why study asia?
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Why Study Asia?
…preparing students for their futures
The moral imperative….
What does it mean for Education?Student skills, knowledge and understandings
Curriculum
Teachers & Schools
Our nation
Intercultural Understanding
And within Australia…our Asia-born population is growing as fast as our local born population
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50,000
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1972 1975 1978 1981 1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008
Natural increase Net international migration
Source: Access Economics 2010
PricewaterhouseCoopers Melbourne Institute Asialink Index
www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au
Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians
Goal 1
Equity and Excellence: schooling contributes to a socially cohesive society
Goal 2
Successful learners: able to make sense of their world
Confident and creative individuals: have a sense of self worth and identity; relate well to others
Active and informed citizens: appreciate Australia’s social, cultural and linguistic diversity; communicate across cultures especially Asia; act as responsible global and local citizens
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…’
Intercultural Understanding:required by all students
Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia: priority for all students
Australian Curriculum
Global and regionally-engaged Asia-literate young Australians
What is an Asia-literate student?Understand ‘Asia’
Developed informed attitudes and values
Know about contemporary and traditional Asia
Connect Asia to Australia
CommunicateDevelop intercultural skills and understandings to engage in diverse cultures at home and abroad
Communicate in one or more Asian languages
Skills, Knowledge, UnderstandingsStudentsICT: wikispaces, skype, web, mobile telephony, smart boards
Subject knowledge and skills
Communication: language & intercultural skills
Intercultural knowledge & understandings
Values: curiosity, openness, friendship & intercultural understanding
TeachersICT: wikispaces, skype, web, mobile telephony, smart boards & blending ICT into classroom pedagogy
Subject knowledge and skills to frame learning sequence
Communication: language & intercultural skills to guide student to student interaction & collaborate with teacher partner
Intercultural knowledge & understandings to develop learning sequence & collaborate with teacher partner
Incentive: student outcomes, friendship & intercultural understanding
L21CSV schools – curriculum areas
https://studiesofasia.wikispaces.com/
An Asia literate school - guide
https://studiesofasia.wikispaces.com/
www.asiaeducation.edu.au
www.asiaeducation.edu.au
