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The world of tomorrow is being shaped
in your classrooms today
Relative economic size: 1990 GDP (USD Current Prices)
Top 20 countries ranked by Current Price GDP, 1990
US$bn
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
Source: International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook April 2011 database.
Relative economic size: 2010 GDP (USD Current Prices)
Top 20 countries ranked by Current Price GDP, 2010
US$bn
16,000
14,000
12,000
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
0
Source: International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook April 2011 database.
Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals
for Young Australians (MCEETYA 2008)
Major changes in the world:
rapid global integration and
international mobility
environmental, social and
economic pressures extend
beyond national borders
requiring countries to work
together in new ways
World Language Families
Atlas of Faiths
‘70% of jobs created in the
last decade were
‘interaction intensive’…
these interactions
increasingly occur on a
global scale putting a
premium on cross-cultural
knowledge and
understanding, such as
multilingualism, and the
values of appreciation,
understanding and
respect’.
Equipping Every Learner for the
21st Century, Cisco 2008
Indonesians & Australians: main fear?
Australia
The breakup of Aus/Ind
27%
0%
Damage to your religion
13%
1%
13%
Terrorist attack
The breakdown of law and order or social
harmony in Aus/Ind
17%
12%
Another country promoting dissent in
Aus/Ind
Another country attacking Aus/Ind
5%
3%
5%
Epidemics or diseases
Indon No1 worry: Separatists.
(And Aussie “meddling”)
Aussie No1 worry: Climate.
(Not enough Indons care).
7%
5%
5%
Loss of energy resources
4%
4%
Large scale nuclear war
3%
Oppression by your own government
17%
9%
5%
5%
2%
Climate change
1%
Damage to your values
0%
Indonesia
24%
4%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
Source: Roy Morgan Research, August 2008
30%
Melbourne Declaration on
Educational Goals for Young
Australians
‘India, China and
other Asian nations
are growing and their
influence on the
world is increasing.
Australians need to
become ‘Asia
literate’, engaging
and building stronger
relationships with
Asia…’
PricewaterhouseCoopers Melbourne Institute Asialink Index
www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au
Within Australia…our Asia-born population is growing
as fast as our local born population
500,000
450,000
Natural increase
400,000
Net international migration
350,000
300,000
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
1972
1975
1978
1981
1984
1987
1990
Source: Access Economics 2010
1993
1996
1999
2002
2005
2008
WHY Asia Literacy?
21st Century reality for all young Australians
• Globalisation: connected
people
• Global issues: connected
countries
• Rise of Asia:
Asia and Australia
= new skills, knowledge,
understandings
‘Asia literacy’ is
foundational and deep
knowledge, skills and
understandings about the
histories, geographies, societies,
cultures, literatures and
languages of the diverse
countries that make up our
region.
Australian Curriculum
•
Cross curriculum priority
Asia and Australia’s
engagement with Asia
•
General capability
Intercultural
understanding
•
Languages
Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian,
Korean, Vietnamese
Cross-curriculum priorities
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
histories and cultures
• Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia
• Sustainability
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Overview of Cross-curriculum
priorities - ACARA
• ‘…to equip young Australians with the skills,
knowledge and understanding that will enable them
to engage effectively with and prosper in a globalised
world.’
• ‘… the Australian Curriculum must be both relevant
to the lives of students and address the
contemporary issues they face.’
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Melbourne
Declaration on
Educational Goals for
Young Australians
GOAL 1: Australian schooling promotes equity and excellence… by ensuring that
schooling contributes to a socially cohesive society that respects and appreciates
cultural, social and religious diversity.
GOAL 2: All young Australians become:
•
Successful learners … able to make sense of their world
•
Confident and creative individuals have a sense of self worth and personal
identity … and relate well to others
•
Active and informed citizens … who are able to communicate across cultures –
especially the cultures and countries of Asia and who are responsible global
and local citizens
Asia Organising Ideas
What does the Asia cross curricula priority look like?
