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Tables
Table A1: Starting grade for English Instruction
Economy |
Year(as of 2004) |
Year(as of 2007) |
Australia |
1 |
1* |
Brunei Darussalam |
-- |
K* |
Canada |
-- |
1* |
Chile |
5 |
5 |
Hong Kong |
1 |
1* |
Indonesia |
7 |
3 |
Japan |
7 |
7 |
Korea |
3 |
-- |
Malaysia |
-- |
1 |
New Zealand |
1 |
1* |
Peru |
7 |
-- |
Philippines |
n/a |
-- |
Singapore |
1 |
1* |
Chinese Taipei |
5 |
3 |
Thailand |
1 |
1 |
USA |
1 |
1 (9 for most foreign languages) |
Average |
3 |
1.9 |
*TEFL/TESL/TEAL (Teaching of English as an Additional Language)
Table A2a: Hours of English per week and grade level (as of 2004)
Economy/Grade |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Average |
Australia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N/a |
Chile |
|
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Hong Kong |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Indonesia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
Japan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
Korea |
|
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
2.8 |
New Zealand |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N/a |
Peru |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
2 |
Philippines |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N/a |
Singapore |
8.5 |
8.5 |
7.5 |
6.5 |
7 |
7 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
|
|
6.3 |
Chinese Taipei |
|
|
|
|
1.5 |
1.5 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3.3 |
Thailand |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N/a |
Average |
6.8 |
6.8 |
4.5 |
4.1 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
3.6 |
4 |
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