1. The New Zealand Curriculum, p 24 “Learning a new language extends students’ linguistic and cultural understanding and their ability to interact appropriately with other speakers... Through such interaction, students acquire knowledge, skills, and attitudes that equip them for living in a world of diverse peoples, languages, and cultures.” (2007)

2. Concerns? How do we fit it in the school programme? How do we get started? How much time do we give languages? We don’t have the expertise.. Our students need to know English first… X

3. supports schools with planning for LL programmes and provides teacher professional development in LL

4. Professional Learning Pathway Programme Initiation Intensive PLD ConsolidationSustainability Future opportunities

6. Teacher Professional Development Languages Year-long programme Throughout New Zealand Chinese, Japanese and 8 other languages Capacity of 75 teachers per year

7. 388 teachers have completed TPDL Schools have had several teachers complete 75 teachers are on the programme this year www.tpdl.ac.nz

8. The purpose of TPDL To improve student language learning by: focusing on student use of the language developing teachers’ language proficiency and knowledge improving teachers’ language teaching capabilities

9. TPDL professional development model In-School Support Language Study SLA Pedagogy Effective Pedagogy in LL

10. In-school Support – pedagogy – language System of 4 sequential observations Focus on student meaningful use of language Research-based Evidence-based inquiry

11. In-school support – pedagogy – language University 300-level course Customised for teachers Cross-sector groups Inquiry task Outside expertise

12. In-school support – pedagogy – language According to need Local, distance or customised Directed to international language proficiency qualification (e.g. HSK, JLPT) Teacher as language learner

13. TPDL caters for all teacher types…. Native speakers Heads of languages departments Experienced Less experienced New to teaching languages Primary and secondary Generalists and specialists

14. Costs reimbursed to schools Course fees Travel assistance if not in a main centre Language examination fees, & Two TRDs www.tpdl.ac.nz

15. Professional Learning Pathway Programme Initiation Intensive PLD ConsolidationSustainability Future opportunities

16. Professional Learning Pathway Programme Initiation Intensive PLD ConsolidationSustainability Future opportunities

18. 2014 Initiation Stage Initiative For schools that: – want to start a sustainable language programme – want to train staff to deliver a sustainable programme For teachers – new to teaching languages – new to learning languages – recently introduced Learning Languages programmes – using Ministry language kits – native speakers with limited pedagogical background

19. What is offered? One-day pedagogy workshop at the start School visits with feedback Half-day workshop following school visits Half-day workshop - presentation of portfolio Networking opportunities (cluster based)

20. What is required by school/teacher? Develop portfolio – Teaching-as-inquiry project – Reflections – Language lesson planning Learning of target language Presentation of portfolio to cluster One TRD

21. When? As soon as clusters have been developed Terms 2 to 4 2014 Dates for workshops set for each cluster www.ilep.ac.nz

22. Professional Learning Pathway Programme Initiation Intensive PLD ConsolidationSustainability Future opportunities

23. The ILEP National Advisers

24. Language Assistants

25. Professional Learning Pathway Programme Initiation Intensive PLD ConsolidationSustainability Future opportunities

26. ILEP Scholarships – to China

27. - to Japan

28. Meaningful tasks

29. Ministry of Education Language Immersion Awards For teachers For one month For three months For six months For one year

30. Suhasini Thakur Speaks 6 Indian languages 2001: Came to NZ 2005: Started teaching in NZ 2012: Completed TPDL (Chinese) 2013: China Scholarship 2013: Awarded MoE LIA 2014: Continues own learning of Chinese

31. Robin Hartley Learned French at school Taught ESOL in Korea 2009: Started teaching 2013: Completed TPDL (Chinese) 2014: Continues own learning of Chinese, and 2014: Has MoE MLA … 2015: Considering applying for one-year MoE LIA to China

32. Melody McCombe Learned Japanese and French at school Teaching Japanese to her class for 10 years 2013: Completed TPDL – one of 4 teachers at Christchurch South Intermediate 2014: MoE LIA in Japan for 3 months

33. Initiation Intensive ConsolidationSustainability Future opportunities National Advisers MLAs The LL PLD pathway for schools & teachers TPDL 2014 Initiation Stage Initiative MoE LIAs China & Kansai Scholarships