Languages Other Than English (LOTE) in Schools
The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development places a high priority on the teaching and learning of languages as an integral component of the Victorian Essential Learning Standards for all students.
Learning a language:
- develops understanding of students’ own and others’ languages, thus developing a wider range of literacy skills, including English literacy
- assists thinking critically and analytically, solving problems and making connections in learning
- teaches students about other peoples, their ideas and ways of thinking
- inspires interest in and respect for other cultures
- contributes to social cohesiveness through better communication and understanding
- contributes to economic, diplomatic and strategic development.
A range of professional learning is conducted for LOTE teachers in the Western Metropolitan Region on contemporary languages pedagogy.
For further information, contact our LOTE Project Officer, Christine Bozin, on (03) 9291 6547.
More information
National Statement for Languages Education in Australian Schools