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NOTE TO EDITORS.
PHOTOGRAPHS OF SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
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COPIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR DENYS ROBERTS AND THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR AUGUSTINE CHUI KAM WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION FROM GIS PRÉSS BOXES THIS (MONDAY) EVENING FOR YOUR RECORD AND EDITORIAL USE.
IT WOULD BE MOST APPRECIATED IF YOU WOULD USE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS WHEN THE OCCASION ARISES.
REFRESHER COURSE FOR TEACHERS OF ENGLISH
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TEACHERS OF ENGLISH IN GOVERNMENT AND AIDED PRIMARY
SCHOOLS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO IMPROVE THEIR SPOKEN ENGLISH AT A REFRESHER COURSE RUN BY THE BRITISH COUNCIL AT THE REQUEST OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,
THE COURSE WILL BE HELD ON MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND THURSDAYS FROM MAY 1 TO JULY 23.
THERE WILL BE A MORNING SESSION FROM 9 AM TO 11.30 AM, OR IF PARTICIPANTS PREFER, AN AFTERNOON SESSION FROM 2 PM TO 4.30 PM.
TOTAL DURATION OF THE COURSE WILL BE 90 HOURS.
+THE MAIN AIMS OF THE COURSE ARE TO IMPROVE TEACHERS' FLUENCY AND CONFIDENCE IN SPOKEN ENGLISH, AND TO INTRODUCE TEACHERS TO A RANGE OF COMMUNICATIVE TEACHING TECHNIQUES,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID.
AS A FOLLOW-UP TO FURTHER IMPROVE PARTICIPANTS' PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH, HE SAID, ARRANGEMENTS NAVE ALSO BEEN MADE FOR TEACHERS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE REFRESHER COURSE TO ENROL FOR ONE TERM OF ABOUT THREE MONTHS IN THE ENGLISH CLASSES AT THE BRITISH COUNCIL.
THERE WILL BE PLACES FOR 25 TEACHERS IN EACH SESSION AND APPLICATIONS WILL BE TREATED ON A FIRST-COME FIRST-SERVED BASIS.
ALL CLASSES WILL BE HELD IN THE BRITISH COUNCIL, 253-261 HENNESSY ROAD, WAN CHAI,
NOMINATIONS BY HEADS OF SCHOOLS MUST BE RETURNED BEFORE APRIL 18 TO THE PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR, ENGLISH, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, LEE GARDENS, 5TH FLOOR, HYSAN AVENUE, HONG KONG.
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