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Foreign language study in decline
The number of students learning a second language is in decline, with a shortage of qualified teachers and the high cost of offering languages at university partly to blame, professor Jane Simpson says. Simpson is deputy director of the ARC Centre ...
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Corruption in the Chinese education system could have a negative effect on the reputation of Australian training agencies and the quality of graduating students, a Griffith University researcher is warning. Dr Rakesh Gupta, a lecturer at Griffith Business School concerns ...
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Online resource to help teachers transform lesson plans
Going through lesson plans to pull together fun and engaging activities can be overwhelming for some teachers, but a new online resource can help to alleviate that stress. MAPPEN – the new online curriculum resource, to improve quality of teaching ...
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New education funds plan offers flexible pathways
Whether your child chooses to enter university or embark on a TAFE course, starting an education savings plan early can help to control the mounting expenses. Australian Scholarships Group (ASG) has launched a new education savings scheme – The Pathway ...
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Researcher raises concern over spelling bee TV show
Literacy is more than memorising how to spell big words, a Charles Sturt University expert has argued, in light of Channel Ten’s newly announced show, The Great Australian Spelling Bee. Tessa Daffern, a higher degree researcher at the Research Institute ...
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