Languages News
Language Diversity Day 2018
Languages Diversity Day was a great experience as we participated in many different activities.
The French students watched a play called ‘Les batons français’, which was about different places in France. A boy who was trying to find his true love, came across some challenges which he had to face to find her. Some students also had the opportunity to join in and learn some new “ballet positions” such as ‘pancakes and soufflés’. It was a very funny and engaging performance.
In the second and third period we watched the sequel to the French movie called ‘Belle and Sebastian’ (with subtitles to easily understand). As we ran short of time, the remainder of this film will be shown during French club on Friday June 15. For a taste of French cuisine, all the French students were given a voucher which allowed us to enjoy a free crêpe, during recess or lunch. Toppings included “au caramel, au chocolat, de la confiture and au citron et sucre”. In period 4, we gathered at an assembly to acknowledge different languages and cultures. We listened to Japanese music played by our school band and watched a series of dance performances consisting of Bollywood and K-pop.
Overall it was a very energetic and educational day as we learnt about different cultures and languages in very entertaining ways. This is important because our society is very multicultural and diverse and is continuing to grow.
Venuki, Alna and Alisha
Year 9
Language Diversity Day was an amazing exploration of the Japanese culture for my fellow language students. Over the course of this, we have begun to immerse ourselves in the Japanese language, culture and customs.
Language Diversity Day expanded our horizons even further into art, music and cinema. The day began with the exciting anime film study of “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time”, revolving around the life of Makoto, a girl living in Japan. Seamlessly this film combined time travel, sci-fi and Japanese cultural practices. The stunning animation and incredible music created a surreal atmosphere. After witnessing the brilliant spectacle of Japanese calligraphic art in action, we began to create our own masterpieces. Under the watchful eye of Miho Sensei, we engaged in the ancient Japanese art of calligraphy. After putting ink to paper, Miho Sensei picked the best artists from all the Japanese students. While their award was an incredible rendition of their names in Japanese, the real prize was the skills we acquired.
To Top it off, Language Diversity Day was ended in an explosion of sound and colour in the whole school assembly. This event featured the best of our culture as well as Japanese. Truly, Language Diversity Day was a day where all of the Nossal community came together to celebrate our diversity.
Joel Siaw
Year 9
