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1 International education: English education that moves you?

2 Delia School of Canada, Hong Kong K-12 Ontario Curriculum School

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5 Pakistan Canada UK China Hong Kong

6 A worrying trend...English and international education, at what cost?

7 “Not local education/foreign pedagogy”
Global Mindedness English Medium of Instruction Foreign Curriculum The IB Internationally diverse student body A pathway to western universities

8 Learn English Recognized high school diploma

9 Loss of First Language

10 Importance of First Language Foundation

11 ?

12 Freedom Equality of Opportunity

13 Equality of Opportunity: whose responsibility?

14 Equality of Opportunity: to learn English?

15 Local Public Schools cheap “old school” inaccessible

16 Monolingual International Schools emigrate
join English overseas institutions

17 Bilingual Schools need dominant language group vague term

18 Government Intervention

19 Rise of China and challenge of status quo
500,000 overseas students 30% of Australian University students

20 English best viewed as “second language”?

21 By 2050 US largest Spanish speaking Country

22 Questions to ponder English aspirations in emerging markets? Government inattentiveness? Bilingual ambitions for Anglo countries? Language a form of “remaining”?

23 Parents: At what cost do you desire English?
Stakeholders Parents: At what cost do you desire English? Schools/Thought leaders: Most English = Most mobile. Most mobile = international? Governments: Should you outsource your education?


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