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SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1982
SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS IN ENGLISH TEACHING
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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CENTRE WILL ORGANISE A SERIES OF SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS IN ENGLISH IN SEPTEMBER AND NOVEMBER.
A TALK ON THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND/FOREIGN LANGUAGE WILL BE DELIVERED BY A VISITING PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF VICTORY, CANADA, ON SEPTEMBER 11 BETWEEN 9.30 AM AND 11 AM AT THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CENTRE AT 9A BONHAM ROAD, HONG KONG.
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HEADS OF SCHOOLS ARE WELCOMED TO NOMINATE THEIR TEACHERS TO ATTEND THE TALK. THEIR NOMINATIONS SHOULD REACH THE SENIOR INSPECTOR OF THE TEACHING CENTRE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THE CENTRE WILL ALSO HOLD TWO IDENTICAL WORKSHOPS ON THE TEACHING OF LISTENING COMPREHENSION FOR TEACHERS OF ENGLISH IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS FROM NOVEMBER 1 TO 13.
THE WORKSHOPS, WHICH WILL BE HELD AT THE KOWLOON OFFICE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CENTRE AT 2/F, MA TAU KOK ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, KOWLOON, WILL INCLUDE SHORT TALKS ON THE TEACHING OF LISTENING COMPRÉHENSION AND DEMONSTRATION OF VARIOUS LISTENING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES.
THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS FOR EACH WORKSHOP WILL BE LIMITED TO 20. A CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE WILL BE AWARDED TO ALL TEACHERS WHO HAVE SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED A WORKSHOP.
HEADS OF SCHOOLS ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT THE NAMES OF THEIR TEACHERS WHO WISH TO ATTEND THE WORKSHOP IN ORDER OF PRIORITY TO THE SENIOR INSPECTOR, ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CENTRE AT 9A BONHAM ROAD, HONG KONG ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 8.
AS REGARDS REMEDIAL TEACHING, THE CENTRE WILL BE HOLDING TWO IDENTICAL SEMINARS FOR TEACHERS OF ENGLISH IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS FROM NOVEMBER 15 TO 25 AT ITS BONHAM ROAD OFFICE. FOUR IDENTICAL SEMINARS WILL ALSO BE HELD FOR TEACHERS OF ENGLISH IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS BETWEEN NOVEMBER 16 AND 26 AT THE CENTRE.
THESE SEMINARS WILL DEAL WITH THE PREPARATION, SELECTION AND ADAPTATION OF TEACHING MATERIALS AND OTHER PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS ON TEACHING REMEDIAL GROUPS.
THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS FOR EACH SEMINAR WILL BE LIMITED TO 30. APPLICATIONS WILL BE TREATED ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS.
HEADS OF SCHOOLS ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT THE NAMES OF THEIR TEACHERS WHO WISH TO ATTEND THE SEMINARS IN ORDER OF PRIORITY TO THE SENIOR INSPECTOR OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CENTRE AT 9A BONHAM ROAD, HONG KONG ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 18.
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