Asia2002 Essay (Imposter) Flashcards
2012 white paper name
Australia in the Asian Century
Two initiatives
- The National Statement of Asia Literacy in Australian schools
- The NALSSP
The NALSSP
National Asian Languages and Studies in Schools Program
Fitzgerald’s paper
“Is Australia an Asian Country?” (1997)
General Fitzgerald facet
“know enough about the history and culture and geography and literature to be able to place Asian countries in context”
Narrow Fitzgerald facet
Sharing the same jokes
Competencies covered by Asia Literacy
Intellectual, socio-cultural, linguistic, political
Linguistic relativity
Language influences concepts and practices
Sapir-Wharf hypothesis
Suggests some correlation between language on one hand, and on the other hand thought and practices (habits). Thoughts and habits = ‘Culture’