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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1978
CHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHING CENTRE PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO
TEACHERS ******
SCHOOL TEACHERS CAN OBTAIN GUIDANCE AND ADVICE CONCERNING THE TEACHING OF CHINESE LANGUAGE AT THE CHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHING CENTRE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
THE CENTRE, WHICH WAS SET UP IN 1974, WORKS HAND IN HAND WITH THE CHINESE SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP STUDENTS' PROFICIENCY IN CHINESE LANGUAGE,
REFRESHER COURSES AND SEMINARS ARE ORGANISED REGULARLY BY THE CENTRE FOR IN-SERVICE TEACHERS AT ITS TWO OFFICES IN BONHAM ROAD AND MA TAU KOK GOVERNMENT OFFICES.
THESE GATHERINGS AIM TO HELP TEACHERS DEVELOP EFFECTIVE TEACHING TECHNIQUES AS WELL AS TO HELP THEM GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE SUBJECT AND THE SYLLABUS.
THE CENTRE ORGANISED 57 CLASSES IN 1976/77 FOR 1,964 TEACHERS. IN 1977/78, 55 CLASSES WERE HELD WITH AN ATTENDANCE OF 2,098.
WORKSHOPS ARE ALSO ORGANISED FOR TEACHERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE REFRESHER COURSES SO THAT THEY CAN DEVISE PROJECTS TO BE TRIED OUT IN CLASS,
THE CENTRE ALSO ACTS AS A RESOURCE CENTRE TO COLLECT TEACHING METHODS AND MATERIAL, AND TO ADAPT THEM TO SUIT HONG KONG STUDENTS.
IN THIS CONNECTION, A TEACHING PACKAGE HAS RECENTLY BEEN JOINTLY DESIGNED BY THE CENTRE AND THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO HELP TEACHERS WITH THE TEACHING OF CHINESE IN LOWER PRIMARY CLASSES.
THE PACKAGE CONTAINS SUPPLEMENTARY READING SHEETS,
A TEACHER'S HANDBOOK AND A SERIES OF COLOURED PICTURES THAT ARE SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO FEATURE EVENTS AND OBJECTS FAMILIAR TO HONG KONG STUDENTS.
TEACHERS CAN VISIT THE DISPLAY ROOMS AT THE CENTRE'S TWO OFFICES WHERE TEACHING AIDS, SUCH AS COLOUR SLIDES AND TAPES, ARE EXHIBITED.
IN ADDITION, A LANGUAGE LABORATORY AND A RECORDING ROOM ARE BEING SET UP AT THE KOWLOON OFFICE.
THE CHINESE SECTION SENDS INSPECTORS REGULARLY TO SCHOOLS TO GIVE ADVICE AND TO CARRY OUT EXPERIMENTAL PROJECTS WITH THE HELP OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.
A CHINESE SUPPLEMENTARY READING SCHEME WAS SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED BY THE SECTION RECENTLY IN BELILIOS PUBLIC SCHOOL AND CLEMENTI MIDDLE SCHOOL.
A JOINT EXHIBITION OF THE TEACHING MATERIAL USED IN THE SCHEME WAS HELD LAST JULY AND WAS VISITED BY MORE THAN 500 SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS.
ADDITION.