Connecting today with tomorrow Implications for millennium learners in the Asia century Landscape: Body tattoo Huang Yan, China, 1999

Death of Distance

World Language Families

Atlas of Faiths

And within Australia…our Asia-born population is growing as fast as our local born population Source: Access Economics 2010

Indonesians & Australians: main fear? Source: Roy Morgan Research, August 2008 Indon No1 worry: Separatists. (And Aussie “meddling”) Aussie No1 worry: Climate. (Not enough Indons care).

Students require global competences: Knowledge of other world regions, cultures & global issues Skills in communicating, working in cross cultural environments and using information sources from around the world Values of respect and concern for other cultures and peoples

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

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…’

“The rise of the West transformed the world… the rise of Asia will bring about an equally significant transformation.” Professor Kishore Mahbubani The New Asian Hemisphere: the irresistible shift of global power to the East, 2008

WHY Asia Literacy? 21 st Century reality for all young Australians Globalisation: connected people Global issues: connected countries Rise of Asia: Asia and Australia =new skills, knowledge, understandings

Australian Architect Shanghai New skills

‘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.

Australia What are the world’s top two economies? 2.Which region of the world does Australia engage with the most? 3.Which bloc of countries form Australia’s major trading partner? 4.Which two countries are Australia’s largest trading partners? 5.Which three countries are the top investors in Australia? 6.Australia does not really invest in Asian countries. True or false? 7.Most of Australia’s current immigrants come from Asia. True or false? 8.We export more to Asia than we import. True or false? 9.What % of Japan’s beef comes from Australia? 10.What is Australia’s single largest services export?

Australia What are the world’s top two economies? USA, Japan 2.Which region of the world does Australia engage with the most? Asia 3.Which bloc of countries are our major trading partner? ASEAN 4.Which two countries are Australia’s largest trading partners? Japan, China 5.Which three countries are the top investors in Australia? US, UK, Japan 6.Australia does not really invest in Asian countries. True or false? 7.Most of Australia’s current immigrants come from Asia. True or false? 8.We export more to Asia than we import. True or false? 9.What % of Japan’s beef comes from Australia? 80% 10.What is Australia’s single largest services export? Education

PricewaterhouseCoopers Melbourne Institute Asialink Index

Australia’s future will be “linked to the Asian region in the closest manner in trade and in strife..” Alfred Deakin Prime Minister, 1900

I need you to help me… ‘Asia literacy’ requires the systematic integration of Asia-focused core content in History, English, Science, Maths, Geography and The Arts for every student and substantially increasing the number of young Australians fluent in an Asian language.

The new Australian Curriculum requires Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia to be a priority across all learning areas, P- 12, and all students to gain intercultural understanding by the time they leave school. The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)

Cross Curriculum Priorities K Local: indigenous 1.Regional: Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia 1.Global: sustainability

Asia literacy… crowding the curriculum? In a survey of 240 Victorian schools, respondents frequently cited “the crowded curriculum” as a major challenge to internationalising education. Internationalising Education in Victoria Survey, Centre for Strategic Education, 2009

Inspirations: Access Asia Curriculum Materials

Year 3 student participates in ICT Teddy Bear exchange with school in Pakistan. Year 12 English student draws on contemporary politics and traditional Indonesian culture Year 10 student learns Balinese dance in Performance Arts Year 6 Music student learns Taiko drumming

Young Australians should be able to: Understand the diversity of Asia and its global importance Develop informed attitudes and values about Asian peoples, events, issues and lifestyles Know about contemporary and traditional Asia That they should recognize the connections between Australia and Asia, and Be able to communicate through language and intercultural understandings. National Statement for Engaging Young Australians with Asia in Australian Schools.

