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Friday, 10 October, 2025
Dear Principals and School Leaders,
We’re pleased to share a free professional learning opportunity from the NSW Federation of Community Language Schools, in collaboration with the School of International Studies, Macquarie University.
Workshop: Supporting Minority Languages in Bilingual Children – Practical Classroom Strategies
Presenter: Dr. Ifigeneia Dosi, Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics, Democritus University of Thrace (Greece)
Date & Time: Wednesday, 15 October 2025 | 6:00–7:00 PM (AEDT)
Format: Face-to-face AND online
Venue: Seaview Street Hall, 12–14 Seaview Street, Dulwich Hill NSW 2203
Cost: Free (registration essential)
This interactive session explores how teachers can best support the language development of bilingual children learning a minority or heritage language. Dr. Dosi will share both theoretical insights and practical classroom strategies that can be immediately applied in community language school settings.
Participants will learn how to:
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Strengthen bilingual students’ language proficiency
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Support their cultural and linguistic identity
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Create engaging classroom experiences that foster language use and confidence
🎓 Certificates of participation will be provided to all registered attendees (both in person and online).
👉 Register here: https://www.nswfcls.org.au/event/form/4cc986fbcbca4b8b80c5421433c217f7
Please see the image of the flyer below for full details and share this opportunity with your teachers or colleagues who may be interested. |
