TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1978
TOPLEY OPENS AIDS TO ENGLISH EXHIBITION
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THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR. KENNETH TOPLEY, TODAY ENCOURAGED TEACHERS TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN AUDIO AND VISUAL AIDS TO HELP TEACH ENGLISH IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
MR. TOPLEY WAS INAUGURATING THE +AIDS TO ENGLISH+ EXHIBITION AT THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CENTRE IN BONHAM ROAD. THE EXHIBITION, ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, PRESENTS TAPED TEACHING MATERIALS, LANGUAGE PRACTICE KITS, POLYSTYRENE FOAM MODELS, SLIDE AND PICTURE SERIES.
THE AIDS DISPLAYED AT THE EXHIBITION WERE MADE BY TEACHERS WHO HAVE ATTENDED IN-SERVICE COURSES IN THE CENTRE.
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+WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE COURSES RUN HERE IS THAT THEY ARE OF A PRACTICAL NATURE THEY GET THE TEACHERS DOING THINGS AND THE TEACHERS AFTERWARDS 'RE-DO' THEM IN THE CLASSROOM, AND SURELY THAT IS THE WHOLE POINT OF A TEACHING CENTRE,+ MR. TOPLEY SAID.
MR. TOPLEY, HOWEVER, CAUTIONED THE TEACHERS IN THE USE OF AIDS.
+WE ARE TOLD THAT THEY CAN BRIGHTEN UP THE CLASSROOM AND BRING MORE VARIETY AND INTEREST INTO THE LANGUAGE LESSON, BUT THERE IS ALWAYS A DANGER OF THE AIDS SEEMINGLY TAKING OVER A LESSON WITH THE TEACHER BEING LOST IN THE PROCESS, BURIED BENEATH ALL THE WALL CHARTS AND FLASHCARDS AND PAPER CHAINS. SO YOU HAVE GOT TO BE CAREFUL, STAY IN CONTROL AND USE THEM RATHER THAN LETTING THEM USE YOU,+ HE SAID.
+AIDS ARE FINE,+ MR. TOPLEY ADDED, BUT THEY CANNOT REPLACE THE TEACHER, IT FOLLOWS, HOWEVER, THAT THE TEACHER SHOULD KNOW HOW TO MAKE THE FULLEST USE OF THEM. AND THAT IS WHAT THIS EXHIBITION IS ALL ABOUT.+
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE ON VIEW AT THE CENTRE UNTIL MARCH 29 BEFORE IT MOVES TO THE KOWLOON CENTRE AT 1. MA TAU KOK ROAD WHERE IT WILL BE HELD BETWEEN APRIL 3 AND 8.
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