XN000022-1984-02-27 — Page 9

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1984

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THE BOARD HAS BEEN SET UP TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF BROADCASTING AS ANNOUNCED BY THE GOVERNOR IN HIS ADDRESS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AT THE START OF ITS CURRENT SESSION.

THE GOVERNOR SAID THE REVIEW WOULD ASSESS LONG-TERM NEEDS FOR TELEVISION AND SOUND BROADCASTING, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES WHICH HAD OCCURRED SINCE THE LAST REVIEW, AND WOULD RECOMMEND A POLICY FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF BROADCASTING IN HONG KONG.

LANGUAGE INSTITUTE TO OFFER COURSES

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PRIMARY SCHOOL HEADS ARE INVITED TO NOMINATE LANGUAGE TEACHERS TO ATTEND A NUMBER OF FULL-TIME REFRESHER COURSES TO BE OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1984 AND JUNE 1985.

THERE WILL BE FOUR COURSES - TWO FOR TEACHERS OF ENGLISH AND TWO FOR TEACHERS OF CHINESE, EACH WILL LAST FOR 16 WEEKS AND ACCOMMODATE 150 TEACHERS.

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

A TEACHER REFRESHER COURSE CERTIFICATE WILL BE ISSUED TO ALL PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED 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, NOMINATIONS MUST BE MADE IN PAIRS NOMINATION FOR THE FIRST CHINESE COURSE MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY

THIS ALSO APPLIES A NOMINATION FOR THE OTHER CHINESE COURSE. TO THE ENGLISH COURSES.

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

THE SCHOOLS CONCERNED WILL BE ALLOWED TO EMPLOY A FULL-TIME TEACHER FOR THE WHOLE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

THE REPLACEMENT