passione! - Level 6

Japanese - Visiting Japanese Homes - Level 3