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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1990
FELLOWSHIPS ESTABLISHED TO RESEARCH INTO
LANGUAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
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THE
HONGKONGBANK LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT FUND TODAY (SUNDAY) ANNOUNCED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THREE HONGKONGBANK FELLOWSHIPS AS PART OF. ITS $20 MILLION LANGUAGE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME CONDUCTED THROUGH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION (ILE).
IN ADDITION, DETAILS OF THE FIRST SIX PROJECTS DEVISED AS THE CORE OF THE PROGRAMME LED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE, DR VERNER BICKLEY, HAVE ALSO BEEN ANNOUNCED.
THE HONGKONGBANK FELLOWS WILL JOIN A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TEAM IMPLEMENTING AND MONITORING THE SIX INITIAL PROJECTS.
LANGUAGE PROJECTS,
ESTABLISHED IN MAY THIS YEAR, THE HONGKONGBANK. DEVELOPMENT FUND SUPPORTS A VARIETY OF LANGUAGE IMPROVEMENT FOCUSED ON ISSUES OF PRACTICAL CONCERN то EMPLOYERS, CURRICULUM PLANNERS AND TEACHERS.
"IF HONG KONG IS TO RETAIN ITS STATUS AS AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CENTRE, WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A POOL OF COMPETENT ENGLISH SPEAKERS AVAILABLE," SAID MR GEORGE CARDONA, CHAIRMAN OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT FUND AND MANAGER GROUP PUBLIC AFFAIRS, HONGKONGBANK.
"THIS PROGRAMME IS A SERIOUS EFFORT ΤΟ FOSTER LANGUAGE TEACHING AND, WE HAVE MADE GOOD PROGRESS IN GETTING THE PROGRAMMB UP AND RUNNING IN SUCH A SHORT TIME.
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DETAILS OF THE FIRST SIX PROJECTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
SECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVERS AND EMPLOYMENT:
TECHNICAL INSTITUTE LEAVERS AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING:
INDUSTRIAL
EMPLOYERS IN BOTH THE COMMERCIAL AND
SECTORS HAVE NOTED SHORTCOMINGS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ABILITIES OF NEW RECRUITS WHO HAVE JOINED THEM IMMEDIATELY AFTER THEY HAVE COMPLETED THE FIFTH YEAR OF SECONDARY SCHOOL.
THESE TWO COMPLEMENTARY PROJECTS WILL ATTEMPT TO GAP IN ENGLISH PROFICIENCY BETWEEN SCHOOL LEAVERS AND LANGUAGE SKILLS THAT ARE REQUIRED IN THE WORKPLACE.
THE PROJECTS WILL ALSO DESIGN AND CONDUCT LANGUAGE COURSES FOR TECHNICAL INSTITUTE GRADUATES :
IDENTIFY THE
THE PARTICULAR
SPECIAL ENGLISH
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