6月 06, 2021

Languages in education

The importance of education in society has always been great as it is irrespective of caste, race, gender, religion.

Educated people are treated as equals on the basis of their knowledge and competence.

In addition to this, educated people are open-minded and are able to listen and accept other people’s views regardless of the fact of how different they are.

Education offers a possibility to live independently and thus be free.

It is our shelter against financial storms and wrong decisions.

Languages in education

In 1999, at the 30th Session of UNESCO’s General Conference, countries adopted a Resolution that established the notion of ‘multilingual education’ (30 C/Res. 12) to refer to the use of at least three languages in education: the mother tongue(s), a regional or national language and an international language in education.

Since then, UNESCO has been promoting, as and when relevant, multilingual education as a means to improve learning outcomes and give life to cultural diversity.

Literacy programmes and methodologies are most relevant and respond to the needs of learners when they are context-related, bilingual and support intercultural understanding within the framework of lifelong learning. (cf. The Education 2030 Framework for Action, Target 4.6, para. 59).

Multilingual education based on the mother tongue (s) in the early years of schooling plays a key role in fostering respect for diversity and a sense of interconnectedness between countries and populations, which are core values at the heart of global citizenship. As such, it contributes to the fostering of learning to live together, in line with Target 4.7.

SDG Target 4.7

By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development.

PISA

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English in Asia

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China

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China

Education in China: The Good, The Bad & The Big Opportunities

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South Korea

A Comprehensive Guide About the Education System and International Schools

South Korea bans English education for first and second graders

The South Korean Education System

Typical English Class in Korea (GEPIK/EPIK)

Korean Sample Lesson Plan Tips | Korvia Guide

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10 Strange School Rules In SOUTH KOREA

What is it like being at school in South Korea? | BBC

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Education in Taiwan

Taiwan Guide: Education

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English Education in Taiwan and Japan TYSH

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Bilingual Nation

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Language Diplomacy and Bilingual Ambitions in Taiwan

In November 2020, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) declared her goal to turn Taiwan into a bilingual country within 10 years. Tsai’s “Bilingual Nation by 2030” agenda is aimed at achieving a high degree of English proficiency among the Taiwanese public. Taipei’s bilingual ambitions are related to several of its diplomatic and economic goals. First, Taiwan hopes to attract more foreign investment and increase international trade opportunities. The government also sees English language capacity as a means to improve international cooperation and strengthen its ties with the global community. Taiwan’s promotion of English learning—coupled with the suggestion from the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT, 美國在台協會) that Taiwan could help replace China’s closing Confucius Institutes—could be an effective method of bolstering US-Taiwan cooperation on language instruction and exchanges.

Tips for making Taiwan bilingual

By Michael Riches

As Taiwan moves toward English-only instruction in 60 percent of elementary and high schools by 2024, with the goal of having a bilingual generation by 2030, the Ministry of Education is looking to ramp up the influx of foreign teachers. Hopefully the plans go beyond this simplistic road map, because some thorny matters need to be addressed.

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