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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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2. Talent n o tge o gra phy


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3. Agingpopu lati o n inAmerica and inEu r op e


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4. His p anics andw o men willd o minate


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5. W o men will b et h e new r u lersand w o rkers


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6. Increasedimmigrati o n


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7. Hi-tec h skilledem p loy ees fr o m agl ob al poo l


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8. Over h a u l o f ed u cati o n s y stem


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9. L o wer fertilit y rate


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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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