10万菲律宾英语教师将来华，他们水平如何？| Filipino English teachers look to China
在出发前往中国出席博鳌亚洲论坛2018年年会前，菲律宾总统杜特尔特表示，这次去中国有一个大任务——向中方推介菲律宾的英语教育，力争为10万菲律宾英语教师“落实工作”。
新华社报道称，中菲双方已签署相关协议。
小编初中时的英文外教之一就是菲律宾人。相信很多人和当时的小编一样，心里有一个问号：菲律宾英语教师水平如何？
Laying the ground for employment of about 100,000 Filipino English teachers in China – that’s one goal Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte wanted to achieve during his four-day visit to China for the Boao Forum earlier this month.
The document called the MOU on the Employment of Filipino Teachers of English Language in China was signed by Philippine Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III and Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua, according to Xinhua News Agency.
The agreement, which is valid for two years and is subject to renewal, will allow 2,000 Filipino English language teachers to work in China starting this year.
However, English learners in China have been wondering why they would have teachers from their neighboring country, instead of those from the UK and the US.
Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines' president, speaks at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference in Boao, China, on April 10, 2018. /VCG Photo
菲律宾人能说流利英语吗？
Do Filipinos speak fluent English?
英语是菲律宾的官方语言之一，菲律宾人从小就接受双语教育，大部分菲人能讲流利的英语。
菲律宾在政府公文和对外贸易中也普遍使用英语。很多欧美企业将其海外呼叫中心设在菲律宾。
美国教育考试服务中心曾根据托福考试成绩对各国的英语水平进行过评估，菲律宾人的英语水平排名亚洲第三，仅次于新加坡和印度。
Most of the Filipinos have received bilingual education, as Filipino and English are both official languages of the country.
English is also generally available in documents regarding government affairs and international trade. Companies from the Europe and the US prefer to set their call centers abroad in the Philippines.
The English level of Filipinos ranks the third in Asia, right after Singaporeans and Indians, according to the Educational Testing Service (ETS) based on the TOEFL test scores.
Philippine call centers service U.S. clients around the clock, but would be vulnerable if martial law in Mindanao is extended nationwide. /Reuters Photo
教师的专业水平如何？
How good are English teachers from Philippines?
菲律宾海外就业署代理署长贝尔纳德•奥拉利亚表示，菲律宾人赴中国担任英语教师需满足以下条件：
- 学士（或以上）学历
- TESOL暨国际英语教师资格证书
- 相应托福考试成绩
- 相关培训经历
- 两年以上的英语教学经验
- 良好的沟通能力
According to Bernard Olalia, the officer-in-charge of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), English teachers must meet the following requirements to teach in China:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Certification of Teachers of English to Speakers of other Language (TESOL)
- Scores of Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
- Training certificate
- At least two years of English teaching experience
- Good communication skills
对于菲律宾英语教师进入中国，菲律宾教育部原副部长安东尼奥•巴尔德斯对新华社记者介绍说，菲律宾的英语教师相较于其他国家的英语教师有很多优势：第一，菲律宾英语教师的目标薪酬较低；第二，菲律宾人适应性强，大多数菲律宾人性情温和谦逊且工作勤奋；第三，菲律宾政府有比较成熟的海外劳工派遣制度和管理规范。
English teachers from the Philippines are competitive, Xinhua News Agency cited the Philippines former education minister as saying. The expected salaries are relatively low, while the characters of Filipinos are mild, modest and hard-working, according to the former official. Besides, the regulations of working overseas are strict.
Young Filipinos fill in forms at a state-organized job fair for outsourcing firms in the Philippines outside the presidential palace in Manila. /Reuters Photo
多少菲律宾人在海外工作？
How many Filipinos work overseas?
菲律宾每年向海外派遣大量英语教师，主要输出对象国包括泰国、越南、柬埔寨、日本、韩国以及部分中东和拉美国家。
此外，菲国内还有大量的英语培训学校，每年都会接收大量前来学习英语的日韩学生。
A lot of English teachers from the Philippines work in countries including Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Japan, South Korea and some countries in the Middle East and Latin America.
There are also students from Japan and South Korea learning the language in the Philippines.
菲律宾是世界劳务输出大国之一，海外劳务汇款是菲国民经济的重要支柱，约占GDP的9%。
菲在海外工作的合同劳务人员约为240万，约占总人口的2.4％。按职业类别来看，菲律宾海外劳工主要分为以下几类：服务人员（包括家务管理员、看护等），约占海外劳工的37.8%；专家和各类技术人员，约占海外劳工的20%；制造业工人，约占海外劳工的15%；贸易人员，约占海外劳工的16%。
海外劳工在菲律宾国内也享有较高的社会地位——菲政府将每年的6月7日定为“海外劳工日”。
Export of labor services plays an important role in the Philippine economy, as remittance from overseas Filipino workers accounts for 9% of the GDP.
There are about 2.4 million Filipinos working overseas under contracts, which accounts for 2.4% of the total population. Many are housekeepers, technicians, manufacturing workers and businessmen.
Filipinos who work overseas reportedly enjoy higher social status – the Philippines marks “Filipino Migrants Day” every June 7 as a way of celebrating the signing into law of Republic Act 8042 or the Migrant Workers Act of 1995.