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Can you guess what these
numbers represent?9,000,000
58006,400,000,000
26,800,0004/100
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9,000,000 functional illiterates5800 Filipinos are born daily
$6,400,000,000 BPO investments26,800,000 Filipino youth population4/100 pass call center exams
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Knowledge economy andassessment reform in ELT
Dr. Sterling M. Plata
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Objectives:
Discuss global movementsExplain the role of English language
proficiency (ELP)in the knowledgeeconomyConnect the role of ELP Standards andthe future of the Philippine economy
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Its a different world now
It wasnt just the recession; it was the start
of a new economic order. The center of gravity shifting to the east The population is ageing in developed
economies The world is increasingly multi-polar.
Schumacker, 2010)
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Top 10 W o rkf o rce Trends
1. A gl ob al warf o r talent
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Top 10 W o rkf o rce Trends
2. Talent n o tge o gra phy
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Top 10 W o rkf o rce Trends
3. Agingpopu lati o n inAmerica and inEu r op e
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Top 10 W o rkf o rce Trends
4. His p anics andw o men willd o minate
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Top 10 W o rkf o rce Trends
5. W o men will b et h e new r u lersand w o rkers
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Top 10 W o rkf o rce Trends
6. Increasedimmigrati o n
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Top 10 W o rkf o rce Trends
7. Hi-tec h skilledem p loy ees fr o m agl ob al poo l
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Top 10 W o rkf o rce Trends
8. Over h a u l o f ed u cati o n s y stem
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Top 10 W o rkf o rce Trends
9. L o wer fertilit y rate
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Top 10 W o rkf o rce Trends
10. Lack o f skilled w o rkers
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K nowledge economy
We are entering a new age, an ageof knowledge, in which the key
strategic resource necessary for prosperity has become knowledge
itself educated people, their
ideas and innovation, and their entrepreneurial spirit. (Bloch, 1988)
PILLARS OF KBEPILLARS OF KBE
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PILLARS OF KBEPILLARS OF KBE
K nowledge becomesthe key engine of economic growth.K nowledge economy isone where knowledgeis acquired, created,disseminated andapplied to enhanceeconomic development.
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K nowledge Economy skills
Solution-oriented thinking
Gathering and researching informationTeam work and collaborationPresentation and communication skills
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Regions must create and sustain a highly educated and innovative workforce
and the capacity to generate and apply new knowledge, supported through policies and investments in developing human capital,technological innovation and entrepreneurial skills.
A ROADMAP TO THE PHILIPPINES FUTURE: TOWARDS ATOWARDS AKNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE- -BASED ECONOMYBASED ECONOMY
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DepEd study
There are gross inconsistencies between meansand ends.There are gross inconsistencies between thekind of leaner/graduate that the schools desireto produce and the strategies they employ. For example, instruction is still predominantlyauthoritative and textbook-based, learning isrecipient and reproductive, supervision iscommonly prescriptive and directive, andassessment is basically focused more on
judging rather than improving performance.
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Bautista, Bernardo, and Ocampo (2008) pointed out that:
The key competency that should be targeted by allschool systems is subsumed under the expandeddefinition of functional literacy. For example, theOrganisation for Economic Co-operation andDevelopment or OECD defines functional literacy ast he capaci ty t o access, in t egra t e, evalua t e and manage informa t ion and knowledge. I t provideslearners a window t o t he world and t he linguis t ic,t ex t ual and s y mbolic t ools t o engage wi t h t heworld as ac t ing and au t onomous individualsint erac t ing wi t h various groups on paper, thevarious DepED and CHED curricular statements makereference to such goals and aspirations. But what wefind in these national curricula are still isolated bits of knowledge and skills which are clearly inadequatecompared to the expanded concepts of functionalliteracy and transformational citizenship (p.69).
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The European Chamber of Commerce warnedrecently that 75 percent of the country's annual400,000 college graduates have "sub-standard
English skills".
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Senator Edgardo Angara recently described thedeterioration of the
country's school system
as a "ticking bomb"."We have practically squandered our
intellectual
capital," he said at a seminar.
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Secondary education can act as abottleneck, constricting the
expansion of educational attainmentand opportunityor it can open up
pathways for students advancement.
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Language Assessment (APEC-
EDNET )1. Language policy
2. Language content standards (whatstudents need to know and do)3. Language performance standards
(areas and levels of performance)
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The role of English proficiency standards
The English Language Curriculum-SingaporeThe English Language curriculum in school will help
pupils become independent lifelonglearners, creative thinkers and
problem solvers who can communicateeffectively in English. Pupils will read widely, learn howto analyse and evaluate language and the media, andrespond creatively to problems and new
technology.
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2010 Dep Ed Curriculum
General standard: The learner understands key concepts and
demonstrates literary andcommunicative competence inthe study of different genres of Philippine,
Afro-Asian, British-America, and WorldLiterature
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The role of English proficiency standards
"The employment of Filipinos overseas will
soon be overtaken by China andIndia,"Gullas said, warning that Filipino engineers
in the Middle East risk being dislodged byIndian and Chinese engineers who not
only speak better English, but analyze andwrite reports in English better.
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Its the action thats important. Youhave to do the right thing. It may notbe in your power, may not be in your time that therell be any fruit. Butthat doesnt mean you stop doingthe right thing. You may never knowwhat results come from your action.But if you do nothing, there will be
no results. Gandhi
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Dr. Sterling M. [email protected]
Dept. of English and AppliedLinguistics, A1501, DLSU
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