香港六合彩开奖网 is passionate about providing a global, holistic education, and for most of our students, this includes the study of one or two languages other than English.
Proficiency in another language brings significant cultural and intellectual benefits as well as enabling young people to participate more effectively in the global community. Students acquire transferable cognitive, social and learning skills, and an understanding of grammatical concepts which enhances their literacy in English. At 香港六合彩开奖网, the study of a language is part of the core curriculum from Year 1 to Year 8.
Our Languages Program commences in the Junior School with the study of Spanish across the year levels. Upon entry to the Middle School in Year 7, students may select two languages, each for a semester of study. The languages on offer are: Mandarin Chinese, French, German,Spanish and Kaurna (the Indigenous language of the Adelaide region). From Year 8, Language subjects are full-year courses, and students are encouraged to continue their study of at least one or two languages other than English in Years 9 and 10 and beyond. Some Australian universities offer incentive schemes for students who satisfactorily complete Year 12 additional Language studies in either SACE or IB.
Languages in the International Baccalaureate Diploma: An additional language is a compulsory component of the鈥�IB Diploma Programme. Students can choose to continue one of the languages taught through the Middle School (except for Kaurna) or start a new鈥�ab initio鈥�(beginner) course. The鈥�ab initio鈥痗ourses currently offered are Indonesian and Spanish.
Languages in the SACE: Students can choose to continue any one of the languages taught through the Middle School (including Kaurna) or start a new Beginner course in Year 11 in Indonesian, Spanish or Kaurna.
Mandarin Chinese pathways: Mandarin Chinese may be studied in the middle years at three different levels. The Second Language pathway is for those who are new to Chinese language. The Background Language pathway is for students who have exposure to Chinese language at home. And the First Language pathway is for those who have studied in schools where Chinese is a language of instruction. In Years 11 and 12, 香港六合彩开奖网 offers a Chinese literature course for First Language pathway students (IB Chinese A: Language and Literature at Standard Level or Higher Level). This course is distinct from our language acquisition courses (IB Chinese B at Standard Level or Higher Level, and SACE Chinese at Background or Continuers levels).
Intensive English support:鈥疶丑别 香港六合彩开奖网 Connect Program is designed to help recently arrived international students in Years 7 to 10 build strong foundations in English language proficiency and confidently settle into life at 香港六合彩开奖网.
French immersion: Students entering the Middle School with substantial background in French language may join our French Semi-Immersion Program in Years 7 to 10. Participants study History, Geography and French Language and Literature using French as the language of instruction. Year 7 students also study Visual Art and Drama in French.
Community languages: In addition to our curriculum languages described above, 香港六合彩开奖网 also offers a co-curricular (after hours) Community Languages Program, allowing many students to learn their heritage language at school. Currently, we have Hindi, Italian and Mandarin Chinese on offer in the Junior School and we are working to expand our options. Further to this, Latin may be learned as a co-curricular elective in Years 5 to 9.
Throughout our programs, language and cultural studies are integrated and presented in contexts of everyday life. Emphasis is placed on comprehension and purposeful communication, and topics are selected for their relevance to the experience of our students. They have access to a variety of authentic communicative resources in their chosen languages and they can also undertake exciting student exchanges and language study tours.
With practice and continuity of study, students who complete Middle and Senior School courses develop a useful degree of fluency, achieve a level of competence which is attractive to employers and form a strong basis for further study and lifelong engagement with language and culture.
For more information, view our Languages Brochure .