Welcome

to the Community Language Association of New Zealand website.

Objectives

Create a Database of Community Languages
Provide Community Languages with a voice
Share problems and find solutions
Develop a Community Languages teaching program
Develop and pool resources (Resource Unit)
Develop teaching strategies
Assist in finding classrooms

Benefits

Create a pool of bilingual and multilingual speakers who have both language and cultural awareness that can be utilised for international trade and tourism
Development of self esteem and cultural identity
Opportunities and Future Directions
Community languages as a language option in the mainstream school.
Associate with other programs eg. Community Education Programs.

Building Capability in the Community Languages Sector

We are now seeking your comments.
We have included some questions to prompt responses. However, please feel free to send your comment in a free format.
We would like your comments by 9 September 2011.
Your comments will help write the final proposal for a Community Languages Framework to be submitted to relevant people.
To read this document click here (PDF file).
To submit your comments click here.

CLESOL 2012 Conference

Thursday 4 – Sunday 7 October 2012, International Pacific College, Palmerston North, New Zealand
The 13th National Conference for Community Languages and ESOL, brought to you by TESOLANZ (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages New Zealand) Inc. and CLANZ (Community Languages Association New Zealand) is being held in Palmerston North, New Zealand 4-7 October 2012.
The CLESOL conference provides opportunities to hear the latest research and trends in language teaching and learning from early childhood to adult education.
The theme of the conference is Emerging opportunities in new learning spaces: He akoranga hou, he huarahi hou. This reflects a variety of contemporary challenges that exist for both learners and their teachers, such as engaging in blended learning situations, integrating content and language, increasing intercultural interactions, and building relevant needs analysis and leadership models in different teaching/learning contexts.
For full conference details:
Web: www.clesol.org.nz
Email: clesol@paardekooper.co.nz
Phone: +64 4 562 8259