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LOTE (Languages Other Than English)

Please contact the school for information about the current languages offered.

The compulsory component of 100 hours of instruction of one language in one year is taught in Year 8 (4 periods a fortnight).

From Year 9 onwards, the study of a foreign language becomes an elective.

The main aim in the language courses in Years 8-10 is for pupils to enjoy learning to communicate in another language. They will learn to develop the skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing through various activities - listening to tapes and songs; making up dialogues with other students; reading stories and magazines; writing letters and dialogues.

Some of the main topics to be covered are:

Talking about yourself, family, pets and activities
Expressing opinions, likes and dislikes about food, school subjects, clothes, sports
Basic tourist 'survival situations', eg. finding ones way around a town, shopping
Talking about what you did on the weekend or on holidays, etc.

As well as videos, tapes, songs and magazines, which are used to supplement the basic course material, we are also building up our range of computer software to assist and motivate students in their learning.