Asia and Literacy in the Classroom

The moral imperative….

The moral imperative….I am future’s child. I am 16 years old. I will be alive and well in 2070.

My children will see the 22nd century.Can you even imagine what the world will be like for them?

Wherever I live and work I will certainly be mixing in a multi national, multi cultural and multi faith setting; white people may be the ethnic minority.

Are you confident you can design a curriculum that will equip me to live in my world?

I am sixteen years old and I am sitting in one of your classrooms today.

• Master Chef – Adam Liaw

• Kinky Girlinki

• Surfers

Why Asia? – what’s the relevance?!

Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians

Goal 1Equity and Excellence: schooling contributes to a socially cohesive societyGoal 2Successful learners: able to make sense of their worldConfident and creative individuals: have a sense of self worth and identity; relate well to othersActive 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…’

General Capability – Intercultural Understanding:required by all students

Cross Curriculum Priority – Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia: priority for all students

Australian Curriculum

What is Asia Literacy???

Global and regionally-engaged Asia-literate young Australians

How Asia literate you??

Countries of Asia?

What is an Asia-literate student?

Understand ‘Asia’Explain ‘Asia’ – geography, history, culture, economy

Understand diversity – environments, cultures, beliefs, societies

Understand importance of economic, strategic, cultural links with world and Australia.

Understand ‘Asia’

Developed informed attitudes and valuestoward Asian people, events, lifestyles, ideas

Of plurality, interdependence

Critically analyse stereotyped views of Asia

What is an Asia-literate student?

The River….

Understand ‘Asia’Developed informed attitudes and valuesKnow about contemporary and traditional AsiaConnect Asia to AustraliaCommunicate

Develop intercultural skills and understandings to engage in diverse cultures at home and abroadCommunicate in one or more Asian languages

What is an Asia-literate student?

The Wishing

Cupboard

http://www.libbyhathorn.com/lh/Wishing/

Strategies….

• Examine the strategies at the end of each chapter

• Select three favourites and explain how you might use them in reference to The Wishing Cupboard

• As a group pick one to share with everyone else

Writing processes, forms, conventions and strategies….

Literature from/about Asia

• Take a fiction or picture story book and have a quick review.

• Consider which age level you think it would be appropriate and how you could use it

https://studiesofasia.wikispaces.com

Hands-on resources

• Select a non-fiction text• What age group is it appropriate for?• How would you use this in a literacy class?• Where/how else could you use this?

https://studiesofasia.wikispaces.com/