KNOWING ASIA: English YEAR 2 Know about some Asian stories and traditional tales (eg children’s stories, rhymed verses, folktales and fables) YEAR 6 Know about traditional stories and contemporary literary texts from a number of Asian countries and Australian texts with about Asia or Asian people Understand the diversity of literatures from Asia and be able to discuss linguistic, content and structural characteristics of literary texts from several Asian countries and compare them with Western examples YEAR 10 Be familiar with examples of texts from Australia using settings in Asia or about Asian people, including texts by Australian authors of Asian background and other authors Write imaginative texts that draw on a knowledge of Asia and Asian writing (eg use Asian folktales and stories as models, write about children in culturally unfamiliar settings) Write imaginative texts with plots, character and settings that explore cultural issues (eg reflecting the interaction of Asians and non-Asians) Asia Scope and Sequence for the Australian Curriculum for English, Draft July 2010

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.

“Along with Math, writing and other basics, Chinese will increasingly be part of the curriculum in US schools.” What Matters: Ten questions that will shape our future. McKinsey & Company 2009 Languages

To ensure we remain effectively engaged internationally, we need to build and maintain high levels of international literacy

84,000 students studying Chinese K-10 reduced to 4700 students by Year 12 94% of Yr 12 students – Chinese first language speakers 240 Yr 12 students learning Chinese who are not of Chinese background

Asian Languages 2010 Only 18% of Australian school students currently study an Asian language – down from 23% in 2002 This decreases to 5.8% in Year 12 - down from 6.6% in 2008 Indonesian is loosing 10,000 students per year since 2005 Japanese declined 20% - now mostly in primary schools Korean taught in very few schools.

Supporting schools In Our Own Backyard: Connecting to Global Issues in Our Region Access Asia Series, 2006 Asia Literacy

leading change: your role curriculum: do you know what’s there now? How will you identify what you want there? languages: valued at your school? teacher professional learning: how will you know what your teachers require? How will they access what they need? your own professional learning: what do you need? curriculum resources: what’s in the library? Whats’ available? community: your parents support funding: your budget? Other support? Asia Literacy Implications for:

Julie Morgan visits Xiehe Bilingual School in Shanghai, AEF Study Tour to China Asia Literate Teachers

‘Asia Literate’ Australia: Charter for Action in School Education

National Action Plan for Asia Literacy Australian Curriculum supports Asia literacy for all students Supply of Asia-ready teachers School leaders equipped to lead and support Asia literacy in schools Education sectors invest in implementing the Melbourne Declaration and the Australian Curriculum Parents, business and community build demand for Asia literacy

“… a world-class education must include an urgent call for schools to produce students that actually know something about the world - its cultures, languages and how its economic, environmental and social systems work.” Asia Society New York

“Every child, from elementary through to high school, will encounter intellectually challenging material about Asia and Asian American topics integrated into diverse subject areas at appropriate grades…” “Every teacher will have a wealth of opportunities to build knowledge about Asia through formal studies, pre and in service programs, and through travel and exchange programs.” 2001

Educating for Asia The New Zealand Curriculum and Asia Guide 2010 “ New Zealand’s future is closely linked with the Asia Pacific Region… this is the world in which today’s young people will be living, studying and working.” Karen Sewell Secretary for Education

European Union Languages and Cultures in Europe (LACE) “We need to explore effective approaches for developing intercultural competence in school education in order to meet the demands of a multilingual economy and to reflect increased diversity in national cultures and the implications for social cohesion”.

Taiwan International Education Blueprint Plan ( ) Global CitizenshipInternational Competency International Exchange Global Service Foreign Language Communication Ability Civic Literacy International Environment Taiwan Spirit International Culture Global Participation International Exchange Study Aboard International Volunteer International Caring Moral Education English TeachingInternational SchoolInternational Exchange Activities International Institutions Second/Foreign Language Enhancement Bilingual EnvironmentInternational Competitions International Volunteer Services Digital LearningMarine TaiwanSister SchoolsInternational Caring Cultural Communication Understanding Taiwan Culture International Education Learning Multicultural Education Global Civic LiteracyInternational ViewsHost Family SystemInternational Human Rights Global Issues EducationKnowing World CulturesEducational ExchangesOverseas Technology Education Main Goals Focus Action Plan Cultivate World Citizens of Global Village VISION

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