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WORK STARTS ON DEVELOPMENT

RELATING TO SOME MAJOR ECR 4 RECOMMENDATIONS

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ΤΟ

OF DIRECTOR

THE

OF

EDUCATION,

DR

V.

WORK HAS ALREADY BEGUN ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT RELATING

OF SOME THE IMPLEMENTATION

OF THE MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS

4), THE ASSISTANT EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT NO.4 (ECR EDUCATION AND HEAD OF THE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN BICKLEY, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

SPEAKING IN OPENING A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS ON LANGUAGE PROJECTS THE AND HOW THEY RELATE TO THE ECR 4 RECOMMENDATIONS, DR BICKLEY SAID

BEING FINANCED WORK WAS

FOUNDATION AND THE

GOVERNMENT.

BY THE

HONGKONGBANK

INSTRUMENTS AND

SECONDARY

ASSESSMENT ONE ECR 4 RECOMMENDATION WAS THAT ATTAINMENT TARGETS FOR CHINESE AND ENGLISH AT PRIMARY 6 AND 3 SHOULD BE DEVELOPED, TESTED AND ADMINISTERED, DR BICKLEY SAID.

FOCUS ON THIS RECOMMENDATION AND WILL DESCRIBE AND SOLICIT QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS IN RELATION TO:

WILL TWO WORKSHOPS

THE STEPS THAT ARE TO BE TAKEN TO DEVELOP BROAD ACHIEVEMENT

IN TARGETS

ENGLISH FOR PRIMARY 3. PRIMARY 6 AND IN PILOT THESE SECONDARY 3 FOR ENGLISH-MEDIUM STUDENTS AND TO IN SCHOOLS; AND

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DEVELOPING

TARGET-RELATED

ASSESSMENTS

FOR PRIMARY

3,

PRIMARY 6 AND SECONDARY 3 AND TO PILOT THESE IN SCHOOLS.

OTHER WORKSHOPS WILL LOOK INTO:

AND EVENTUAL

* THE PURPOSE AND NATURE OF A SECONDARY 1 BRIDGING COURSE

THE ACTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO PREPARE IT FOR TESTING IN SCHOOLS;

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5 CHINESE-MEDIUM STUDENTS THE WORKSHOP

WILL PROVIDE

HAS BEEN

A BRIDGING COURSE FOR SECONDARY WHO ARE JOINING THE WORKFORCE INFORMATION AND SEEK FEEDBACK ON THE PROJECT THAT LAUNCHED TO INVESTIGATE THE GAP IN ENGLISH PROFICIENCY SKILLS BETWEEN SECONDARY 5 SCHOOL LEAVERS AND THE LANGUAGE REQUIRED

WORKPLACE, AND BETWEEN THE ENGLISH PROFICIENCY

TECHNICAL INSTITUTE GRADUATES AND LANGUAGE NEEDS OF THE WORKPLACE;

IN THE

OF

THE

AND FOR

COMMENTS ON THE INITIAL EFFORTS TO

FOR TEACHERS OF PROFILES OF MINIMUM LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS ENGLISH

TEACHERS USING ENGLISH AS MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION, IN PARTICULAR, TRAINEE TEACHERS;

AND RESEARCH

ESTABLISH

STEPS

ΤΟ REQUIREMENTS

BE

TAKEN то ESTABLISH A

MINIMUM PROFILE OF FOR TEACHERS OF PUTONGHUA AND SECONDARY

SCHOOLS; AND

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WAYS AND MEANS OF PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE TERTIARY BRIDGING PROGRAMME FOR CHINESE-MEDIUM STUDENTS.

POST-SECONDARY

ΤΟ

/"THE PROJECTS