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This project aims to provide 50 words in every Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language in Australia. Currently over 40 languages are represented across Australia, and each word entry has an audio recording to demonstrate correct pronunciation.

A comprehensive suite of ready-to-use curriculum resources that engage learners in both the 'Asia and Australia's Engagement with Asia' cross-curriculum priority and Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese language curricula. Resources cover all subject areas in the Australian Curriculum, and all year levels from Foundation to Year 12. Digital resource lists,

This YouTube playlist features 7 popular children's books presented in Auslan, including pictures and audio.

Drops is a vocabulary learning app (Apple and Android) which uses a visual approach to learning. With 36 languages available, students can learn independently through games and activities that focus on connecting words with illustrations. Short, fast-paced activities help develop fluency through a 5-minute-a-day vocabulary workout.

Duolingo.com is a self-paced and engaging language learning site and app.Students can use the Duolingo app or the duolingo website independently to improve their target language skills through interactive activities and challenges.Teachers can set up classes through schools.duolingo.com and set activities and assignments for students, tracking individual progress.

Younger children can develop their listening skills by watching popular French children's program Trotro and Monde de Titounis.These vibrant videos are aimed at junior and middle primary students and support the development of vocabulary, listening skills, pronunciation and comprehension.

These sites provide high quality online and downloadable stories and picture books in French. Students can browse, read and listen at their own pace, or teachers can set specific texts with listening or comprehension activities.

These YouTube videos include songs and basic concepts in Italian for younger learners.

Kids Web Japan is a helpful supplement to teachers’ Japanese language program, or for families wanting to learn about Japan. It provides a wide range of information about Japan, from basic facts to descriptions of Japanese lifestyle, culture, and traditions. There are also beginner language activities, as well as hiragana and katakana charts with sounds.

This YouTube playlist features a series of Kaurna language lessons developed by Kaurna Warra Pintyanthi and presented by young Kaurna teachers. Students are introduced to the language of the Adelaide plains through topics including greetings, landscapes, foods, kinship and giving instructions. The channel also includes a Kaurna for Kids playlist, including animations and

YouTube Kids provides a huge range of media for children to explore independently in a range of languages that can easily be accessed through the search function. Languages include Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Modern Greek, Spanish and Vietnamese. The app includes curated selections of content, parental control features, and filtering of videos deemed

This website is an accessible and engaging resource for primary-aged students learning Italian. It provides clearly sequenced lessons with audio to support listening and pronunciation as students learn or revise the basics. The site also includes a number of children's stories, some with animations, read out in easy-to-understand Italian.