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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1975.

MANY TEACHERS ATTEND COURSES AT CHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHING CENTRE

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MORE THAN 2,000 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS HAVE ATTENDED VARIOUS COURSES RUN BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S CHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHING CENTRE SINCE IT OPENED IN SEPTEMBER 1974.

IN ADDITION, 445 TEACHERS HAVE ATTENDED TWO SEMINARS RUN BY THE CENTRE.

ONE OF THE AIMS OF THE CENTRE IS TO IMPROVE THE METHODS OF TEACHING THE CHINESE LANGUAGE SO AS TO RAISE THE GENERAL STANDARD OF CHINESE LANGUAGE OF SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS.

ANOTHER AIM OF THE CENTRE IS TO HELP TEACHERS OF CHINESE SOLVE PROBLEMS AND OVERCOME DIFFICULTIES WHICH MAY ARISE DURING TEACHING.

THE CENTRE ALSO HELPS TEACHERS TO KEEP ABREAST OF NEW TRENDS IN TEACHING THE CHINESE LANGUAGE IT DEVISES NEW TEACHING METHODS AND AIDS AND COLLATES TEACHING MATERIALS FOR RECOMMENDATION TO TEACHERS.

THE CENTRE, WHICH IS STILL AT AN EARLY STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT, IS OPEN TO ALL TEACHERS DURING OFFICE HOURS ON ALL WORKING DAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

CHARTS AND RECORDS, PRINTED TEXTS, RECORDED TAPES, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND AIDS PRODUCED BY STAFF OF THE CENTRE WILL BE DISPLAYED TOMORROW AND TUESDAY AT THE HONG KONG UNIT OF THE CENTRE AT 9A BONHAM ROAD.

THE AIM OF THIS KNOWING OUR CENTRE EVENT IS TO INTRODUCE TEACHERS TO THE WORK OF THE CENTRE AND THE FACILITIES AVAILABLE THERE.

+ IT IS HOPED TO MAKE THIS A REGULAR ANNUAL FUNCTION SO AS TO GIVE ALL NEW TEACHERS OF CHINESE LANGUAGE AN OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THE CENTRE,+ SAID MR. MAK SIK-HON, THE SENIOR INSPECTOR IN CHARGE OF THE CENTRE.

VISITORS WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE LANGUAGE LABORATORY WHICH IS SHARED WITH THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CENTRE AND THE NORTHCOTE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION.

NOTE TO EDITORS :

KNOWING

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE OUR CENTRE' EVENT TOMORROW AT 10.30 A.M. WHEN THE SENIOR INSPECTOR IN CHARGE WILL BE PLEASED TO MEET THEM AND EXPLAIN TO THEM THE AIMS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE CENTRE.

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