New South Wales: Language studies to be overhauled in schools

[Francis Hult]

The Sydney Morning Herald



Language studies to be overhauled in schools



All primary school students will be exposed to at least one language before starting high school and there will be more bilingual public schools across NSW under plans to overhaul the way languages are taught in the state's schools.



In bid to increase the number of students studying languages until year 12, bilingual primary teachers would be retrained as language teachers and schools would be encouraged to collaborate with community language colleges to meet the needs of the 350,000 NSW students who speak a second language at home.



Full story:
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/language-studies-to-be-overhauled-in-schools-20140621-zsge7.html
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