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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17. 1989

MEASURES TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF EDUCATION

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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS SET TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE MORE NEW SCHOOLS FOR STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE A BETTER EDUCATION SYSTEM. THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR Y.T. LI, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

ADDRESSING A GATHERING AT THE CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL AT CAINE ROAD, MR LI SAID STARTING THIS SCHOOL YEAR, GOVERNMENT AND AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS WITH 18 CLASSES OR MORE WERE NOW PROVIDED WITH AN ADDITIONAL GRADUATE TEACHER OF CHINESE IN ORDER TO ASSIST SCHOOLS TO IMPROVE TEACHING OF CHINESE LANGUAGE.

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IT WAS ENVISAGED THAT THE QUALITY OF CHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHING WOULD BE IMPROVED. MR LI SAID.

TURNING TO THE EXPATRIATE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS (EELT) PILOT SCHEME, MR L1 SAID A TWO-YEAR MODIFIED EELT SCHEME WAS LAUNCHED IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONTINUITY WHILE THE PILOT SCHEME WAS BEING EVALUATED TO SEE WHETHER IT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN FULL SCALE TO IMPROVE THE STANDARD OF ENGLISH IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

ON THE OTHER HAND, MR LI SAID MORE LOCAL TEACHERS OF ENGLISH WOULD BE SENT то BRITAIN UNDER THE "TOTAL IMMERSION" LANGUAGE TRAINING COURSE TO FURTHER DEVELOP THEIR TEACHING SKILLS.

IN ADDITION, AN IN-SERVICE TEACHER TRAINING COURSE ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY WAS CONDUCTED FOR LOCAL PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS STARTING THIS ACADEMIC YEAR TO IMPROVE THEIR PROFICIENCY IN TEACHING.

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ON THE RETRAINING COURSES FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, SAID A NEW FIVE-WEEK SCHOOL-FOCUSED DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMME BE INTRODUCED TO REPLACE THE PREVIOUS EIGHT-WEEK COURSE ΤΟ ENABLE MORE TEACHERS TO TAKE PART.

APART FROM ATTENDING LECTURES IN A COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, COURSE PARTICIPANTS WOULD ONLY BE REQUIRED TO VIEW INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO TAPES AND TO LISTEN TO CASSETTE TAPES.

TO STIMULATE THE INTEREST OF STUDENTS IN THE STUDY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE, MR LI SAID A SCHOOL ENGLISH DRAMA PROJECT WOULD BE ORGANISED TO ENCOURAGE SECONDARY STUDENTS TO MAKE WIDER USE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM.

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FURTHERMORE, AN AWARD SCHEME FOR THE MOST IMPROVED STUDENTS SECONDARY SCHOOLS WOULD BE LAUNCHED TO ENCOURAGE JUNIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS TO DEVELOP FULLY THEIR INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL..

TURNING TO SCHOOL BUILDINGS, MR LI SAID CONSTRUCTION OF 16 NEW SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND NINE PRIMARY SCHOOLS WAS COMPLETED TO TAKB IN STUDENTS EARLY THIS MONTH TO MEET THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR SCHOOL PLACES.

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