Asia Education Foundation

Voices and Visions CD-ROM series

The award-winning Voices and Visions: Texts for the Senior English Classroom CD-ROMs feature stories, film clips, art work and resources from popular culture from Indonesia, China, Japan and India. Each CD-ROM contains extensive contextual information and teaching and learning activities for students in senior English classes.

Distribution:  The CD-ROMs were distributed to all Australian secondary schools over a four year period commencing in 2001.

Technical note:  These CD-ROMs will operate using the Adobe Shockwave application on a PC (they will not operate on an Apple Macintosh under OS X). Adobe Shockwave is available as a free download. You will need administrator rights to install Adobe Shockwave on your computer. When Adobe Shockwave is installed the CD-ROMs will open in the application when the CD is loaded.

 

Image: Voices and Visions from India CD-ROM

Voices and Visions from India CD-ROM

Access authentic, topical materials from India, along with rich and rewarding learning activities for senior secondary students in English classes.View more

Image: Voices and Visions from Indonesia CD-ROM

Voices and Visions from Indonesia CD-ROM

Access authentic, topical materials from Indonesia, along with rich and rewarding learning activities for senior secondary students in English classes.View more

Image: Voices and Visions from Japan CD-ROM

Voices and Visions from Japan CD-ROM

Access authentic, topical materials from Japan, along with rich and rewarding learning activities for senior secondary students in English classes.View more

Image: Voices and Visions from China CD-ROM

Voices and Visions from China CD-ROM

Access authentic, topical materials from China, along with rich and rewarding learning activities for senior secondary students in English classes.View more

The national curriculum

Click here to read about why an Asia focus is important in the national English curriculum.


 

 

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Image: Culture/SOSE Unit: Voices and Visions Australia/Asia

Culture/SOSE Unit: Voices and Visions Australia/Asia

Look at cultural identity through the eyes of young people and explore the issues of social cohesion and diversity and the impact of ever-increasing globalisation.This resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum for English and History at Years 8 to 10.View more

Image: English Unit: Poetry into Performance

English Unit: Poetry into Performance

Read a wide variety of poetry from Asia, select a poem for performance, and write and perform. This resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum for English at Years 7 and 8.View more

Image: English Unit: Floating Lives (Film Festival)

English Unit: Floating Lives (Film Festival)

Review and research films about Asia for inclusion in a mini film festival. This resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum for English and History at Years 9 to 10.View more