The Languages Learning Area has been busy with several activities. Firstly, the Year 12 students sat their external language oral exams at the beginning of this term. They are now busy with exams across all of their subjects. The Languages team would like to wish all of the Languages students sitting their language exams all the best. In addition, please find below reports about a Year 12 French excursion and a Year 9 Japanese Yukata/Kimono incursion.
Earlier in the year, several of our students participated in the Dante Alighieri Poetry Recitation Competition. I am pleased to announce that three of our students received Distinction Awards. They are Aprila D (10AJIN), Mikayla D (10MCMI), and Karina T (9LDA). Congratulations girls!
As we head into the final weeks of the school year, I would like to congratulate our Languages students on their efforts in learning a language this year. To these students, as you enjoy your holiday time, I encourage you to continue to seek opportunities to interact in your chosen language, whether that is ordering in the language at a restaurant, catching a foreign movie in the language, or having chats with native speakers.
Year 12 French Excursion
To celebrate six years of hard work learning French, the Year 12 French class dined at a French restaurant in Brunswick Street, Fitzroy (Bon Ap’) where they ordered in French and enjoyed French delicacies including ‘Croque Monsieur’, ‘Quiche Lorraine’ and for dessert, ‘Crème Brûlée’ and ‘Mousse au Chocolat’.
We then visited Fitzroy Primary – a French/English bilingual primary school in the heart of Fitzroy where our students chatted in French to some of the bilingual students and ran a mini–French Reading Club. It was a wonderful celebration of French culture and bilingualism in our city.
I wish our Year 12s all the very best for the upcoming exams and I hope that the French language brings adventure and opportunity to their lives after OLMC.
Lauren Marquet
Year 12 French Teacher
Year 9 Japanese Yukata/Kimono Experience
In Term 3, we had the opportunity to experience Japanese culture from our wonderful presenter Leanne, who taught us all about traditional Japanese clothing, the Yukata and Kimono. A Yukata is a simpler form of a Kimono, usually worn at festivals in Japan. The best part of the experience was being able to try the Yukata ourselves and experiencing what it was like for the Japanese to wear them. The experience gave us an insight into Japanese culture and customs. Though it was a little tricky initially putting them on, it was a really fun experience that we will never forget. There were lots of laughs to be had around the class and we all looked amazing in our traditional Japanese outfits!
Laura B (9MKY), Alexandra C (9MKY) and Katherine Z (9GTA)
