English Language
As a Key Learning Area, English Language Education seeks to develop learners’ English proficiency for study, work and leisure; provide them with opportunities for personal and intellectual development, and extend their knowledge and experience of other cultures through the English medium; and help them overcome the challenges of the rapidly changing and keenly competitive knowledge-based society of Hong Kong.
A. Curriculum Overview
(1) Develop school-based basic competency curriculum to facilitate students learning.
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Stage |
Content |
Learning skills |
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S1 |
- Bridging curriculum - Phonics |
Reading aloud |
|
S2 |
- Sentence writing |
Notetaking |
|
S3 |
- Individual presentation skills |
Presentation |
(2) Cater for learners’ diversity
- Match students to appropriate tiered worksheets based on their abilities
- Deploy co-teaching mode in certain junior classes and NET in senior speaking classes
(3) Learn English with fun
- English singing and drama courses in S1-S3
- English musical training in S1- S3
- Various authentic English activities with NET throughout the year
B. Assessment and Evaluation
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Format |
Time Period |
Remarks |
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Formative assessment |
Continuous evaluation |
Fine-tune teaching progress according to students’ performance in their formative assessments. |
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Summative assessment |
Each unit / each semester |
Provide evaluation on students’ long-term information retention. |
C. Career and Life Planning
- To equip students with the relevant career knowledge and skills
- To nurture their generic skills and values and connect subject-specific learning experiences to their career and life planning