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THE LANGUAGE ISSUE WAS LOOKED AT AGAIN IN 1951 BY A COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION WHICH CONSIDERED THAT THERE WERE WEAKNESSES IN ENGLISH TEACHING IN SCHOOLS AND SUGGESTED TWO KINDS OF COURSE FOR TEACHERS TO IMPROVE THEIR LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AND TO INSTRUCT THEM IN METHODOLOGY.
IN 1963, A WORKING PARTY SET UP UNDER THE THEN EDUCATION COMMISSION RECOMMENDED THAT THE STANDARD OF CHINESE STUDIES IN ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOLS AND OF ENGLISH STUDIES IN CHINESE SECONDARY SCHOOLS SHOULD BE IMPROVED.
DR BICKLEY'S ARTICLE ALSO GAVE AN ACCOUNT OF EVENTS LEADING TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THE LANGUAGE PACKAGE+ IN 1980 AND THE EXISTING EDUCATION COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO LANGUAGE EDUCATION.
THE JOURNAL ALSO CONTAINS A WEALTH OF WRITING BY EDUCATIONISTS AND LINGUISTS ON THE TEACHING OF BOTH CHINESE AND ENGLISH LANGUAGES. COPIES OF THE JOURNAL HAVE BEEN SENT TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN HONG KONG AND OVERSEAS.
TEACHING KIT ON DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION PRODUCED
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A TEACHING KIT ON DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN PRODUCED FOR SCHOOLS, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT IN THE IR CIVIC EDUCATION PROGRAMMES.
THE KIT WAS PREPARED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND PRODUCED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE ON THE 1985 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR WITH SPONSORSHIP FROM THE DISTRICT BOARD.
A TOTAL OF 100 SETS ARE AVAILABLE, AND INTERESTED ORGANISATIONS CAN MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE DISTRICT OFFICE TO USE THE KIT.
A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID AS CIVIC EDUCATION WAS A MAJOR CAMPAIGN FOR THIS YEAR, EACH OF THE 16 SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT WOULD RECEIVE A FREE FOLDER CONTAINING A HANDBOOK FOR TEACHERS, FACT SHEETS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO STUDENTS, AND A SET OF 30 SLIDES AND 17 TRANSPARENCIES.
THE FOUR-CHAPTER TEACHER'S GUIDE PROVIDES DETAILS ON THE FORMATION AND BACKGROUND, RECENT DEVELOPMENT, CURRENT SITUATION AND FUTURE PROSPECTS OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, AS WELL AS THE WORK OF THE DISTRICT BOARD.
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