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SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1984

ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING, MR HAYE SAID A NEW ENGLISH SYLLABUS WHICH EMPHASISED THE IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPING THE COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS OF THE PUPILS WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED BY STAGES LATER THIS YEAR.

+MORE EMPHASIS IS BEING PLACED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUPIL'S LISTENING COMPREHENSION SKILLS THROUGH USE OF THE WIRELESS LOOP INDUCTION SYSTEM. WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS ARE ARRANGED ON A REGULAR BASIS BY OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CENTRE TO HELP TEACHERS TO DEVELOP EXPERTISE IN THE USE OF THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY.

+THE SYLLABUSES OF THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION HAVE BEEN REVISED SO THAT THE TEACHERS ENROLLED IN THE IR PRE-SERVICE AND IN-SERVICE RE-TRAINING COURSES ARE INTRODUCED TO THE COMMUNICATIVE APPROACH AND TO THE SYLLABUS, METHODOLOGY, MATERIALS AND EVALUATION PROCEDURES THAT RELATE TO IT, MR HAYE SAID.

ON THE WORK OF THE ILE MR HAYE SAID THE INSTITUTE WOULD HAVE RE-TRAINED 900 EXPERIENCED TEACHERS OF ENGLISH AND CHINESE BY MARCH NEXT YEAR.

IN ADDITION, FROM SEPTEMBER 1986 ONWARD, IT WOULD ORGANISE COURSES FOR 1 000 PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS A YEAR AND WOULD HAVE EXPANDED ITS PROGRAMME TO INCLUDE SECONDARY TEACHERS, HE SAID.

HE CONGRATULATED THE ASSOCIATION FOR BRINGING TOGETHER A LIVELY GROUP OF LANGUAGE TEACHING PROFESSIONALS AND EDUCATIONAL ISTS.

HE SAID THE SEMINAR WAS PARTICULARLY USEFUL AND INTERESTING BECAUSE THE PARTICIPANTS WOULD BE DISCUSSING NEW IDEAS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION AND APPRAISING THEM FOR THE IR PRACTICALITY,

SOCIAL RECREATION IMPORTANT TO ELDERLY PEOPLE

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SOCIAL RECREATION WAS IMPORTANT TO ELDERLY PEOPLE AS IT COULD GIVE THEM A BALANCED PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEVELOPMENT, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR JOHN CHAMBERS, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

MR CHAMBERS WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE PAK TIN SOCIAL CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY, RUN BY THE NEIGHBOURHOOD ADVICE= ACTION COUNCIL.

THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR, HE SAID, HAD PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE ELDERLY.

+HONG KONG'S WELFARE SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY, UNDER THE JOINT EFFORTS OF THE GOVERNMENT AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, HAVE CONTINUED TO EXPAND, HE SAID.

THE HOUSING SCHEMES FOR THE ELDERLY IN SHA TIN AND WAN CHAI, WHICH PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL PLACES FOR 575 ELDERLY PERSONS, ARE RECENT ATTEMPTS BY THE GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE MORE SERVICES FOR THE SENIOR CITIZENS.

/THESE CITIZENS