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MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1982

RETRAINING COURSES FOR LANGUAGE TEACHERS

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HEADS OF GOVERNMENT AND AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS ARE INVITED TO NOMINATE THEIR TEACHERS OF ENGLISH AND CHINESE TO ATTEND FOUR REFRESHER COURSES TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION (ILE) IN THE NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR.

+THE GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSES WILL BE TO FAMILIARISE TEACHERS WITH RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN APPROACHES TO THE TEACHING OF LANGUAGE, AND TO ENABLE THEM TO EXTEND THEIR RANGE OF LINGUISTIC AND PEDAGOGICAL SKILLS AS WELL AS TO IMPROVE THE IR GENERAL ABILITY IN LANGUAGE TEACHING, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

HE ADDED THAT ONE OF THE MAIN AIMS OF THE ILE IS TO RAISE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS IN THE TRAINING OF NON-GRADUATE TEACHERS OF CHINESE AND ENGLISH.

EACH OF THE FOUR COURSES WILL BE OF 16 WEEKS DURATION, AND WILL BE OPERATED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1982 AND JUNE 1983.

THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS FOR EACH COURSE IS 50, AND THERE WILL BE NO CHARGES.

THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE RELEASED FROM NORMAL SCHOOL DUTIES TO ATTEND THE RETRAINING COURSES ON A FULL-TIME BASIS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE SCHOOLS CONCERNED WILL BE ALLOWED TO EMPLOY A FULL-TIME REPLACEMENT TEACHER FOR THE WHOLE OF THE 1982-83 ACADEMIC YEAR, RELEASING TWO TEACHERS TO ATTEND CONSECUTIVE COURSES AT THE ILE, HE SAID.

NOMINATIONS SHOULD BE RETURNED ON OR BEFORE MARCH 19 TO THE SENIOR EDUCATION OFFICER (SCHOOLS), EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, LEE GARDENS, THIRD FLOOR, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG.

RESULTS OF THE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN EARLY APRIL.

HENNESSY ROAD TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENT ****

THE CENTRAL CARRIAGEWAY IN WESTBOUND HENNESSY ROAD BETWEEN LEE GARDEN ROAD AND PERCIVAL STREET WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS FROM 6 AM ON WEDNESDAY (MARCH 3) FOR WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT ON THE MTR ISLAND LINE.

TRAFFIC AT THE JUNCTION OF HENNESSY ROAD AND PERCIVAL STREET WILL NOT BE AFFECTED.

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