1. Global Competence in the 21st Century
Jon Valentine
Director of Foreign Languages
Gwinnett County Public Schools 1

2. * 2

3. Approximately how many countries are there in the world?

4. Approximately how many countries are there in the world?
B. 200
C. 2,000
D. 20,000

5. 2. Approximately how many languages are spoken in the world?50
200
1500
6500

6. 3. Which country has the tallest building in the world?

7. 3. Which country has the tallest building in the world?
USA
United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia
Malaysia
Japan
China
India

8. 4. What color does a bride wear in Korea?
White
Black
Blue
Red
Yellow

9. 5. Which country is the wealthiest?
Japan
China
USA
Qatar
France
Singapore
Germany

10. Approximately how many countries are there in the world?

11. Approximately how many countries are there in the world?
B. 200
C. 2,000
D. 20,000

12. 2. Approximately how many languages are spoken in the world?50
200
1500
of these langauges have less than 1000 speakers

13. 3. Which country has the tallest building in the world?

14. 3. Which country has the tallest building in the world?
USA
United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia
Malaysia
Japan
China
India

16. 4. What color does a bride wear in Korea?
White
Black
Blue
Red
Yellow

17. 4. What color does a bride wear in Korea?
White
Black
Blue
Red
Yellow

19. 5. Which country is the wealthiest?
Japan
China
USA
Qatar
France
Singapore
Germany

20. Which country is the wealthiest?

21. Wealth = GDP per capita
Where are WE?!

22. This is our world...

23. Wealth Distribution (based on overall GDP)
Where is the money NOW?

24. Wealth Distribution
Where is the money GOING to be?

26. Our nation’s place in the world was different 60 years ago.

27. Our nation’s place in the world was different 60 years ago.

28. Today. 2016. After the Recession. - The myth of the “best language”
1945
2011 * 28

29. Goal: Every student and teacher should be able to answer the following questions: Student: What is the relevance of the subject you are studying? Teacher: What is the relevance of the subject you are teaching?
WHY ARE WE HERE?!?!?!

31. Competitive Advantage
How does your job application or college application get to the top of the pile? * 31

32. Job One: Real Proficiency
12*
(C2)
Speaking:
Adv. High
Listening:
Reading:
Adv. Low
Writing:
11*
(C1)
Speaking:
Adv. Mid
Listening:
Reading:
Int. High
Writing:
Adv. Low
10*
(C1)
Speaking:
Adv. Mid
Listening:
Reading:
Int. High
Writing:
Average High School Graduate With Two Years of Language Study 9*
(C1)
Speaking:
Adv. Low
Listening:
Reading:
Int. Mid
Writing:
Int. High 8*
(B2)
Speaking:
Int. High
Listening:
Reading:
Int. Mid
Writing: 7*
(B2)
Speaking:
Int. High
Listening:
Int. Mid
Reading:
Int. Low
Writing: 6*
(B2)
Speaking:
Int. Mid
Listening:
Reading:
Int. Low
Writing: 5*
(B1)
Speaking:
Int. Low
Listening:
Int. High
Reading:
Nov High
Writing:
Int. Mid 4*
(B1)
Speaking:
Int. Low
Listening:
Int. Mid
Reading:
Novice Mid
Writing:
High School Level 3
High School Level 2
High School Level 1
College Level 1
High School Level 7
High School AP
High School Level 6
High School Level 5
High School Level 4
College Level 2
College Level 3
College Level 4 3
(A2)
Speaking:
Novice High
Listening:
Intermediate Mid
Reading:
Novice Mid
Writing: 2
(A2)
Speaking:
Novice High
Listening:
Intermediate Low
Reading:
Novice Low
Writing: 1
(A1)
Speaking:
Novice High
Listening:
Reading:
Novice Low
Writing:
Novice Mid K
(A1)
Speaking:
Novice Mid
Listening:
Reading:
Novice Low
Writing:
University Professor
Doctor
Sales Representative
Social Worker
Health Care Worker
Police Officer
School Teacher
Aviation Personnel
Receptionist
Telephone Sales Representative
Tour Guide
Cashier * 32

33. Job one: Get thee overseas….

34. What is the Most Important Language?
French
German
English
Mandarin
Arabic
Portuguese
Spanish * 34

35. Answers
U.S. Business
Person
Japanese Business Person * 35

36. Answers
U.S. Business
Person
ENGLISH
Japanese Business Person * 36

37. The Language of the Customer
Answers
U.S. Business
Person
ENGLISH
Japanese Business Person
The Language of the Customer * 37

38. Two things Foreign Language is a Competitive Advantage
It’s not that the US is doing any worse – it’s that other countries are doing well too!

39. Die Grenzen meiner Sprache bedeuten die Grenzen meiner Welt.
-Ludwig Wittgenstein

40. The borders of my language determine the borders of my world.
-Ludwig Wittgenstein

41. Language = Life X 2

42. Language = Life X 2
… X 3… X4… X5…

43. What is Global Competence?
Investigate the World
Weigh Perspectives
Communicate Ideas
Take Action
5. Apply Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Expertise

44. So where does this leave you?

45. So where does this leave you?
How will learning a foreign language affect my life?

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