LOTEHAT 2 PROJECTINVESTIGATION SHOWCASE 2012Name: Shungo Sawaki

School :The Macrobertson Girls High School

Investigation Title: Teaching beyond high school VCE LOTE.

WHAT I DID:

How can my students begin to see language learning as an enjoyable part of their life long learning journey.

Pretest Invite students to keep diary focusing on

what learning meant for them and what role LOTE learning plays.

Scheduled informal chat with individual student.

WHAT I LEARNT:

Many of my students and parents see LOTE as just one of subject to get higher ATAR score. Almost all of them were hoping to get into medicine, law degree course at Melbourne University.

Students and parents primary focus is to obtain ATAR score of 99.95. This is evident that the average ATAR: 95.13; the median ATAR: 96.7; ATARs above 99.00: 15.7%

Destination matters not the process. (I have been personally questioning this my whole teaching career)

WHERE TO FROM HERE:

Continue to engage students to give vision about life beyond the ATAR score.

Consultation to shift culture, ways of thinking about Language learning and beyond.

Not just mark, beyond school, preparation for LIFE.

Facilitate a power of having an idea/ possibility. 1+1=is whatever you want to be.