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Asia Literacy – imperatives for the Australian Classroom
Pre-service teachers
Melbourne University
The moral imperative….
I am future’s child…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.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard said“It is impossible to conceive of a future Australian education system that does not take the study of Asia seriously.”
Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd wants:“Australia to become the most Asia-literate country in the Western world.”
Speech to Asia Society 11th Annual Dinner, 6 April 2008, New YorkThe Hon Julia Gillard MP, Speech, AEF National Forum, Adelaide 19 May 2008
“India, China and other Asian nations are growing and their influence is increasing. Australians need to become ‘Asia literate’, engaging and building strong relationships with Asia.”
Goal 2:All young Australiansbecome successful learners, confident and creative individuals, and active andinformed citizens
“active and informed citizens…are able to relate and communicate across cultures, especially in relation to cultures and countries of the Asia-Pacific.”
Global and regionally-engaged
Asia-literate young Australians
Physical, Personal and Social Learning
Discipline-based Learning
Interdisciplinary Learning
What are the Victorian Essential Learnings on Asia?
Essential learnings on AsiaHumanities - History Understanding of cultural groups in Australia Investigations of Asia Pacific Region Investigate Ancient (China) and Medieval societies (Asia or Islamic society) Consider Australia’s social, political and cultural structures and traditions Investigate events leading to multiculturalism Learn about global interconnections Impact of key events in twentieth and twenty first century Consider key leaders
Humanities - Geography Investigate characteristics of Asia and the Pacific Region Investigate environmental issues such as forest use and global warming Interaction of human activities with natural environment and study issues such as
global warming, climate change, land degradation and desertification, and air and water pollution.
Impact of globalisation
Humanities - Economics Develop understandings of how Australian economy is managed in international
context Examine role of globalisation in influencing Australia’s standard of living
Essential learnings on AsiaThe Arts Discuss artists from different cultural contexts Work as an ensemble to explore cultural diversity Learn and present dance sequences from different cultures
English Many opportunities exist to integrate studies of Asia perspectives across the
English Domain. This can be achieved through selecting a range of culturally diverse texts.
Civics and Citizenship Consider experiences of diverse cultural groups Consider values important in a multicultural society Compare legal processes to those of other cultures Research global issues Investigate concept of human rights Explore Australia’s multicultural society – consider refugee problem
So what is an
Asia-literate young
Australian??
How Asia-literate are YOU??
Fast facts of Asia….
?% of the world’s population
?% of the earth’s land
Fastest growing economies?
Some religions practiced in Asia?
2 most populous nations?
World’s most widely spoken first language?
Australia’s largest trading partner?
World’s largest democracy?
Where in Asia can snow be found?
60%
30%
China and India
Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Shintoism
China and India
Mandarin
China
India
Mongolia, China, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Japan, Korea, Pakistan
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.
What do you see??
Understand ‘Asia’
Developed informed attitudes and values
toward Asian people, events, lifestyles, ideas
Of plurality, interdependence
Critically analyse stereotyped views of Asia
What is an Asia-literate student?
Inspirations
Where do these images come from?
What period of time do they come from?
Where did it come from?• Write down the origin of each invention on your sheet.
Understand ‘Asia’
Developed informed attitudes and values
Know about contemporary and traditional Asia
Cultures, societies, beliefs
Contributions of Asia to human endeavour
Know about events and issues to explain the history and added to world development.
What is an Asia-literate student?
What’s the news across the nation….
Understand ‘Asia’
Developed informed attitudes and values
Know about contemporary and traditional Asia
Connect Asia to Australia
Current trends common to Australia, Asia, the world
Increasing cultural diversity has added to Australian society and culture
Historical and current Australia-Asia engagement, co-operation tensions and friendship
What is an Asia-literate student?
Culture as layers
Culture is like an apple
• The Skin – Observed: Language, Food, Architecture, Fashion, Art
• The Flesh – Norms & Values: Beliefs, attitudes and conventions
• The Core – Basic Assumptions: Unquestioned behaviour - tradition
Iceberg of culture
• Layers, Iceberg and Apples
• Select the model you resonate with most.
• Discuss what resonates and why.
Human Graph
Understand ‘Asia’
Developed informed attitudes and values
Know about contemporary and traditional Asia
Connect Asia to Australia
Communicate
Develop intercultural skills and understandings to engage in diverse cultures at home and abroad
Communicate in one or more Asian languages
What is an Asia-literate student?
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Features of an Asia-literate school
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An Asia Literate school can be summarised as: - The school community acknowledges the place of the Studies of Asia and Australia (SOAA) in the school documents and has a policy of incorporating these studies across learning areas in accordance with the National Statement on Engaging Young Australians with the Studies of Asia in Australian schools.
POLICY
*Audit curriculum, resources and staff to identify baseline and identify areas for improvement.
*School action plan being developed by an interested group of educators using the National Statement as a guide.
*There is a school action plan to implement the SOAA as set out in the national statement and it is being implemented.
CURRICULUM
SOAA is delivered in small, occasional unrelated tasks.SOAA occur in some learning areas presented through various topics.
SOAA are sequential and inter-related with multiple entry points for students.
The curriculum has some Asian content or stand-alone Asian studies.
SOAA is found in several learning areas and year levels.The curriculum reflects the integrated scope & sequence of SOAA across the learning areas and the year levels.
IMPLEMENTATION
Some teachers working in an isolated approach in some learning areas or across the curriculum.
Some teachers working together in learning areas or year levels across the curriculum or year levels.
There is a team commitment to a whole school, across the curriculum approach to the SOAA.
STUDENT OUTCOMES
Student learning is typically around food, flags, festivals and folktales of Asia.
Student learning develops positive values, attitudes and skills enabling them to develop intercultural understandings of and about Asia.
Student learning involves deep and rich learning tasks and intercultural understandings.
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