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Teaching and Learning Language: A Guide

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Examples

This page contains the examples which are used to illustrate features of the Guide in the User's Handbook, both the examples of programs for each of six languages and three different levels, plus the smaller examples of how teachers have integrated some of the ideas in the Guide in more specific areas of teaching. It is probably more helpful, particularly with the practice examples, to look at the examples in the User's Handbook, where the examples are related directly to the chapters of the Guide. However we have collected all the examples together here for easy reference.
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It is important to point out that these examples are not some instance of 'best practice'. This is because 'best practice' in one context may not necessarily be transferred in the same way to another context. Rather they are examples of what language teachers themselves have developed in the course of their work and reflection on that work. The examples have been taken from a variety of sources: directly from teachers specifically for this Guide, but also from other recently developed national projects run by the Research Centre for Languages and Cultures where teachers have reflected on their teaching, such as the 'Assessing student learning in languages and cultures education' project, the 'Intercultural language teaching and learning in practice' project (ILTLP) and the Professional Standards Project: Languages (PSPL); naturally, we have asked the teachers' permission to reproduce their work here!
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Program Examples
We provide here examples of programs of work which teachers have developed for three levels of schooling, for the six most commonly taught languages in Australia. Each program also contains two sorts of annotation. As you read through the program, you will discover that we have added 'bubbles' showing some of the more interesting features of the program which you may like to think about more. Additionally, at the end of each program we have provided a summary annotation which shows how the ideas of each chapter of the Guide are reflected in this particular program of work.
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We encourage you to explore all the programs of work for all the languages and all the levels. Remember, the programs aren't here for you to use as is, but rather to inspire you to reflect on your own role in language teaching.

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Chinese

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French
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German

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Indonesian

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Italian

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Japanese

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Practice Examples
​The following gives the specific examples of teacher's practice, reflections and thoughts which are used in the User's Handbook to illustrate particular concepts in the Guide. They are arranged according to the chapter of the Guide to which they most immediately relate. We have indicated the year level(s) and the language(s) for which the example was originally conceived. But as always, don't restrict yourself to just the language or level you teach - good ideas are found everywhere!

Chapter 2: Language, culture and learning
Connecting with students' language and culture                                                                                            Years 3-7 Japanese
Language and culture connections                                                                                                                         Years 5-6 French
   Chapter 3: Teaching and learning
Classroom interactions                                                                                                                          Years 6-9 Various languages
Teacher questions                                                                                                                                                      Years 3-6 German
Questioning                                                                                                                                              All levels Various languages
Interactional language: transcript                                                                                                                        Year 12 Indonesian
Student tasks                                                                                                                                                               Years 11-12 Italian
Student engagement                                                                                                                                     Junior Primary Chinese
Boys as language learners                                                                                                                                     Years 2-4 Japanese
Engaging parents                                                                                                                                             All levels All languages
A reflection on teaching and learning                                                                                                                Secondary Chinese
Valuing the diversity of learners                                                                                                                                 Year 1 Japanese
Student responses to a task                                                                                                                                         Year 11 Chinese
   Chapter 4: Resourcing and materials
Producing resources                                                                                                                                                       Year 11 Persian
Adapting resources                                                                                                                                                         Year 7 German
Using a textbook for sequenced learning                                                                                                           Years 9-10 Chinese
Evaluating a textbook                                                                                                                                             Middle Indonesian
Using authentic materials                                                                                                                                     Secondary Chinese
Using an authentic resource                                                                                                                                Secondary Chinese
Using online and text resources                                                                                                                                 Year 12 German
   Chapter 5: Assessing
Planning assessment                                                                                                                                                  Years 5-6 French
Assessing through learner reflection                                                                                                                Years 1-2 Indonesian
Assessment task                                                                                                                                                            Year 10 Chinese
   Chapter 6: Programming and planning
Curriculum statement                                                                                                                             Primary Various languages
Context statement                                                                                                                                                    Year 9 Indonesian
Sequencing learning and planning interactions                                                                                   Year 8 Various languages
Long term planning rationale                                                                                                                              Years K-8 Japanese
Developing cultural sensitivity                                                                                                                             Years 3-6 Japanese
Purpose statement                                                                                                                                              Years 4-5 Indonesian
Planning interactions                                                                                                                                                     Year 2 Spanish
   Chapter 7: Evaluating language programs
Evaluating practice                                                                                                                                                      Year 8 Japanese
On the need for change                                                                                                                                           Year 8 Indonesian
Evaluating a languages program                                                                                                                           Years 7-8 Chinese
Teacher's evaluation of pedagogy                                                                                                                             Years 6-7 Italian
   Chapter 8: Developing a professional learning culture
Reflecting on language, culture and learning                                                                                                         Year 10 Chinese
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