Immersion Programs
LOTE Immersion Programs provide students with the deepest possible exposure to a second language and culture.
In these programs:
- English-speaking students in Years 8-10 receive 50-60% of the curriculum in the LOTE;
- Key Learning Areas such as Maths, Science, SOSE and Physical Education are taught in the LOTE.
The benefits of these programs include:
- improved levels of LOTE proficiency, linguistic skill and multicultural understanding;
- improved study skills, thinking skills, problem solving skills;
-
personal enrichment.
Schools currently offering LOTE Immersion Programs in Queensland are:
Greater Brisbane Region:
Ferny Grove SHS - German
Kenmore SHS - German
Mansfield SHS - French
Park Ridge SHS - Indonesian
South Coast Region:
Benowa SHS - French
Varsity College* - Chinese
Sunshine Coast Region:
North Lakes College - Italian
Fitzroy - Central West Region:
Crescent Lagoon SS** - Primary Japanese
*An Extended Immersion Program in Chinese has commenced at Varsity College. Students opting for the Chinese Immersion Program in Years 8-10 learn Chinese intensively for one hour per day in Years 6 and 7, in order to gain a strong foundation in the specificities of spoken and written Chinese.
**This Primary Immersion program delivers around 50% of the students' Primary curriculum in Japanese.
Criteria for New and Extended Programs
Districts or schools that may be interested in beginning an Immersion Program in Years 8-10 or an extended program in Years 6-10 need to consider the Criteria for New and Extended Programs identified in a 2006 evaluation of Language Immersion Programs.
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