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THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1987
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE SEMINAR ARE TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHER TRAINERS, LINGUISTS AND APPLIED LINGUISTS, LANGUAGE TEACHERS AND EDUCATIONAL PLANNERS TO EXAMINE THE ISSUES INVOLVED IN RAISING LANGUAGE AWARENESS AND IDENTIFYING GOOD TEACHING PRACTICES, AND LANGUAGE PLANNING IN EDUCATION.
PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO HAVE THE CHANCE TO EXPLORE THE CRITERIA FOR SUCCESSFUL INDIVIDUAL BI-LINGUAL, BI-DIALECTAL, AND MULTI-LINGUAL LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS THE ISSUES INVOLVED IN THE EFFECTIVE USE OF LANGUAGE AS A TOOL FOR CLASSROOM LEARNING.
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IN ADDITION, THE SEMINAR WILL PROVIDE A VENUE FOR PARTICIPANTS TO IDENTIFY THE FACTORS WHICH FOSTER A SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIP IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF THE VARIOUS LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS WITHIN ANY GIVEN SOCIETY IN AN EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT WELL AS THE CRITERIA FOR SUCCESSFUL CLASSROOM LANGUAGE LEARNING.
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A NUMBER OF OVERSEAS LEADING EXPERTS ON BI-LINGUAL EDUCATION AND ON LANGUAGE LEARNING WILL TAKE PART IN THE SEMINAR.
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THEY INCLUDE PROFESSOR MICHAEL HALLIDAY OF THE UNIVERSITY SYDNEY, PROFESSOR JIM CUMMINS OF THE ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES EDUCATION, DR PHILIP RILEY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NANCY IN FRANCE, DR CHEW CHENG-HAI OF THE SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, PROFESSOR NI BAOYUAN OF HUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY, MR LIU GUOZHENG
PEOPLE'S EDUCATION PRESS IN BEIJING, PROFESSOR JOHN BIGGS OF SCHOOL OF EDUCATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND DR
N.S. PRABHU OF THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE.
APPLICATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SEMINAR ARE NOW INVITED. DETAILS AND FORMS ARE OBTAINABLE FROM THE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION, PARK-IN COMMERCIAL CENTRE, 21ST FLOOR, 56 DUNDAS STREET, MONG KOK, KOWLOON, OR TELEPHONE 3-7719486 DURING OFFICE HOURS.
THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATION IS SEPTEMBER 30.
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