| In a world that is becoming a global village, foreign language skills have become an absolute necessity. To speak, read, write and understand another language is to begin understanding other people and this understanding is increasingly recognised as crucial for harmony and prosperity in the world today. At RBSC, students can study French, Hebrew, Italian and Russian. Students of French will learn to understand, speak and write on the following topics: - My family and myself
- Eating out
- Going to France
- Shopping
Students learn through the language. French classes are taught by highly qualified and enthusiastic teachers and feature the use of song, French stories and other authentic communicative activities. Course structure allows French beginners to join French classes. Communicative classroom learning is extended by the use of computer software. Students have the opportunity to exchange emails with friends from French-speaking countries, build a variety of IT tasks in French and use authentic reading material from French websites. TOP The Modern Hebrew curriculum focuses on the four major language-acquisition skills — listening, speaking, reading and writing — through a variety of genres ranging from classical Hebrew text to Israeli music, poetry, historical documents and the arts. Students are provided with a sequential Hebrew language curriculum of challenging and relevant content. The curriculum seeks to create a community of Hebrew speakers who are able to read a Hebrew book, participate in a serious discussion or casual conversation in Hebrew, read an article in an Israeli newspaper and write a ‘letter to the editor’ in Hebrew. It is based on the belief that mastery of Hebrew will promote students’ sense of identity through understanding of their history, culture and tradition. TOP “I did it for years but I can’t speak a word of it!” To avoid any repetition of this sense of failure in this generation RBSC offers Italian courses with a learning guarantee. Students of Italian will be able to speak on the topic Ecco Italia for: - One minute by the end of term 1
- Two minutes by the end of term 2
- Four minutes by the end of term 3
- Eight minutes by the end of term 4
The course is based on the performance of a work. Students are guided by a rubric to code their presentations. Peer assessment is practised at the end of each term from week 7. Students also create a portfolio of work that reflects life in contemporary Italy. TOP Russian is one of the major languages of the world. It is also one of the official languages of the United Nations. In a recent census, 153 million people listed Russian as their mother tongue and another 61 million indicated that they spoke it fluently as a second language. At RBSC, students may begin their study of Russian in Year 7.There are no prerequisities for this level 1 course. It is designed for both background speakers of Russian (students who speak Russian but have difficulty reading and writing) and for students who want to study Russian as a foreign language. It is an introductory course to Russian language and culture. Russian level 2 for Year 8 students is a sequential course continuing from Russian level 1. The course is designed for both background speakers of Russian (students who speak Russian but have difficulty reading and writing) and for students who have completed the Level 1 Russian course and want to study Russian as a foreign language. It involves extensive vocabulary building, intermediate grammar and a deep knowledge of the usage of language in Russian culture. Both courses focus on an understanding of language and how it works to serve social purposes (discussing career choices, health problems, ordering food and drinks, talking about pastimes and activities, daily routines and holidays; expressing opinions, wishes and emotions, stating preferences and so on). The courses develop listening, reading, speaking and writing skills in different text types (informal conversations, personal letters, personal and commonsense descriptions, expositions, posters, advertisements, post cards, timetables and personal recounts). They provide an orientation to aspects of everyday life in Russia and give students an opportunity to talk, read, listen, write and view diverse material relating to the above topics. TOP The Open High School offers enrolment in the following languages: French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Modern Greek, Russian, Spanish. Course are taught by correspondence
Students must apply to enrol through the principal and must meet certain enrolment criteria established by the Department of Education and Training, They may not enrol in a language taught at Rose Bay Secondary College.
The Open High School:
Tel: (02) 9381-4807 during school hours (9.00 am - 3.30 pm)
www.theopenhs-d.schools.nsw.edu.au>> Classes run for 3 hours, starting at 8.30am. Year 12 extension classes for 4 hours | Language | Centre | | Arabic | Dulwich H.S. St George GHS | | Armenian | Chatswood HS | | Chinese | Ashfield BHS, Randwick, Chatswood, Dulwich, Kogarah HS, Strathfield GHS | | Croatian | Kogarah HS, Strathfield GHS | | Czech | Strathfield GHS | | Dutch | Chatswood HS | | Filipino | Bankstown GHS | | Hungarian | Bankstown GHS | | Italian | Kogarah HS, Strathfield GHS, Chatswood HS | | Japanese | Chatswood HS | | Khmer | Liverpool GHS | | Korean | Strathfield GHS, Chatswood HS, Dulwich HS | | Latvian | Strathfield GHS | | Lithuanian | Strathfield GHS | | Macedonian | Kogarah HS, Bankstown GHS | | Modern Greek | Chatswood HS, Bankstown GHS, St. George GHS | | Polish | Chatswood HS, Ashfield | | Serbian | Randwick | | Slovenian | Bankstown GHS | | Spanish | Kogarah HS, Chatswood HS, Randwick | | Turkish | Dulwich HS, | | Ukrainian | Strathfield GHS | | Vietnamese | Dulwich HS. | Principal
Saturday School of Community Languages
Phone: 9886 7505
Fax: 9886 7514 TOP | 
