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TEACHER EDUCATION

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MONDAY, JULY 11, 1994

THE REPORT PROPOSES THAT MINIMUM LANGUAGE COMPETENCY SHOULD BE SET FOR NEW TEACHERS ENTERING THE PROFESSION.

STANDARDS

TEACHER EDUCATION "ALL THOSE COMPLETING AN INITIAL COURSE OF

MEDIUN OF SHOULD HAVE DEMONSTRATED THEIR COMPETENCY TO TEACH IN THE

MRS CHEUNG SAID. CHINESE, OR ENGLISH, OR BOTH,"

THEIR

LANGUAGE

"SERVING TEACHERS SHOULD HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO UPGRADE LANGUAGE QUALIFICATIONS, THROUGH CREDIT-BEARING IN-SERVICE COURSES, AS RECOMMENDED IN EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT FIVE."

CONSULTATION ON THE REPORT

PROFESSOR YOUNG SAID, WITH

THIS

REPORT,

THE

COMMISSION

HAD

ADOPTED A NEW APPROACH TO PUBLIC CONSULTATION,

"FIRSTLY,

THE WORKING GROUP WHICH WROTE THE AS WELL AS COMMISSION

CO-OPTED MEMBERS ENABLED US TO DRAW ON A WIDE RANGE OF

THE

REPORT INCLUDED SAID. "THIS

SHE MEMBERS,'

EXPERTISE

AND EXPERIENCE.

GROUP REPORT. "SECONDLY, THE REPORT IS PUBLISHED AS A WORKING

ON THE WORKING GROUP'S COMMISSION

NOT YET TAKEN A VIEW HAS NOT RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT WILL CONSIDER THE PUBLIC RESPONSE BEFORE ITS FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT.

MAKING

THE AS FOR THE TWO OTHER STUDIES CONDUCTED AT THE SAME TIME AS

REPORTS ON THESE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY STUDY, PROFESSOR YOUNG SAID WOULD BE PUBLISHED LATER.

SO THE

COMMISSION

WE EXPECT ΤΟ

"ALL THREE STUDIES COVER COMPLEX ISSUTS, THOUGHT IT BETTER TO FOCUS ON ONE REPORT AT A TIME. PUBLISH THE REPORT ON EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS IN SEPTEMBER OR AND THE REPORT ON SCHOOL FUNDING A FEW MONTHS AFTER THAT,

OCTOBER, SHE SAID.

CONDUCT A BUSY CONSULTATION PERIOD, COUNCIL EDUCATION

WOULD GROUP WORKING MRS CHEUNG SAID THE PROGRAMME OF SEMINARS AND BRIEFINGS DURING THE FOR EDUCATORS, LANGUAGE EXPERTS, THE LEGISLATIVE PANEL, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.

A BRIEFING FOR EDUCATIONAL BODIES AND LANGUAGE EXPERTS WOULD BE THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT IN ON JULY 22 (FRIDAY) AT 10 AM CONFERENCE HALL.

HELD

INTERESTED

A

INVITATIONS HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE MAIN BODIES. ANY INDIVIDUALS CAN CONTACT THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMISSION TO RESERVE

SEAT.

ΤΟ SENT

SCHOOLS, ALL BEEN COPIES OF THE REPORT

OF THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER CONCERNED BODIES. MEMBERS

DISTRICT EDUCATION PUBLIC CAN OBTAIN COPIES FROM DISTRICT OFFICES, OFFICES, OR THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

HAVE

WRITTEN

COMMENTS LANGUAGE

THE CONSULTATION PERIOD ENDS ON OCTOBER 15. CAN BE SENT BEFORE THEN TO: THE SECRETARY, WORKING GROUP ON PROFICIENCY EDUCATION COMMISSION SECRETARIAT, NINTH FLOOR, WEST CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG. ITS NO IS 810 3031 AND FAX NO. 537 1591.

WING,

ENQUIRY

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