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FOR:

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11,

1991

CONCERNING BRIDGING COURSES,

THE

COUNCIL ENDORSED PROPOSALS

* AN ENGLISH BRIDGING COURSE DURING SECONDARY 1 TO UPGRADE THE

CROSSING FROM LANGUAGE STANDARD OF THESE

PRIMARY 6 INTO

ENGLISH-MEDIUM CLASSES;

BY WHICH

* THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH

MEANS THE SOME CHINESE-MEDIUM STUDENTS COULD SUCCESSFULLY TRANSFER TO ENGLISH-MEDIUM CLASSES AT THE END OF SECONDARY 3;

* THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO EXPLORE WAYS IN WHICH A BRIDGING COURSE MIGHT BE PROVIDED AT THE END OF SECONDARY 3 TO ASSIST ENGLISH-MEDIUM SOME CHINESE-MEDIUM STUDENTS TRANSFERRING TO CLASSES;

THE

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* ENGLISH-MEDIUM STUDENTS WHO CANNOT BENEFIT FROM STUDYING IN ВЕ MEDIUM BECAUSE OF LOW PROFICIENCY IN THE LANGUAGE TO ABLE TO TRANSFER TO CHINESE-MEDIUM CLASSES IN SECONDARY AND, FURTHER, THAT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SHOULD ESTABLISH THE MEANS FOR THEM TO DO SO, INCLUDING A BRIDGING COURSE NECESSARY;

It

* AN APPROPRIATE GENERAL ENGLISH COURSE то BE PROVIDED FOR SECONDARY 5 CHINESE-MEDIUM STUDENTS WHO ARE JOINING THE WORKFORCE, POSSIBLY DURING THE SUMMER;

* APPROPRIATE VOCATIONAL ENGLISH COURSES, DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SPECIFIC TYPES OF OCCUPATION, TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL STUDENTS FROM CHINESE-MEDIUM AND ENGLISH-MEDIUM BACKGROUNDS WHO ARE ABOUT TO TAKE UP OR HAVE ALREADY TAKEN UP EMPLOYMENT, FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THEIR EDUCATION AT SECONDARY 5 OR 7;

* A BRIDGING COURSE TO BE PROVIDED TO ALLOW STUDENTS WHO HAVE STUDIED IN THE MEDIUM OF CHINESE TO IMPROVE THEIR ENGLISH

SKILLS PRIOR TO LANGUAGE

THEIR ENTRY INTO TERTIARY EDUCATION;

*THE PRODUCTION OF MORE EDUCATIONAL TV PROGRAMMES TO BE

CONSIDERED;

BR

★ A LANGUAGES IN EDUCATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT

FORMED IN THE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION TO CONDUCT RESEARCH

IMPLEMENTATION AND DEVELOPMENT WORK RELATED TO THE AND MONITORING OF LANGUAGE IMPROVEMENT MEASURES; AND

REFRESHER

* CONSIDERATION TO BE GIVEN TO PROVIDING IN-SERVICE,

COURSES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS USING ENGLISH AS A MEDIUM OF

SUBJECTS OTHER INSTRUCTION, FOR THE TEACHING OF THAN ENGLISH.

IN

THESE ACCEPTING

HAS REFORMS, THE COUNCIL

NOTED THAT A GUIDING PRINCIPLE BEHIND THESE REFORMS IS THAT SECONDARY SCHOOLS AS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO USE CHINESE AS THEIR MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION TEACHING AND LEARNING 18 GENERALLY MORE EFFECTIVE IF MOTHER TONGUR USED.

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