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MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1962
HE GAVE AN ASSURANCE THAT ALTHOUGH ONLY 200 OF THEM CAN ATTEND THE REFRESHER COURSES IN 82/83, THE TEACHERS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN SELECTED WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO STUDY IN THE INSTITUTE AT A LATER DATE.
TO ENSURE THAT TEACHERS CAN BE RELEASED BY THEIR SCHOOLS TO ATTEND THE ILE COURSES, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL PROVIDE SUBVENTIONS TO THE SCHOOLS CONCERNED TO EMPLOY FULL-TIME REPLACEMENT TEACHERS, WHOSE SERVICE WILL BE GIVEN DUE RECOGNITION.
TO ACHIEVE ITS ENVISAGED ROLE AS A +CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE+ ON ALL MATTERS RELATING TO LANGUAGE TEACHING IN THE SCHOOLS MR FOK SAID, THE FLE WILL BE ADEQUATELY STAFFED BY PROFESSIONALS OF RIGH CALIBRE WITH RELEVANT EXPERIENCE.
AS A START WITH, 10 EXPERTS IN LANGUAGE TEACHING ARE BEING RECRUITED FOR THE INSTITUTE, WHICH WILL BE HEADED BY AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION. SOME OF THE STAFF HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPOINTED, AND ARE BUSY PREPARING THE ILE CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES.
WHEN OPERATING AT FULL STRENGTH IN FIVE YEARS' TIME, ABOUT 50 PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS AND 20 SUPPORTING STAFF WILL BE REQUIRED BY THE INSTITUTE.
DURING THE COURSE, THE 100 TEACHERS OF LANGUAGE (50 ENGLISH AND 50 CHINESE) WILL UNDERGO INTENSIVE TRAINING TO IMPROVE THE IR OWN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AND TEACHING METHODOLOGY AND MATERIALS,
FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS, THE COURSE WILL COVER THE NATURE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, A PEDAGOGICAL GRAMMAR OF ENGLISH, DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, PRINCIPLES OF LANGUAGE COURSE DESIGN, APPROACHES TO LANGUAGE TEACHING, LESSON PLANNING, THE USE OF TEACHING AIDS AND OTHER AREAS RELATING TO THE TEACHING OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TO PUPILS IN HONG KONG.
AS FOR TEACHERS OF CHINESE, THE COURSE WILL INCLUDE THE UPDATING OF CONCEPTS IN CHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHING, IMPROVEMENT IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF AND PROFICIENCY IN THE CHINESE LANGUAGE, IMPROVEMENT OF TEACHING STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES, AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE IN PUTONGHUA.
PARKING METERS IN WESTERN DISTRICT
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PARKING METERS WILL BE INSTALLED IN HILL ROAD AND SMITHFIELD IN WESTERN DISTRICT FROM 8 AM TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
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