Student's Book – Dec 2009 (5.9mb) - The Curriculum Project

exercisecomprehensionA. What kind of agreement was the Bangkok Declaration?B. Who were the members of ASEAN in 1999?ASEAN: ObjectivesIn the beginning, ASEAN had four main objectives: to increase economic growth, encouragesocial progress, develop local culture, and protect peace and stability in the region.In 1997, there was a financial crisis in Asia. ASEAN members met to discuss their economicobjectives in Chiang Mai. They decided to integrate the smaller ASEAN economies with thelarger economies in the region such as China, Japan and South Korea.In order to preserve peace and stability, ASEAN members signed the Southeast Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty in 2001. The treaty aims to rid the region of nuclear weapons.In 2003, ASEAN members recognised that democracy was a key element to regional stabilityby signing the Bali Concord II. The Concord states that all ASEAN members believe in thedemocratic process. Non-democratic members all agreed that members should try to achievedemocratic processes.In the 21 st century, ASEAN added the protection of the environment to their list of objectives. Inorder to reduce haze pollution in Southeast Asia, members signed the ASEAN Agreement onTrans-boundary Haze Pollution in 2002. Unfortunately the initiative has not been successful andhaze continues to be a large problem.exercisecomprehension,rephrasingUsing both of the texts about ASEAN, explain in your own words what important eventshappened in Southeast Asia on each of the following dates:a. 1967b. 1984c. 1997d. 2002e. 2003extensionmind-mappingComplete the mind map below with the information from the text about the activitiesof ASEAN and add more ideas of your own on what kinds of issues ASEAN would orshould be involved in.trust buildingPeace and StabilitynegotiationCultural DevelopmentASEANbetter integrationEconomicGrowth58