Improving Languages Education in South Australia – Advisory Paper

Consultation has concluded

To seek stakeholder insights and suggested recommendations on how the profile and uptake of languages education in South Australia can be improved, repositioning language learning as a critical link to achieving a multilingual and culturally diverse society.

What's being decided?

The Multicultural Education and Languages Committee (MELC), an advisory committee to the Minister for Education, Training and Skills, is exploring strategies to increase the number of students studying a language in South Australia. The Committee is seeking stakeholder feedback on five elements which have been identified as some of the key focus areas for discussion within the current landscape of languages education.

The Committee is seeking constructive discussion and strategies to revive and reposition languages education as a critical component of a student's learning journey that will improve the number of students choosing to study a language in schools moving forward, and provide improved pathways to continuing their studies at university level.

The feedback will be used to help inform a final advisory paper for the Minister's consideration.

Background

MELC has undertaken extensive research to explore the current circumstances surrounding the study of languages in schools through to tertiary-level language studies, to identify some of the key barriers being experienced by schools and universities in attracting language students.

The Committee has developed five key focus areas based on the research which play a critical role in improving the profile, quality and uptake of languages education. MELC is inviting stakeholders to provide feedback on these elements to help assess whether they are reflective of the current state, and is seeking constructive strategies that could be considered by the Minister which aim to improve the profile, positioning and the number of students studying a language.

Get involved

Find out more:

  • Read the Consultation paper for a summary of the research to date and the five focus areas the committee seeks insights on.
  • Click here to read the full Draft advisory paper.


Have your say by:

  • Completing the questions in the online survey, in response to the five focus areas.
  • You may also provide additional comments or feedback that may not have been addressed in the focus areas and survey questions.
  • Email a submission to: Education.MECS@sa.gov.au
  • postal address: GPO Box 1152, ADELAIDE SA 5001

What are the next steps?

The Committee will consider all feedback to help inform the final advisory paper for the Minister and will provide an update on this site in due course.

To seek stakeholder insights and suggested recommendations on how the profile and uptake of languages education in South Australia can be improved, repositioning language learning as a critical link to achieving a multilingual and culturally diverse society.

What's being decided?

The Multicultural Education and Languages Committee (MELC), an advisory committee to the Minister for Education, Training and Skills, is exploring strategies to increase the number of students studying a language in South Australia. The Committee is seeking stakeholder feedback on five elements which have been identified as some of the key focus areas for discussion within the current landscape of languages education.

The Committee is seeking constructive discussion and strategies to revive and reposition languages education as a critical component of a student's learning journey that will improve the number of students choosing to study a language in schools moving forward, and provide improved pathways to continuing their studies at university level.

The feedback will be used to help inform a final advisory paper for the Minister's consideration.

Background

MELC has undertaken extensive research to explore the current circumstances surrounding the study of languages in schools through to tertiary-level language studies, to identify some of the key barriers being experienced by schools and universities in attracting language students.

The Committee has developed five key focus areas based on the research which play a critical role in improving the profile, quality and uptake of languages education. MELC is inviting stakeholders to provide feedback on these elements to help assess whether they are reflective of the current state, and is seeking constructive strategies that could be considered by the Minister which aim to improve the profile, positioning and the number of students studying a language.

Get involved

Find out more:

  • Read the Consultation paper for a summary of the research to date and the five focus areas the committee seeks insights on.
  • Click here to read the full Draft advisory paper.


Have your say by:

  • Completing the questions in the online survey, in response to the five focus areas.
  • You may also provide additional comments or feedback that may not have been addressed in the focus areas and survey questions.
  • Email a submission to: Education.MECS@sa.gov.au
  • postal address: GPO Box 1152, ADELAIDE SA 5001

What are the next steps?

The Committee will consider all feedback to help inform the final advisory paper for the Minister and will provide an update on this site in due course.

  • Improving languages education in South Australia - key focus areas for discussion

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    Thankyou for taking the time to complete this survey. 

    The questions have been formulated to get an idea of how stakeholders feel about the focus areas (discussion points) that have been identified as being most critical to improving languages education and the profile of learning a language in schools. By taking the survey you are helping to inform the final advisory paper to be presented to the Minister for consideration.

    Consultation has concluded