Languages News 

Languages Diversity Day Competition – Prize Winners 2020 

Thank-you to the many entries to our competition that we received advertising language cultural products. After much deliberation and consideration, I am now pleased to announce the winners. 

A huge THANK YOU to our cultural leaders; Joel Whitcher & Anirudhh Kaushal for their enthusiastic promotion of the Japanese and French cultures. 

French Winners

Year 9 French Beginners - Dinura Galuge 

Year 9 French Intermediates- Esther Sarvananthan 

Year 10 French – Jazlyn Yap 

VCE French – James Vuong 

Crêpe challenge – Chandrima Mukherjee

Japanese Winners

Year 9 Japanese Beginners - Lachlan Trinh 

Year 9 Japanese Intermediates – Harry Thoppil 

Year 10 Japanese  - Ernest Ng 

VCE Japanese – No entries 

Origami winner – Cecilia Liu & Shakthi Senthilkumar 

Honorable mentions go to the following students and staff: 

Staff: 

Origami challenge: Ms Winton. Ms Lloyd 

Crêpe challenge: Dr Schroor 

Students:  

Origami challenge: Ya Wen Chong, Prachi Beniwal, Savindee Dewundara Liyange, Marianne De Nava, Angela Peng, Harsha Rajkumar, Lenny Zhang, Ayden Narayan, Max Zhu, Jazyln Yap, Chandrima Mukherjee 

Crêpe challenge: Yong En Foo – Year 12

Cultural Product Competition: 

Japanese: 

Rehan Qaium, Kanish Bhumbla, Thumith Jayasebara, Angelina Hedriana, Chanumi Dassangyaka, Elizabeth Chu, Emily Du, Adrian Hoac, Stephanie Chhua, Ethan Heng, Tristan Akbar, Chelsey Nica Deldio. 

French: 

Zarin Zoha, Tanish Bedi, Anupama Vijayakumar, Gemma Inns, Harvey Lam, Max Richards, Jeevesh Chopra, Aryan Parekh, Akash Puliyullathl, Abinesh Baskaran, Kevin Binu, Harrison Manickar, Seona Park, Chanilka Wijesena, Amy Twodros, Angie Vinoo, Riddhi Gopinath, Rasna Preman, Rithika Anilkumar, Amarprit Singh, Kohana Kalra, Lola Sargasso, Mila Vargas, Hiral Sethi, Srikar Vallabhapurapu, Shakthi Senthilkumar.

Alliance Française Berthe Mouchette Language Competition 2020 

Last Friday, VCE French students participated in the oral examination of the Annual Berthe Mouchette Language Competition, conducted by the Alliance Française de Melbourne. 

This year in a change due to COVID, the oral exam was conducted via a Zoom conference with an examiner from the Alliance Française. Students were required to participate in general conversation and a discussion on a chosen topic, a poem or a given photo.  

Prior to this recent lockdown, all VCE French students completed the written paper of the competition, which provided insight into the proposed new structure of the Year 12 French language exam. We anticipate that the results received from both the oral and written competition will provide students with valuable feedback to determine their current skill levels and areas for future improvement. 

Bonne Chance à tous!  

Madame Sly

Language Domain Leader