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!