WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1987
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AT PRESENT MOST SECONDARY SCHOOLS WERE USING ONLY THE COMMUNICATION APPROACH IN TEACHING ENGLISH, SHE SAID.
+HOWEVER, IN THIS PREDOMINATELY CHINESE SOCIETY THE GREAT
MAJORITY OF PEOPLE ARE USING CANTONESE AS THE MEANS OF COMMUNICATION IN THEIR DAILY LIVES, SO IT IS DOUBTFUL WHETHER THE USE OF THE COMMUNICATION APPROACH IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGAUGE IS EFFECTIVE.
+PERHAPS THE AUTHORITIES SHOULD CONSIDER ADOPTING OTHER TEACHING METHODS TO CATER FOR THE NEEDS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF STUDENTS, MRS TAM SAID.
ON EMPLOYING EXPARTRIATE ENGLISH TEACHERS, SHE SAID THEY MIGHT NOT APPRECIATE THE DIFFICULTIES FACING STUDENTS IN LEARNING ENGLISH AND THEREFORE MIGHT FAIL TO MAKE A SUITABLE ADJUSTMENT IN THEIR TEACHING METHODS.
AS A LONG TERM MEASURE, SHE BELIEVED THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD STRENGTHEN THE TRAINING OF LOCAL ENGLISH TEACHERS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
SCOPE FOR BETTER CO-ORDINATION IN PRE-PRIMARY SERVICES
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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE EMPOWERED TO CO-ORDINATE COURSES AND TO ADVISE VARIOUS INSTITUTES ON TRAINING PROGRAMMES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, DR THE HON HO KAM-FAI SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SPEAKING DURING THE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON THE EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT NO. 2, DR HO SAID THAT PARTICIPANTS HAVING SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE REQUISITE REQUIREMENTS OF THESE CO- ORDINATED TRAINING PROGRAMMES WOULD BECOME QUALIFIED KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS.
+AS AN INCENTIVE FOR UNDERTAKING PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, A GOVERNMENT-SANCTIONED SALARY SCALE MUST BE INTRODUCED FOR QUALIFIED PRE-SCHOOL TEACHERS,+ HE SAID.
DR HO SAID THE PRESENT SITUATION WAS THAT THERE EXISTED A VAST NUMBER OF KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS WHO NEEDED TO BE TRAINED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND AT DIFFERENT LEVELS.
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