1. Avoiding checkmate: A winning combination for a language proficient Aotearoa Georgina Ma & Christine Biebricher International Languages Exchanges & Pathways

2. chess & language

3. New Zealand Context Population becoming increasingly culturally diverse Population: 4,242,048 European Pasific People Other MELAA Asian Māori English Other Māor i

4. Overview 1995 - 2015 1995 Curriculum statement: Mandarin & Spanish ‘The Second Language Learning Project’ - NZ$ 4.8 m 2000 Review of 1992 Curriculum begins Int. Language Series: French & German 2003 Int. Language Series: Chinese 1998 Int. Language Series: Spanish & Japanese Ongoing fund NZ$ 1.9m Regional Language Advisers 2015 Asian Language Learning in Schools NZ$ 10 mil. Tranche 1 & 2 2014 Measuring NZ Students’ Int. Capabilities Report Asian Language Learning in Schools (ALLiS) NZ $ 10 mil. fund NZ Business Growth Agenda 2011 Leadership Statement for Int. Education 2006 New Zealand Curriculum – Draft 2002 Curriculum Stock Take Report A Guide for Learning Languages in NZ Schools Curriculum statement: French, German & Korean 2007 New Zealand Curriculum Learning Languages features as 8 th Learning Area Our Future with Asia 2010 ICLT

5. Secondary 83% 17% Primary (Years 1 – 8)

6. Focus on 2015 No literacy credits No national language policy Multi-level & multi-language teaching Threat of ALLiS funding Taster courses Vertical pathways Sustainable language programmes Attraction & retention of students Languages are not valued Lack of resources Coherent & progressive learning

7. CHECKMATE?!

8. Key Players

9. Key Players & Roles Teachers Tertiary Institutions Language Associations Principals Business MoE Government Students & Parents Career Advisers NZQA

10. Strategy ‘Changing [a] country’s attitude to teaching and learning languages will demand a huge cultural change. It will rely on action from Government, schools, LEA [Local Education Authorities], colleges, universities, employers, parents and learners. Partnership is the key to making this strategy a reality. It is only if we work together on the implementation of this strategy that we will achieve real and lasting change for the future.’ Languages for All, Department for Education and Skills, 2002: 4

11. Strategy 1a: Bottom Up 1.Languages valued 2.‘Joined up thinking’ (Lo Bianco, 2009) 3.Best practice

12. Strategy 1b: Bottom Up 1.Build capacity 2.High standard, articulated programme 3.Best practice

13. Strategy 2: Top Down 1.Significant investment in language teachers 2.Vertical framework 3.Recognition for language learning 4. Equitable resourcing 5. Engagement

14. Strategy 3: Inside out 1.Public relations media campaign 2.Funding incentives 3.Engagement

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16. ‘Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.’ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

17. Georgina Ma georgina.ma@auckland.ac.nz Christine Biebricher c.biebricher@auckland.ac.nz www.ilep.ac.nz

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