MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1976
SECONDARY ETV SEMINARS FOR TEACHERS
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THE ETV DIVISION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS TO HOLD A SERIES OF EIGHT SEMINARS FOR HEADS AND TEACHERS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO ACQUAINT THEM WITH THE ETV PROGRAMMES WHICH WILL BE TRANSMITTED BY THE THREE COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STATIONS FROM SEPTEMBER 13,
THE SEMINARS WILL TAKE PLACE AT QUEEN ELIZABETH SCHOOL FROM AUGUST 25 TO 27 BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 4 P.M. THEY WILL BE CONDUCTED MAINLY IN CANTONESE.
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EACH SEMINAR WILL LAST ABOUT TWO HOURS DURING WHICH THE ETV TEACHING SYLLABUS FOR FORM 1 WILL BE DISCUSSED. TEACHERS WILL ALSO BE SHOWN HOW TO OPERATE THE TELEVISION SETS AND VIDEO CASSETTE TAPE RECORDERS TO RECEIVE AND RECORD THE PROGRAMMES WHICH WILL BE TRANSMITTED IN COLOUR.
MORE THAN 2,000 SECONDARY TEACHERS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE SEMINARS.
DURING THE NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR, THERE WILL BE 16 SECONDARY ETV PROGRAMMES ON EACH OF THE FOLLOWING FOUR SUBJECTS: CHINESE LANGUAGE, ENGLISH LANGUAGE, MATHEMATICS AND SOCIAL STUDIES.
EVERY FORTNIGHT THERE WILL BE A NEW PROGRAMME, EACH LASTING ABOUT 20 MINUTES. EIGHT PROGRAMMES ON EACH OF THE FOUR SUBJECTS WILL BE TRANSMITTED FROM SEPTEMBER 13, 1976 TO JANUARY 14 NEXT YEAR WHILE THE REMAINING EIGHT PROGRAMMES WILL BE TELEVISED BETWEEN JANUARY 31 AND JUNE 24.
THE HOURS OF TRANSMISSION ARE: 8.55 A.M. - 9.15 A.M. AND 9.45 A.M. - 10.05 A.M. ON RTV (ENGLISH CHANNEL), 10.35 A.M. 10.55 A.M. AND 1.55 P.M. - 2.15 P.M. ON HK-TVB (PEARL NETWORK), AND 3.20 P.M.- 3.40 P.M. AND 5.35 P.M. - 5.55 P.M. ON CTV.
THE PROGRAMMES WILL INITIALLY HAVE AN AUDIENCE OF 80,000 FORM 1 PUPILS INCREASING TO MORE THAN 250,000 PUPILS IN FORMS 1 TO 3 IN SEPTEMBER 1978. WITH THE FULL EXTENSION OF ETV TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS, THE EVENTUAL AUDIENCE OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PUPILS WILL BE IN THE REGION OF 600,000 CHILDREN.
ETV IN HONG KONG IS IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS, BRINGING THE SKILLS OF RELATIVELY FEW SPECIALIST TEACHERS TO MANY, SUPPLYING VALUABLE IN-SERVICE TRAINING FOR TEACHERS AND FACILITATING CURRICULUM REFORM AND DEVELOPMENT WHERE NECESSARY.
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