Go8 LOTE Incentive Schemes

Learning to speak a Language Other Than English develop (LOTE) is increasingly important for effective participation in a globalised world.

Group of Eight universities play a vital role in the delivery and support of languages education in Australia. All 29 languages currently available at tertiary level in Australia are offered at Go8 universities.

In addition, a wide range of LOTE incentives are available a consistent national approach to language education at all both for entry to and while enrolled in programs of study levels of the education system. at Go8 universities (see below). The Go8 welcomes the opportunity to work with In 2007, the Go8 released a discussion paper, Languages government, schools and other higher education institutions in Crisis, which proposed co-operative action between to promote and encourage the study of Languages Other Commonwealth, state and territory governments to Than English.

Go8 member Incentive scheme/s Languages taught The Australian • Bonus points for school leavers applying for ANU’s Bachelor Arabic Korean National University of Arts and Bachelor of Languages who have successfully Chinese Latin completed a LOTE in Years 11 and 12. French Persian German Sanskrit • LOTE compulsory for all students undertaking an ‘international’ Greek Spanish degree e.g. Bachelor of Arts (International Relations) and Ancient Thai Bachelor of International Business. Hindi Turkish Indonesian • Year in Asia compulsory as part of the four year Asian Studies Urdu Italian Specialist program. Vietnamese Japanese The University • Year 12 students automatically receive bonus points for entry to Chinese Indonesian of Adelaide The University of Adelaide if they successfully complete a LOTE French Italian in senior school. The scheme is administered by the South German Japanese Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) office. Greek Latin Ancient Spanish www.adelaide.edu.au/student/admission/year12/ Greek Modern The University • Year 12 students automatically receive bonus points for entry Arabic Indonesian of Melbourne to The University of Melbourne if they successfully complete Chinese Italian a LOTE in senior school. The scheme is administered by the French Japanese Studies Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre. Latin German Russian www.vtac.edu.au Greek Spanish Ancient Swedish Hebrew

The University of Monash The Australian The University The University The University of The University The University Western Australia University National University of Adelaide of Melbourne New South Wales of Queensland of Sydney Go8 LOTE Incentive Schemes

Go8 member Incentive scheme/s Languages taught Monash University • Year 12 students automatically receive bonus points for entry Chinese Italian to Monash University if they successfully complete a LOTE French Japanese in senior school. The scheme is administered by the Victorian German Korean Tertiary Admissions Centre. Greek Latin Ancient Spanish www.vtac.edu.au Indonesian Ukrainian • The Faculty of Business and Economics encourages its students to undertake a language major. The University of • The HSC Plus system awards bonus points for LOTE study in Chinese Indonesian New South Wales senior school for entry to relevant degrees at The University of French Japanese NSW eg Bachelor of Arts and International Studies. German Korean Greek Spanish www.unsw.edu.au/futureStudents/undergrad/ced/HSCPlus.html Modern The University • An incentive path for future students is currently under Chinese Japanese of Queensland discussion at The University of Queensland. French Korean German Latin Greek Russian Classical Spanish Indonesian The University • Year 12 students receive bonus points for entry to relevant Arabic Indonesian of Sydney degrees at The University of Sydney. Aramaic Italian Chinese Japanese • Students undertaking the BA Languages program are required French Korean to complete one semester abroad. German Latin • A LOTE is compulsory for students in the Bachelor of Liberal Greek Malay Ancient Studies and Bachelor of Global Studies programs. Sanskrit Greek Spanish www.arts.usyd.edu.au/future_students/undergrad/liberal.shtml Modern Syriac www.arts.usyd.edu.au/degrees/globalstudies/Index.html Hebrew Modern Thai Hebrew Urdu Classical Yiddish Hindi The University of • The University of Western Australia has introduced a Bonus Ancient Indonesian Greek Western Australia Points Scheme for Year 12 students who successfully complete Italian Chinese language study in senior school. The scheme will operate for Japanese French entry from 2012 onwards. Latin German

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