* TARGETS, ATTAINMENT LEVELS AND ASSESSMENTS:
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1990
THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED IN RESPONSE ΤΟ THE
REPORT WHICH RECOMMENDED
TO IMPROVE STANDARDS OF
A
OCTOBER NUMBER OF CHINESE AND
1989 EDUCATION DEPARTMENT MEASURES THAT COULD BE TAKEN ENGLISH IN HONG KONG.
A FRAMEWORK OF
ONE KEY RECOMMENDATION WAS THAT TARGETS (WHAT CHILDREN SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO AND TARGET-RELATED ASSESSMENTS (TASKS AND TESTS TO CHILDREN HAVE ACHIEVED THE TARGETS) SHOULD BE ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS.
SPECIFIC AND ESTABLISH WHETHER DESIGNED FOR CHINESE,
KNOW
FOR
TARGET-RELATED SECONDARY
THE PROJECT WILL DEVELOP BROAD TARGETS AND ASSESSMENTS FOR ENGLISH FOR PRIMARY 3 AND 6 AS WELL AS
3.
SYLLABUS,
ASSESSMENT
AND
TEACHING/LEARNING/MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES WILL BE PRODUCED AND MATERIALS TO HELP TEACHERS TOWARDS THE TARGETS WILL ALSO BE PUBLISHED. IT WILL ALSO PUT AN IN-SERVICE EDUCATION PACKAGE FOR TEACHERS.
ΤΟ TEACH TOGETHER
BRIDGING PROGRAMME FOR SECONDARY ONE STUDENTS:
INSTRUCTION IN THE MAJORITY OF HONG KONG PRIMARY GIVEN IN THE MEDIUM OF CHINESE, AND ENGLISH IS TAUGHT FOR ONLY SIX SEVEN PERIODS A WEEK AND AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE.
SCHOOLS IS
OR
SCHOOLS SECONDARY
ALL CHILDREN LEAVING PRIMARY SCHOOLS FOR SECONDARY HAVE, THEREFORE, A VERY WIDE LANGUAGE GAP TO CROSS IF THEIR SCHOOLS USE ENGLISH, OR EVEN A MIXTURE OF ENGLISH AND CHINESE, AS MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION FOR MOST SUBJECTS.
THE
PROJECT SCIENCE SCHOOLS ON A INTENDED ENTIRELY THROUGH
TO HELP STUDENTS TO CROSS THIS GAP MORE EASILY, THIS WILL DESIGN MATERIALS COVERING SOCIAL STUDIES, MATHEMATICS, AND ENGLISH FOR A SPECIAL COURSE TO BE OFFERED BY VOLUNTARY BASIS IN THE FIRST YEAR OF SECONDARY SCHOOL. IT IS THAT THE COURSE SHOULD BE CONDUCTED BY TEACHERS ENGLISH.
COLLEGES OF EDUCATION LANGUAGE PROFILES AND BRIDGING COURSES:
SOUND, SKILLFUL TEACHING IS ESSENTIAL IF
STUDENTS' LANGUAGE
LEARNING IS TO BE EFFECTIVE. LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT FUND HAS CENTRED ON TEACHER TRAINING.
WITH
THIS IN MIND, THE AGREED ΤΟ SUPPORT THIS
HONGKONGBANK ILE PROJECT
THE PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH PROFILES ABILITY THAT TEACHERS SHOULD HAVE BEFORE THEY TEACH ENGLISH OR
ENGLISH LANGUAGE THEY USE ENGLISH AS A MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION FOR DIFFERENT SUBJECTS.
BEFORE
OF THE
/MEMBERS OF