FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1981
MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PACKAGE TO BOOST LANGUAGE STANDARD
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A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PACKAGE PROPOSAL AIMING TO IMPROVE THE STANDARD OF ENGLISH AND CHINESE IN SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
ANNOUNCING THIS, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR COLVYN HAYE SAID THAT THE PACKAGE INCLUDES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION, MORE TEACHERS FOR CHINESE AND ENGLISH IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS, CURRICULUM REFORM AND MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECTS, AND ACCEPTANCE IN PRINCIPLE OF AN INDEPENDENT CHINESE LANGUAGE FOUNDATION.
THE PROPOSALS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS WITH SOME STARTING THIS YEAR. THE COST TO PUBLIC FUNDS, EXCLUDING THE CHINESE LANGUAGE FOUNDATION, WILL AMOUNT TO ABOUT $320 MILLION OVER THE NEXT SIX YEARS.
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THE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION AIMS TO RAISE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS IN THE TRAINING, BOTH INITIAL AND IN-SERVICE, OF NON-GRADUATE TEACHERS OF ENGLISH AND CHINESE. A +CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE+ IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN SCHOOLS, THE INSTITUTE WILL PROMOTE RESEARCH, DESIGN AND DEVELOP PROTOTYPE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL, SERVE AS A BANK OF LANGUAGE TEACHING RESOURCES, BE AN INFORMATION CENTRE AND CLEAR ING HOUSE AND PROVIDE A CENTRAL VENUE FOR ALL LANGUAGE TEACHING PROFESSIONALS. IN TIME IT COULD BECOME A REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR ENGLISH AND CHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHING.
A HIGH POWERED WORKING PARTY WILL BE SET UP SHORTLY TO EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A CHINESE LANGUAGE FOUNDATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT PLAYING A MAJOR PART IN ITS FUNDING. SUBJECT TO THE VIEWS OF THE WORKING PARTY, IT IS INTENDED THAT THE FOUNDATION WILL CREATE AND PUBLISH GOOD AND INTERESTING CHINESE READING MATERIAL FOR PUPILS AND GENERALLY HELP TO PROMOTE THE STANDARD AND USE OF THE LANGUAGE IN THE COMMUNITY.
EXTRA TEACHERS WILL BE PROVIDED IN FORMS -1|| FOR REMEDIAL TEACHING IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE BECAUSE UNIVERSAL SECONDARY EDUCATION HAS INCREASED THE ABILITY RANGE OF SECONDARY STUDENTS, AND THERE IS A NEED FOR LANGUAGE TEACHERS TO ADAPT EXISTING TEACHING MATERIALS AND ADJUST THEIR TEACHING METHODS TO PUPILS' NEEDS.
EACH STANDARD SIZED PUBLIC SECTOR SECONDARY SCHOOL WILL BE PERMITTED TO APPOINT TWO ADDITIONAL TEACHERS, ONE EACH FOR CHINESE AND ENGLISH, IN SEPTEMBER, 1982.
+THIS WILL ENABLE CLASSES TO BE SPLIT INTO SMALLER GROUPS FOR EFFICIENT REMEDIAL TEACHING, THE DIRECTOR SAID, AND IN GIVING SCHOOLS AMPLE NOTICE, THERE SHOULD BE TIME FOR INTELLIGENT PLANNING AND THE SELECTION OF SUITABLE STAFF.+
STATING THAT