English Year 7
Understand, interpret and discuss how language is compressed to
produce a dramatic effect in film or drama, and to create layers of
meaning in poetry, for example haiku, tankas, couplets, free verse and
verse novels
History Year 6
Stories of groups of people who migrated to Australia (including from
ONE Asian country) and the reasons they migrated, such as World
War II and Australian migration programs since the war
Mathematics Year 8
Solve problems involving duration, including using 12- and 24-hour
time within a single time zone Elaboration identifying regions in
Australia and countries in Asia that are in the same time zone
Science Year 4
Earth’s surface changes over time as a result of natural processes and
human activity Elaboration considering the effect of events such as
floods and extreme weather on the landscape, both in Australia and in
the Asia region
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New demand for Asia
ready workforce
‘Opportunities offered to
Australia by the Asian
Century will not
materialise by
themselves… there are
large gaps in experience
and skills’
Engaging Business with Asia Survey
Australian Industry Group & Asialink
2011
Year 12 Modern History
“Typically, Modern History includes many
opportunities for an Asian focus – however most
students don’t choose them. “
In NSW Modern History, National Studies module:
• 2% chose China
• 4% chose India, Japan, Indonesia and Australia combined
• 4% - South Africa
• 6% - USA
• 65% - Germany
• 19% - Russia/Soviet Union
ACER study on the proportion of Year 12 students studying about Asia in English, History,
Geography, International Studies, Politics and Art.
Year 12 VCE English
The prescribed texts for Literature (40 texts) contains 4 texts with Asian focus or
content:
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•
•
•
Pearl Buck: The Good Earth
William Dalrymple: City of Djinns
Andrew X Pham: Catfish and Mandala
Michelle de Kretser: The Hamilton Case
Neither of the 2 texts available for examination (The Hamilton Case (Novel) & City
of Djinns (Other Literature) is mentioned in the Examiners’ Report.
The Great Gatsby (Scott Fitzgerald) was the most popular choice in the Novel
section.
Studies of Asia in Year 12, Australian Council for Educational Research, April 2009
Asian Languages 2010
• 18% of Australian school students currently study an
Asian language
• Decreases to 5.8% in Year 12
• 94% of year 12 students of Chinese have Chinese
background
• Indonesian losing 10,000 students a year since 2005
• Japanese declined 20% - now mostly in primary
schools
• Korean taught in very few schools.
Four Languages, Four Stories: the Current State of Japanese, Chinese,
Indonesian and Korean Languages Education in Australian Schools
Asia Education Foundation 2010
Asia Education Foundation
Established in 1992
AEF mission: through education, to equip young Australians with
knowledge, skills and understandings of the people, countries and
cultures of Asia.
www.asiaeducation.edu.au
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AEF School Programs
• Leading 21st Century Schools: Engage with
Asia
• Asia Literacy Business Ambassadors
• Becoming Asia Literate: Grants to Schools
• Australia-Asia School BRIDGE
• My Future: Asia Skills
• Study Tours to Asia
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• http://identities.asiaedu
cation.edu.au
http://identities.asiaeducation.edu.au
Asia-related Literary Texts
support Australian Curriculum for English
www.asiaeducation.edu.au
Selected by experienced
classroom practitioners
Demonstrates
cultural and literary
diversity of the region
Presents range of
text types and genres
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Asia-related online resources and texts
audited against the Australian Curriculum
www.asiaeducation.edu.au
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We know
what to do
National Statement on
Asia Literacy in Australian
Schools 2011-2012
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5.
Australian Curriculum
Asia literate school leaders
Asia literate teachers
Asia-focused classroom resources
Innovation in Asian language
programs
6. Increased student, parent and
community demand for Asia
literacy
Committed Stakeholders
School Education
• Schools: school leaders, teachers,
parents
• All governments and education
jurisdictions
• Professional bodies
• National agencies
Australian Business
• Peak bodies
• Business Alliance for Asia Literacy
Australian Community
• Youth, Multicultural, NGO’s
REALITY
The world of tomorrow is being
shaped in your classrooms today