LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH (LOTE)

AT HOLROYD HIGH SCHOOL

WHAT IS A LANGUAGE?

A language is a mean of communication.

Human , animals and others (computers, mobile phones..) Use languages to express their

thoughts and feelings

THE BENEFITS OF LEARNING ANOTHER LANGUAGE AT SCHOOL? Record of School Achievement (RoSA); Previously called School Certificate.

Must complete the 100 hours mandatory to receive RoSA.Higher School Certificate (HSC) All Languages units are counted towards ATAR (previously UAI)

The knowledge of another languageTravel related benefitsSelf-confidence and self-esteem.Better employment opportunities for the multilingual people.

Maintaining a rewarding relationships with grandparents and relatives in Australia and abroad and with other community members.

Understanding other cultures and Promotion of a sense of cultural identity.

For 2013 HHS provides (Students’ Choice)

Arabic and French (Elective) forYears 9,10 and 11,12

(Mandatory)French (Compulsory) : Years 7 and 8

(BOS syllabus requirements for RoSA)

WHY FRENCH?• French is spoken officially in 33 countries

where it is the official language, or one of the official languages in these countries (in addition to 14 other countries). This number is second only to English, which is spoken officially in 45 countries.

• French and English are the only languages spoken as a native language on 5 continents and the only languages taught in almost every country in the world.

THE FRENCH FLAG

LE DRAPEAU FRANCAIS "Bleu, Blanc, Rouge"

French Speaking Countries (official)

Although French is spoken in many countries around the world, French is an official language in the following countries.

1. Belgium 16. Guinea 2. Benin 17. Haiti 3. Burkina 18. Luxembourg 4. Burundi 19. Madagascar 5. Cameroon 20. Mali 6. Canada 21. Monaco 7. Central African Republic 22. Niger 8. Chad 23. Rwanda 9. Comoros 24. Senegal 10. Congo 25. Seychelles 11. Congo, Democratic Republic of 26. Switzerland 12. Cote d'Ivoire 27. Togo 13. Djibouti 28. Vanuatu 14. France 29. Vietnam 15. Gabon

WHY ARABIC?• Arabic is spoken by nearly

250 million people in the world.

• It is the official language of 26 countries.

• 287,000 Australians speak Arabic at home.

ARABIC SPEAKING COUNTRIESCountryPopulation NoteAlgeria 34,895,000 Bahrain 807,000 Chad 10,329,208 Co-official language, along

with French Comoros 691,000 Co-official language,

along with French and Comorian Djibouti 864,000 Co-official language,

along with French Egypt79,089,650 Eritrea 5,224,000 Co-official language,

along with English and Tigrinya Iraq 31,234,000 Co-official language, along

with Kurdish Palestine 4,293,313 Claiming sovereignty

over the West Bank, , Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem as the independent state of Palestine

Israel 7,653,600 Co-official language, along with Hebrew

 Jordan 6,407,085 Kuwait 3,566,437 Lebanon 4,224,000

Country PopulationNote

 Libya 6,420,000 Mauritania 3,291,000 Morocco 32,200,000 Co-official

language, along with Berber

 Oman 2,845,000 Qatar 1,696,563 Saudi Arabia 25,731,776 Somalia 9,359,000 Co-

official language, along with Somali

Sudan 43,939,598 Co-official language,

along with English Syria 22,505,000 Tunisia 10,432,500 United Arab Emirates 4,975,593 Yemen 23,580,000

SKILLS LEARNT IN THE JUNIOR LANGUAGES CLASSES

Reading & Responding:

Writing/spelling

Listening & Responding:

Speaking

MAIN TOPICS IN JUNIOR CLASSESFrance’s Geography, The country, the people and the land.French Around the WorldGreeting, IntroductionsColours and numbers, Days of the week ,Months of the Year and the seasonsCelebrationsThe FamilyAnimalsSchoolAccommodationsMY roomTransportFoodParts of the bodySportCultural EventsICT projects

STAGE 6 TOPICSFRENCH BEGINNERSThe Personal World

The French-speaking Communities

• Family life, home and neighbourhood • People, places and communities • Education and work • Friends, recreation and pastimes • Holidays, travel and tourism • Future plans and aspirations

Themes and Topics for Arabic ContinuersTheme: the individual Theme: the Arabic-speaking communities Theme: the changing worldTopics:• personal identity,– eg:– – interests– – hobbies– – travelling– – education and– – aspirations• family and friends,– eg:– – role– – relationships• health,– eg:– – food and nutrition– – diseases– – hygieneTopics:• lifestyles,– eg:– – in Australia and abroad• culture and traditions,– eg:– – festivals– – celebrations• modern Arabic literature,– eg:– – the Arab world through– – contemporary writers †– – life in contemporary Arab– – society †– – personalities †Topics:• media,– eg:– – current issues– – youth issues– – travelling• environment,– eg:– – nature– – pollution †• the world of work,– eg:– – job applications– – professions

OTHER LANGUAGES SCHOOLS• The Saturday School of

Community Languages• The Open High School• Private and Community

schools• TAFE

THE STUDENT NEEDS

• A Presentation Folder • A 4 Book of 96 pages or more with margins. • A pencil Case: Coloured pencils, Black, blue

and red pens, pencil, sharpener, rubber, ruler, glue, scissors, highlighter..

• A USB

WHERE TO FROM HERE?• Students in Stage 4 may continue to Stage 5 and when

numbers permitted a formation of a class.• Students may continue private studies at other schools

or institutions.• For more information, please see Ms Safi in the

ESL/Languages staffroom.• Some useful Websites: www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/ https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/ www.sscl.schools.nsw.edu.au/

La fin.