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* TARGETS, ATTAINMENT LEVELS AND ASSESSMENTS:

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1990

THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED IN RESPONSE ΤΟ THE

REPORT WHICH RECOMMENDED

TO IMPROVE STANDARDS OF

A

OCTOBER NUMBER OF CHINESE AND

1989 EDUCATION DEPARTMENT MEASURES THAT COULD BE TAKEN ENGLISH IN HONG KONG.

A FRAMEWORK OF

ONE KEY RECOMMENDATION WAS THAT TARGETS (WHAT CHILDREN SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO AND TARGET-RELATED ASSESSMENTS (TASKS AND TESTS TO CHILDREN HAVE ACHIEVED THE TARGETS) SHOULD BE ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS.

SPECIFIC AND ESTABLISH WHETHER DESIGNED FOR CHINESE,

KNOW

FOR

TARGET-RELATED SECONDARY

THE PROJECT WILL DEVELOP BROAD TARGETS AND ASSESSMENTS FOR ENGLISH FOR PRIMARY 3 AND 6 AS WELL AS

3.

SYLLABUS,

ASSESSMENT

AND

TEACHING/LEARNING/MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES WILL BE PRODUCED AND MATERIALS TO HELP TEACHERS TOWARDS THE TARGETS WILL ALSO BE PUBLISHED. IT WILL ALSO PUT AN IN-SERVICE EDUCATION PACKAGE FOR TEACHERS.

ΤΟ TEACH TOGETHER

BRIDGING PROGRAMME FOR SECONDARY ONE STUDENTS:

INSTRUCTION IN THE MAJORITY OF HONG KONG PRIMARY GIVEN IN THE MEDIUM OF CHINESE, AND ENGLISH IS TAUGHT FOR ONLY SIX SEVEN PERIODS A WEEK AND AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE.

SCHOOLS IS

OR

SCHOOLS SECONDARY

ALL CHILDREN LEAVING PRIMARY SCHOOLS FOR SECONDARY HAVE, THEREFORE, A VERY WIDE LANGUAGE GAP TO CROSS IF THEIR SCHOOLS USE ENGLISH, OR EVEN A MIXTURE OF ENGLISH AND CHINESE, AS MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION FOR MOST SUBJECTS.

THE

PROJECT SCIENCE SCHOOLS ON A INTENDED ENTIRELY THROUGH

TO HELP STUDENTS TO CROSS THIS GAP MORE EASILY, THIS WILL DESIGN MATERIALS COVERING SOCIAL STUDIES, MATHEMATICS, AND ENGLISH FOR A SPECIAL COURSE TO BE OFFERED BY VOLUNTARY BASIS IN THE FIRST YEAR OF SECONDARY SCHOOL. IT IS THAT THE COURSE SHOULD BE CONDUCTED BY TEACHERS ENGLISH.

COLLEGES OF EDUCATION LANGUAGE PROFILES AND BRIDGING COURSES:

SOUND, SKILLFUL TEACHING IS ESSENTIAL IF

STUDENTS' LANGUAGE

LEARNING IS TO BE EFFECTIVE. LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT FUND HAS CENTRED ON TEACHER TRAINING.

WITH

THIS IN MIND, THE AGREED ΤΟ SUPPORT THIS

HONGKONGBANK ILE PROJECT

THE PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH PROFILES ABILITY THAT TEACHERS SHOULD HAVE BEFORE THEY TEACH ENGLISH OR

ENGLISH LANGUAGE THEY USE ENGLISH AS A MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION FOR DIFFERENT SUBJECTS.

BEFORE

OF THE

/MEMBERS OF