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Consultancy teams to study language benchmarking appointed

The Advisory Committee on Teacher Education and Qualifications (ACTEQ) has appointed two consultancy teams to develop language benchmarks for language and non-language teachers in schools.

The appointments are made on advice of its Task Force setting up to oversee the exercise to establish the language benchmarks as recommended by the Education Commission Report No 6.

The two teams, involve participation of the Hong Kong University, Chinese University and the Hong Kong Institute of Education, are expected to submit their recommendations around August setting out a framework of language benchmarks.

The consultancy studies will also include an assessment mechanism and the training required to bring new and serving teachers to the language benchmarks.

The principal investigators to conduct studies on setting benchmarks for teachers using Chinese as the medium of instruction and Chinese language (including Putonghua) teachers in primary and secondary schools are Dr Winnie Auyeung Lai, Department of Curriculum Studies, University of Hong Kong, and Mrs Ivy Tse of Hong Kong Institute of Education.

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