LANGUAGES
Warum Deutsch lernen? Why learn German?
An excerpt from We speak German - deutschland.de
"...immer mehr Menschen sprechen Deutsch als Fremdsprache ..."
“….more and more people speak German as a foreign language…”
“HOW MANY PEOPLE SPEAK GERMAN AS THEIR MOTHER LANGUAGE?
Around 130 million people speak German as their mother language or as a second language. German is the most widely spoken mother language in the European Union and an official language in seven countries. In 42 countries there are more than 7.5 million people who belong to a German-speaking minority.
HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE LEARNED GERMAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE?
289 million people have learned German as a Foreign Language. According to calculations by Ulrich Ammon, an expert on German language, this is how many people around the globe have learned German at some time in their lives. How well they speak it is another matter entirely. At the moment, 15.4 million people around the world are currently learning German as a foreign language: 90 percent of them are school students and 10 per cent are adults." Read more via the link:
Für unsere deutschen Leser:
Ein Bericht über Deutsch als Fremdsprache weltweit - Datenerhebung 2020
der alle fünf Jahre veröffentlicht wird, wurde vom deutschen auswärtigen Amt kürzlich veröffentlicht.
GOETHE INSTITUT MELBOURNE - HOLIDAY COURSES
VCE Holiday Course from 6 July - 10 July
This 1-week course for high school students (Years 11-12) aims to prepare for VCE exams in virtual, interactive small group sessions, each morning from 9–11am. At the same time, students will also be enrolled in a VCE-specific online – course room and practice those topics / elements that they find particularly tricky. This course will be run by an experienced VCE teacher with lots of first-hand advice and answers to all kinds of VCE-related questions.
VCE Grammar Course from 6 July - 10 July
This 1-week course for high school students (Years 10-12) will focus on tricky grammatical concepts in five virtual, interactive small group sessions, Mon-Fri from 1-2:30pm, held by an experienced VCE teacher.
MGR High School
These fortnightly grammar sessions, specifically tailored for high school students, will help you understand the most relevant grammatical concepts you need to ace your VCE German exams. In each 90-minute virtual, interactive small group class, an experienced VCE teacher will explain one challenging grammatical topic and help you apply it.
For more information and registration visit the Goethe-Institut website:
Courses for children and young people
Andrea Fowler
Head of Languages
SPANISH TRIP 2020
The inaugural McKinnon Secondary Spanish trip was unfortunately cancelled this year due to the restrictions caused by the Global Pandemic. It was a shame that our Spanish students could not meet in person their Spanish penpal from our Sister School Fernando Zobel in Cuenca, and enjoy the amazing three week trip around Spain. Students started communicating regularly with their penpal late last year and their excitement was undeniable and reciprocal.
Our Sister School was also very disappointed because they were looking forward to receiving us and the Spanish culture is well known for their enormous hospitality.
However, both schools are committed to continuing and strengthening their relationship through the Spanish programme offered in Year 9 and next year I will organise again a trip to Spain.
We are extremely privileged at McKinnon Secondary College for having a Language Programme that promotes the development of global citizenship and intercultural learning.
Maria-Carmen Jimenez Victoria
Spanish and French Teacher