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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1983

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LANGUAGE INSTITUTE OFFERS REFRESHER COURSES

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PRIMARY SCHOOL HEADS ARE INVITED TO NOMINATE LANGUAGE TEACHERS TO ATTEND A NUMBER OF FULL-TIME REFRESHER COURSES ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S NEW INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1983 AND JUNE 1984.

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THERE WILL BE FOUR COURSES - TWO FOR TEACHERS OF ENGLISH AND TWO FOR TEACHERS OF CHINESE. EACH OF THEM WILL LAST 16 WEEKS AND ACCOMMODATE 100 TEACHERS.

THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THESE COURSES ARE TO ACQUAINT TEACHERS WITH THE MOST RECENT TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN LANGUAGE EDUCATION, TO ENABLE THEM TO EXTEND AND UPDATE THEIR APPROACHES TO LANGUAGE TEACHING AND TO PROVIDE THEM WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THE IR OWN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY.

NO FEES WILL BE CHARGED, AND CERTIFICATES WILL BE ISSUED TO PARTICIPANTS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE A COURSE.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID THAT PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO TEACHERS WHO HAVE AT LEAST FIVE YEARS' POST- QUALIFICATION TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND WHO HAVE NOT ATTENDED A FULL-TIME REFRESHER COURSE DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS.

PREFERENCE WILL ALSO BE GIVEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE SPENT MORE THAN HALF OF THEIR TEACHING TIME IN THE TEACHING OF CHINESE OR ENGLISH DURING THE LAST TWO YEARS.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID SCHOOLS MAY NOMINATE PARTICIPANTS FOR BOTH THE CHINESE AND ENGLISH COURSES. HOWEVER, HE ADDED THAT NOMINATIONS MUST BE MADE IN PAIRS, THAT IS, A NOMINATION FOR THE FIRST CHINESE COURSE MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A NOMINATION FOR THE OTHER CHINESE COURSE. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO THE ENGLISH COURSES.

SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE RELEASED FROM NORMAL SCHOOL DUTIES TO ATTEND THE COURSES ON A FULL-TIME BASIS. THE SCHOOLS CONCERNED WILL BE ALLOWED TO EMPLOY A FULL-TIME REPLACEMENT TEACHER FOR THE WHOLE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

THE REPLACEMENT TEACHER WILL BE EMPLOYED AT THE CERTIFICATED MASTER/MISTRESS RANK ON A MONTH-TO-MONTH BASIS AND THE SERVICE WILL COUNT FOR PROMOTION AND INCREMENTAL PURPOSES.

SCHOOL HEADS SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR NOMINATIONS TO THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION. INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION AT PARK-IN COMMERCIAL CENTRE, 21/F, 56 DUNDAS STREET, KOWLOON ON OR BEFORE MARCH 20, 1983.

ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THE COURSES MAY BE MADE AT THE INSTITUTE ON TEL, NO. 3-319552.

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