INDUCTION PROGRAMME FOR
PNETS
23 January 2006
This Session covers:
• The English Curriculum
• The special role of the NET in primary schools
• Resources & Professional Development
The English Curriculum
The Hong Kong Contexts
Some facts and figures
• 759 primary schools & 447137 students
• (aided*, government, DSS*, ESF, private)
* some schools have through-train system
Some facts and figures (cont)• bissessional / whole-day schools
7:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. & 1:30 – 6:30 p.m.
830 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
• CMI / EMI
• Class size: 30 - 37
AM School MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
8:00-8:30 CHI CHI CHI CHI CHI CHI
8:30-9:00 CHI CHI ENG CHI CHI CHI
9:00-9:05 RECESS
9:05-9:35 MATHS CHI I.T. ENG ENG ENG
9:35 -10:05 MATHS MATHS I.T. ENG ENG ENG
10:05 -10:25 RECESS
10:25 - 10:55 ENG ENG G.S. MATHS MATHS MATHS
10:55 - 11:25 PUT ENG MUSIC G.S. MATHS MATHS
11:25 -11:30 RECESS
11:30 -12:00 ARTS G.S. PUT P.E. G.S. Extra-curricula activities12:00 - 12:30 ARTS G.S. MATHS P.E. MUSIC
Timetable of an AM Session School
Curriculum Guide
• English Language Framework - strands - targets
• Cross-curricular issues
(see Handouts – pp II – VII)
Features of the CDC English Language
Curriculum Guide (Primary 1-6) (2004)
Developing a school-based English Language curriculum
Using a task-based approach in learning, teaching and assessment
Introducing a variety of text types Learning and teaching grammar in context Developing vocabulary building skills Learning and teaching phonics in context Strengthening ‘learning to read’ Promoting a ‘reading to learn’ culture Promoting assessment for learning Making better use of dictation and setting
meaningful homework
Reading Workshops
Laying a good foundation for lifelong learning
• Developing in learners positive attitudes towards learning English
• Providing opportunities for learners to take an active role in learning
• Helping learners develop and practise reading skills through reading ‘real books’
• Using real books of a variety of text types
• Taking up about 40% of the English lesson time• Closely linked to the learning and teaching that take place in
the General English Programme• Adopting effective teaching strategies• Reading as a springboard for the development of higher order
thinking skills, creativity and other language skills• Providing coherent and connected learning experiences for the
children
Textbook Package
- Textbook- Workbook- Grammar practice book- Listening comprehension- Readers - Guided writing- Project/Task-based book (Teacher’s Guide and support materials)
Typical language activities
• Reading Workshops (40%)• General English (60%)
- Reading Comprehension - Listening (eg Phonics) & Speaking (eg
Poetry)- Vocabulary - Grammar- Dictation- Other activities
Special role of the NET
• School-based curriculum development • Creating language-rich environment• English Week (eg story-telling, competitions,
drama)• English Corner (eg games, songs, tapes and
videos)• Thematic activities (eg Halloween, Xmas, cross-
curricular events)• Music & Speech Festival (Nov – Dec)
Special role of the NET
As a language adviser
(teaching and assessment)
for example:
LEXIS
How do we describe this in English?
PRONUNCIATION
How do you pronounce “B-e-c-k-h-a-m”?
CORRECTNESS
Which of the following is correct?
There is an apple and some grapes on the table.
There are an apple and some grapes on the table.
Resources and Professional Development
• EMB
http://www.emb.gov.hk/index.aspx?nodeID=2365&langno=1, eg
http://www.hkedcity.net/english/
• Publishers,eg http://www.ilongman.com/ilongman2003/eng/online/index.asp
• Tertiary Institutions,eg http://www.ied.edu.hk/
Resource Packages
Let’s Experience and Appreciate Poetry (LEAP) KS1 & KS2
Let’s Experience and Appreciate Drama (LEAD)
Songs, Rhymes and Tales for KS1 & KS2
Phonics Multimedia Resource Pack
Strategies and Activities to Maximize Pleasurable Learning Experiences (SAMPLE)
Phonics in Action
LiteracyInstructionForTeachers
Promoting Quality Interaction in the Primary English Classroom
Promoting Assessment for Learning in English Language Education at Primary Level
Adopting Task-based Approach in the Primary Classroom
Good Practice in Speech Activities
Writing Packages (P1-3 & P4-6)
Learning English is Fun - English Language Camp Activities for Primary 4 Students
Using IT to Learn, Learning to Use IT
Resource Packages
The Magic of Poem Writing - Tapping Students’Creative Minds
questions and experience sharing
Thank you very much!
Happy Teaching & Happy Living in
Hong Kong!