FOR:
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11,
1991
CONCERNING BRIDGING COURSES,
THE
COUNCIL ENDORSED PROPOSALS
* AN ENGLISH BRIDGING COURSE DURING SECONDARY 1 TO UPGRADE THE
CROSSING FROM LANGUAGE STANDARD OF THESE
PRIMARY 6 INTO
ENGLISH-MEDIUM CLASSES;
BY WHICH
* THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH
MEANS THE SOME CHINESE-MEDIUM STUDENTS COULD SUCCESSFULLY TRANSFER TO ENGLISH-MEDIUM CLASSES AT THE END OF SECONDARY 3;
* THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO EXPLORE WAYS IN WHICH A BRIDGING COURSE MIGHT BE PROVIDED AT THE END OF SECONDARY 3 TO ASSIST ENGLISH-MEDIUM SOME CHINESE-MEDIUM STUDENTS TRANSFERRING TO CLASSES;
THE
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* ENGLISH-MEDIUM STUDENTS WHO CANNOT BENEFIT FROM STUDYING IN ВЕ MEDIUM BECAUSE OF LOW PROFICIENCY IN THE LANGUAGE TO ABLE TO TRANSFER TO CHINESE-MEDIUM CLASSES IN SECONDARY AND, FURTHER, THAT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SHOULD ESTABLISH THE MEANS FOR THEM TO DO SO, INCLUDING A BRIDGING COURSE NECESSARY;
It
* AN APPROPRIATE GENERAL ENGLISH COURSE то BE PROVIDED FOR SECONDARY 5 CHINESE-MEDIUM STUDENTS WHO ARE JOINING THE WORKFORCE, POSSIBLY DURING THE SUMMER;
* APPROPRIATE VOCATIONAL ENGLISH COURSES, DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SPECIFIC TYPES OF OCCUPATION, TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL STUDENTS FROM CHINESE-MEDIUM AND ENGLISH-MEDIUM BACKGROUNDS WHO ARE ABOUT TO TAKE UP OR HAVE ALREADY TAKEN UP EMPLOYMENT, FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THEIR EDUCATION AT SECONDARY 5 OR 7;
* A BRIDGING COURSE TO BE PROVIDED TO ALLOW STUDENTS WHO HAVE STUDIED IN THE MEDIUM OF CHINESE TO IMPROVE THEIR ENGLISH
SKILLS PRIOR TO LANGUAGE
THEIR ENTRY INTO TERTIARY EDUCATION;
*THE PRODUCTION OF MORE EDUCATIONAL TV PROGRAMMES TO BE
CONSIDERED;
BR
★ A LANGUAGES IN EDUCATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT
FORMED IN THE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION TO CONDUCT RESEARCH
IMPLEMENTATION AND DEVELOPMENT WORK RELATED TO THE AND MONITORING OF LANGUAGE IMPROVEMENT MEASURES; AND
REFRESHER
* CONSIDERATION TO BE GIVEN TO PROVIDING IN-SERVICE,
COURSES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS USING ENGLISH AS A MEDIUM OF
SUBJECTS OTHER INSTRUCTION, FOR THE TEACHING OF THAN ENGLISH.
IN
THESE ACCEPTING
HAS REFORMS, THE COUNCIL
NOTED THAT A GUIDING PRINCIPLE BEHIND THESE REFORMS IS THAT SECONDARY SCHOOLS AS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO USE CHINESE AS THEIR MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION TEACHING AND LEARNING 18 GENERALLY MORE EFFECTIVE IF MOTHER TONGUR USED.
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