Noosa District State High School

Sose & Lote

	SOCIAL SCIENCES & LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH
Christine Robley Acting Head of Department

STAFF OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LOTE

Christine Robley Head of Department (Acting)	Patti Riley Tourism
Wendy Martin Modern History; Junior Social Sciences	Luke Lanham Futures
Marg Gibson Junior Social Sciences	Greg Wilson Futures
Jake Jacobsen Economics; Junior Social Sciences	Kristine Benson Geography
Alarna Smith Junior Social Sciences	Trish Bland Modern History
Brad Campbell Junior Social Sciences	Jackie McNiven Languages: French
Leanne Tanner Ancient History; Junior Social Sciences	Lee Nastrom Languages: Japanese
Christine Buganey Ancient History; Junior Social Sciences	Mark Wedemeyer Pomona: Junior Social Sciences
Terri McNeill Geography; Junior Social Sciences	Su Below Pomona: Junior Social Sciences
Dan O’Rourke Junior Social Sciences	Glenda Corbett Pomona: Junior Social Sciences

Studies of Society and Environment
&
Languages Other Than English Faculty

Welcome! Bienvenue! Youkoso!

The SOSE and LOTE faculty is situated principally in H-block. You can contact us directly at the Cooroy Campus where we will be happy to direct your call on 5472-2254

The study of Social Sciences and Modern Languages provide students with the opportunity to become fully engaged active global citizens. Broadly speaking the studies of Society and Environment and Languages Other Than English (LOTE) in the Middle School encourage students in understandings of:

	Past ideas, events and actions.
	Social, natural and built environments.
	The ways people form groups and develop cultures.
	Human experiences in various economic, business, legal and government systems.
	Interaction, negotiation and empathy with people of other languages and cultures
	Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives
	Civics and citizenship.

At Noosa District State High we offer students the opportunity to experience a number of different disciplines in the Middle School: SOSE, History (incorporating both Modern and Ancient strands), Geography, Future Studies, Japanese and French. We provide students with opportunities to expand multi-literacy and numeracy skills and life skills – that mix of knowledge, processes and attitudes necessary in a changing contemporary world.

In the Senior School students are given the opportunity to develop a deeper knowledge of their choice of subjects from French, Japanese, Modern History, Ancient History, Tourism, geography and Economics.

For more information and further detailed descriptions of subjects parents and students are encourage to access the Queensland Studies Authority website www.qsa.qld.edu.au

LOTE
(Languages Other Than English)

A second language widens horizons and provides opportunities to participate in a rapidly changing world. It provides the experiences for real purpose in realistic contexts.

In the contemporary world learning another language takes on a necessity where information and communication technologies, trade and commerce have brought Australians into closer relationships with the world.

Students are encouraged to develop proficiencies in the four macro-skills of:

1.		Reading
2.		Writing
3.		Speaking
4.		Listening

French:

300 million people world-wide in North and South America, Europe, the Caribbean, Africa, South-East Asia and the Pacific speak French. It is the first or second language in more than forty countries and the official languages of international organisations such as the United Nation Organisation and the International Committee.

Topics covered include:

	Media codes and conventions
	Leisure, recreation and Human Creativity
	School and Post-school Options
	Social Issues.

In alternate years students are offered the opportunity to participate in a trip to French-speaking Noumea.

Japanese:

Students have the opportunity to develop language skills which may enhance their career prospects. Japan provides Australia with its largest overseas market and opportunities in commerce, technology, law, health care, international affairs, tourism and education through established trade and business links.

Topics covered include:

	Family and Community
	Leisure, Recreation and Human Creativity
	School and Post-school Options
	Social Issues.

In alternate years students are offered the opportunity to participate in a trip to Japan and in a social and cultural exchange through school visits by Japanese students to Australia.

Middle School Social Sciences:

In Year 8 students have a ‘common year’ where all students rotate through a series of subjects which have a Business, History, Geography or SOSE focus.

Study A:	Business Studies – please refer to ‘Business page’.
Study B:	SOSE - Indigenous peoples of the World: Indigenous Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Study C:	History – Indigenous peoples of North America and Africa.
Study D:	Geography – Indigenous Peoples of the Pacific and Global Warming.

