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(a)
(b)
Extract from the 4th EDUC Asian COMMISSION REPORT Noug
as regards encouraging a wider use of Chinese in
the
since September 1989, all
classroom
Government and aided secondary schools with 18
classes
have been provided with an
or
more
additional graduate teacher of Chinese. Of the 361 aided and caput secondary schools, 126
Government,
have adopted
their medium
follow suit.
the issue.
Chinese either fully
of instruction.
or
partly as
38 schools will soon
A further 120 schools are considering
Since September 1986, teacher training
courses have been modified to train teachers for a
wider use of Chinese. For existing teachers of
specific subjects, part-time training on the use of
Chinese has been jointly organised by the Advisory
Inspectorate, the Colleges of Education and the
More recently from September this year, a
course on Chinese Communication Skills will be
arranged by the ILE for secondary school teachers.
Putonghua has been offered as an optional subject
in primary schools and in junior secondary classes
since September 1988. Starting in 1989-90, a
recurrent grant has been provided to secondary
schools for the employment of part-time instructors
run special programmes in Putonghua after
ILE.
to
school;
:
as regards improving the standard of English
teachers and strengthening the teaching of English
in secondary schools
the recruitment of
expatriate lecturers for the ILE and Colleges of
Education has ceased since all vacancies have been
filled.
lecturers
Should vacancies
will be recruited.
arise, expatriate
The Expatriate
English Language Teacher Pilot Scheme was completed
in July 1989. As a result of the final evaluation
of the pilot
permanent
1991;
scheme
scheme, it was decided that
should be introduced in September
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