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MORE countries now want their citizens to learn English.

Associate professor Phyllis Chew of Nanyang University in Singapore made the observation during the Cebu International ESL (English as a Second Language) Conference at Diplomat Hotel, Cebu City last Saturday.

She said that the trend is the result of the change in the status of women in society, increase in migration and transmigration, knowledge explosion and information technology, the writing revolution, and the rise of a global language.

“Teachers need to know these changes. English, it seems, has raced ahead of its competitors. For the last 20 years, so many want to learn it,” she said.

Chew said Singapore, for one, is attracting many Koreans who want to learn to speak English.
The Philippines, India and Malaysia are among the Asian nations that are known as good English teachers because they have been using the language as their medium of instruction, she noted.
“The fast way of mastering English now is through content. And speed is crucial in the process. Many learn English quickly because this has been used as a medium of instruction when they started school. They have been immersed in an English acquisition-rich environment since they were young,” Chew said.

Being known as a nation with a pool of good English speakers, she added, will boost the influx of international students who want to learn English.

The Koreans made up 27.83 percent of Cebu’s tourist market from January to June 2009. According to the Department of Tourism, most of them come to Cebu to study English.
Meanwhile, the knowledge explosion and information technology (IT) across the globe also signaled the need for teachers to incorporate IT in their methodology for learners, especially the young, to easily cope and “survive” in their studies, Chew said.

The IT aspect of learning is characterized by digitization of learning materials, production of e-books (electronic books) and creation of Ebraries (electronic libraries), she said.
“Integration of IT also makes online education possible and enables learners to do many things (while on the Internet),” said Chew.

She pointed out that a good method of teaching English will depend on existing variables—such as time, type of students, place and culture—that teachers have to assess before conducting their lessons. Tuesday, August 11, 2009 http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/more-nations-want-english-language-skills

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Filipinos see job prospects in culinary schools

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines, which for decades has supplied the world with a steady stream of seafarers, nurses, caregivers and domestic helpers, is now exporting practitioners of a cutting-edge trade: chefs.

"Chefs are the new rock stars now. Everyone wants to be a chef," said Ian Padilla, a Filipino chef entre metier at Parisian restaurant Taillevent, a Michelin two-star establishment.
"When I started, there were hardly any culinary schools here ... And there was no chef, it was just the cook. When I got back, there are culinary schools everywhere," said Padilla, who came home recently to judge a cooking competition.

7/28/09 click this link to read the complete article http://www.vancouversun.com/Filipinos+prospects+culinary+schools/920071/story.html

Taiwan needs 150 factory workers—POEA

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration is facilitating the employment of 120 male and 30 female factory workers through the special hiring program for Taiwan in cooperation with Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Meco).
Qualified applicants have until July 31, 2009 to submit a detailed resume with job description, school credentials, employment certificates, passport copy, and two pieces of 2x2 recent picture at the Manpower Registry Division, Window I, ground floor, Blas F. Ople Building in Ortigas Avenue corner EDSA, Mandaluyong City. Read the complete article here at this link 7/23/09 Global Nation http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20090723-216883/Taiwan-needs-150-factory-workersPOEA

Comelec to hire 120,000 IT experts for 2010 polls

As many as 120,000 information technology experts will be tapped by the Commission on Elections and its private partners for the automation of the 2010 polls.

The automation process was under way and the hiring of workers had started, since the Supreme Court had refused to grant the petition of a citizens’ group for an injunction to stop the Comelec from signing the contract, officials said.

Of the required number of IT experts, the Comelec will hire around 80,000 as technical evaluators to help poll officers supervise the elections at the voting precincts, according to Commissioner Rene Sarmiento.

Another 40,000 workers will be enlisted by Smartmatic-Total Information Management, the consortium that won the poll automation contract, either as surveyors or machine installers or information officers. http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=news3_july13_2009
7/13/09 Manila Standard Read the complete article at the link above click it

Overseas Workers Welfare Administration

What are OWWA’s mandates and objectives?

The agency has a two-fold mandate:
a. Delivery of welfare services and benefits; and
b. Ensuring capital build-up and fund viability
Objectives:
a. Protect the interest and promote the welfare of OFWs in recognition of their valuable contribution to the overall development effort;
b. Facilitate the implementation of the provisions of the Labor Code concerning the responsibility of the government to promote the well-being of OFWs;
c. Provide social and welfare services to OFWs, including insurance, social work assistance, legal assistance, cultural services, and remittance services;
d. Ensure the efficiency of collection and the viability and sustainability of the fund through sound and judicious investment and fund management policies;
e. Undertake studies and researches for the enhancement of their social, economic and cultural well-being; and
f. Develop, support and finance specific projects for the welfare of OFWs.


What workers assistance and on-site services are available?
The OWWA provides and sustains assistance to all its members in all its regional and overseas offices.
Services that may be availed of on-site include:
1. Locating missing OFWs;
2. Providing information and guidance;
3. Psycho-social counseling and conciliation services;
4. Medical and legal assistance, outreach missions, and training, among others.
On behalf of the OFW, the OWWA may provide appropriate representation with employers, agents and host authorities. visit the OWWA site to read more http://www.owwa.gov.ph/news/2009/07/faq/

Good English the ticket to lucrative jobs—Gullas, Cebu

“Around 20 to 30 years ago, even our taxi drivers could speak straight English. Now, many of them have a problem speaking the language clearly,” Gullas said.

Gullas pointed out that in India’s recent economic boom, their citizens with English skills were the ones who benefitted from it. “This is because they are the ones cornering the good-paying jobs,” noted the educator-turned-lawmaker. He said those without the skills were left behind. “Without access to gainful employment, they remain mired in poverty, amid the economic boom there,” he further stated.

Congressman Gullas, Cebu