Students rotate through each study over the whole academic year but not all students will be studying the same unit at the same time.

From Year 9 students have the opportunity to choose subjects which meet their interests:

HIS 201	Daily lives of the peoples of the Ancient World.
HIS 202	Changes in Europe from Mediaeval to the Reformation; Mystical Asia: a comparative study of the religions and cultures of Asia.
HIS 301	Exploration of individuals as agents of change; Concepts of freedom and oppression.
GEG 201	Extreme places of the World: hot and cold deserts; rainforest and mountain environments.
GEG 202	Natural and Human Disasters.
GEG 301	The development of urbanisation and sustainable tourism in the local area.
FUT 201	The future of people and environments from ancient to modern times and beyond.
FUT 202	Various forms and applications of technology; Social systems and conventions.
FUT 301	The ways in which individuals and groups exercise power through political and belief systems.

Middle School Languages:

JAP 202	Let's Go Shopping!; Healthy Lifestyles.
JAP 202	Our Ideal World; Endangered Animals.
JAP 301	Overseas Visitors; World Views.
FRE 201	Let's Go Shopping!; Healthy Lifestyles.
FRE 202	Overseas Visitors; World Views.
FRE 301	Culrures Modern and Ancient; Clothing and Accessories.

Senior School Social Sciences:

Economics:

Is essentially a study of how to effectively use scarce resources in the best way possible. It stresses the desirability of having students understand the significance of economic events as well of the implications of household, business and government decision making.

Four core topics include:

	The Economics of Labour
	Economic Management
	International Economics
	The Circular Flow and Price Mechanism

Ancient and Modern History:

In history as in our everyday lives, we ask meaningful questions, collect evidence, sift through it, analyse and evaluate it to find answers to the challenges of life. Both Modern and Ancient history explore a variety of themed areas of inquiry.

Ancient History:

Through Ancient history we can understand how the modern world has been influenced by the peoples and achievements of the ancient and mediaeval past. It is a fascinating area of study, rich in the stories of human endeavour, achievement and disaster.

This subject area explores areas of interest from pre-history to the early Mediaeval period.

Themes studied include:

	Archaeology
	Ancient Greece
	Ancient Rome
	Europe in Transition
	Personalities of the Ancient World
	Power and conflict.

Modern History:

Through Modern History students explore why our modern world is the way it is. Students the processes of change and continuity that have shaped today’s world, their causes and roles that people have played in these processes. Modern history helps students develop understandings of their social location, their place and time and their heritage within a distinct culture.

This subject area focuses predominantly on the 20th Century and beyond. Broadly speaking themes include conflict, power, change, co-operation and the environment.

Topics within these themes include:

	Australia at War
	Colonial History and the development of the Constitution
	The development of popular music and culture since World War II
	Colonialism and the struggle for independence.

Geography:

Broadly speaking this is the study of:

	The human and natural characteristics of places and the interaction between them
	Where things are and why they are there
	Managing the natural environment, social environment, resources and the environment and people and development.

The study of geography has application to employment in such fields as the defence forces, urban design, agriculture, environmental studies and tourism.

Areas of study include:

	Managing the Natural Environment – includes managing catchments; responding to natural hazards such as tsunamis.
	People and Development – includes feeding the world’s people; distribution of resources and people.
	Resources and Environment – includes managing national parks and wilderness areas in a sustainable way
	Sustaining Rural and Urban- includes rural depopulation in Australia; sustainable housing and new estates.

Tourism:

Tourism has become the word’s biggest industry and its potential impact on societies and their economic and ecological future is enormous and is one of Australia’s fastest growing industries.

This course is designed to provide students with a variety of intellectual, technical, operational and workplace skills. It enables students to gain understandings of the role of the tourism industry and related industry areas of travel, hospitality and visitor services. It offers understandings of the tourism workplace culture and practices and the development of the skills, processes and attitudes crucial for making valid decisions about career pathways.

Areas of study include:

	Introduction to Tourism
	Tourism in the Local Area
	Past and Present Patterns of Tourism
	Overseas destinations
	Tour Guiding
	The Changing Nature of Tourism

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