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MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1980
SEMINARS ON PRACTICAL ENGLISH
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A SERIES OF SEMINARS WILL BE HELD SHORTLY FOR LECTURERS IN ENGLISH IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTES TO ACQUAINT THEM WITH THE PRESENT SITUATION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSE DESIGN.
THE FOCUS WILL BE ON PRACTICAL APPLICATION IN THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES OF CURRENT TRENDS IN LANGUAGE TEACHING.
ENTITLED +ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES+, THE SEMINARS ARE JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE AND THE WORKING PARTY ON ENGLISH FOR LECTURERS IN ENGLISH IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTES.
THEY WILL BE HELD AT LEE WAI LEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE IN KOWLOON TONG EVERY WEDNESDAY BETWEEN JUNE 11 AND JULY 9 FROM 9.30 AM TO 12.30 PM. THERE WILL ALSO BE ONE ON SATURDAY, JUNE 21 FROM 9.30 AM TO 12 NOON.
GUEST SPEAKERS AND CONSULTANTS WILL INCLUDE STAFF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, BRITISH COUNCIL AND THE CIVIL SERVICE TRAINING DIVISION.
MUSIC FOR BLIND STUDENTS
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THE NEXT CONCERT IN THE MUSIC FOR THE MILLIONS+ SERIES, ORGANISED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE, WILL MOVE TO THE EBENEZER SCHOOL AND HOME FOR THE BLIND TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
THE MUSIC OFFICE'S CHINESE MUSIC INSTRUCTOR ORCHESTRA, CONDUCTED BY MR TONG LEUNG-TAK, WILL PLAY A NUMBER OF POPULAR CHINESE CLASSICAL TUNES. STUDENTS WITH MUSIC TALENTS AT THE SCHOOL WILL ALSO BE INVITED TO DEMONSTRATE. THEIR PROGRAMME WILL FEATURE TWO RECORDER ENSEMBLES AND A VOCAL SOLO.
THE EBENEZER SCHOOL AND HOME FOR THE BLIND HAS FOR YEARS BEEN ACTIVE IN THE SCHOOLS MUSIC FESTIVAL, MUSIC COMPETITION FOR THE HANDICAPPED, AND OTHER MUSIC CONTESTS, AND HAS OBTAINED VERY GOOD RESULTS.
IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, ITS RECORDER TEAMS HAVE BEEN SCORING ALL THE TOP THREE PRIZES OF THE JUNIOR AND INTERMEDIATE SECTIONS OF THE RECORDER CLASS IN THE MUSIC FESTIVAL.
ITS SCHOOL BAND HAS BEEN GIVING REGULAR PERFORMANCES AND HAS BEEN GIVEN AN AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE.
THE BAND HAS BESIDES SUCCESSFULLY INCORPORATED THE USE OF ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS IN THE PLAYING OF POPULAR LIGHT MUSIC.
INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL HAVE PASSED THE ASSOCIATED BOARD OF THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF MUSIC GRADE 5 THEORY EXAMINATION WITH SCORES IN BRAILLE.
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