Ruth Fielding's presentation from the 2013 Conference

1. What do the next generation of teachers
need?

2.  24 students
 Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese,
Spanish,
 3rd semester of language curriculum and
methods

3.  31 students ( including 14 with double
method)
 Chinese, French, German, Italian, Indonesian,
Japanese, Korean

4.  How to advocate for languages
 How to ensure they have elective classes
 How to cater for the Australian curriculum
 Will they get a job on graduation!
 and in the more immediate future…
 Where will they go for school experience
(prac) and internship
 Mentors and networks

5.  Young, vibrant, energetic and intelligent
 Recent engagement with documents, issues
 Excellent use of embedded technology skills
 Exciting and creative ideas