SBS has partnered with Community Languages Australia in the inaugural SBS National Languages Competition to celebrate this diversity and encourage a love of language learning.
The ABS says nearly one in five Australians speaking a language other than English at home.
Australia is among the worlds most multicultural and multilingual nations - one in four of us were born overseas and we speak over 350 languages in homes and workplaces.
Many parents encourage their children to learn the language of their homeland while living in Australia.
Aside from the government school system, there are community language schools all across Australia.
Community Languages Australia, or CLA, is a body representing over 1000 language schools.
CLA brings together after-hour language programs nationally, with 69 languages offered from prep through to Year 10 and 42 languages at Years 11 and 12.
The ABS says nearly one in five Australians speaking a language other than English at home.
Australia is among the worlds most multicultural and multilingual nations - one in four of us were born overseas and we speak over 350 languages in homes and workplaces.
Many parents encourage their children to learn the language of their homeland while living in Australia.
Aside from the government school system, there are community language schools all across Australia.
Community Languages Australia, or CLA, is a body representing over 1000 language schools.
CLA brings together after-hour language programs nationally, with 69 languages offered from prep through to Year 10 and 42 languages at Years 11 and 12.
The National Languages Competition offers a chance to highlight the work of language schools and encourage more students to learn languages.
The inaugural SBS National Languages Competition accepts entries from June 20th to July 29th.
The theme is What does learning language mean to you?
Six winners will be flown to Sydney to receive their award in October.
SBS has partnered with Community Languages Australia in the inaugural SBS National Languages Competition to celebrate this diversity and encourage a love of language learning.
For more information visit sbs.com.au/nlc or communitylanguagesaustralia.org.au
