Aim/ Objective :
To develop an ever-improving capability to use English:
to think and communicate
to acquire, develop and apply knowledge
to respond and give expression to experience
and within these contexts, to develop and apply ever-increasing understanding of how language is organized, used and learnt.
Short-term targets:
To strengthen students’ communicative skills.To improve students’ reading skills.
To improve students’ imaginative thinking, high order thinking and writing skills.
Features of our Curriculum:
Sing to Learn
Learn to Read
Read to Learn
English is Fun!
Highlights:
Sing to Learn
Songs and Singing Contest to develop students’ interest in singing English songs, grammar songs and nursery rhymes in junior levels and folk songs and pop songs in singing contest to break the barrier of learning a foreign language
School-based Reading Programme
RWI and Story Sharing in junior level to create a solid foundation for learning English through learning phonics and vocabulary
Series of readers circulating among students to arouse students’ interest in reading English books, to develop their reading habits and to enhance their reading skills
School-based Writing Programme
Vocabulary, sentence building, paragraphing... to develop students’ writing skills to prepare them for their study and leisure writing
Teaching and Learning Strategies
1-minute talk, presentations, drama-in-education ... to build up students’ confidence and motivate them to speak and present in front of audience and also to enhance their creativity, analytical thinking and imagination
Competitions
Drama Festival, Choral Speaking, Writing competitions, Scrabble competition ... to provide students with a wide range of learning experiences to enhance their English language proficiency for study, work and leisure
EMI, English Day, English Corner, English Rooms to provide authentic environments to learn English
A lot more SBM activities to facilitate teaching and learning and to make learning FUN!
Close in line with the latest educational development
Activities:
| Plan | Objectives |
Date |
| 1. English Day | 1. To create an English learning environment. 2. To encourage students answering different types of questions including applying, analyzing, evaluating and creating to stimulate students to develop high order thinking skill. |
Whole year |
| 2. Pass Book | 1. To encourage student to participate and improve the attitude in learning English. |
Whole year |
|
3. Scrabble Competition (J.4 – 6) |
1.To improve students’ vocabulary. |
First term |
|
4. Go For 100 |
To enhance students’ spelling skill. To enrich their vocabulary bank. |
Whole year |
|
5. Story Telling Competition |
1. To strengthen students’ speaking skills. |
Second term |
|
6. Singing Contest |
1. To raise students’interest in learning English. |
First term |
|
7. Extensive Reading Scheme (J.1-6) |
To improve students’ reading skills. To enhance students’ interest in reading. |
Whole year |
|
8. Book Report |
1.To improve students’ writing skills. |
Whole year |
|
9. Note-Taking |
To help students jot notes in the lessons. To help students consolidate on their learning. |
Whole year |
|
10. Creative Writing / Shared Writing |
To improve students’ writing skills focused on the sentence patterns. |
Whole year |
|
11. Composition |
To improve students’ writing skills. |
Three times a year |
|
12. Through the Grapevine |
1. To improve students’writing skills. |
Second term (June) |
|
13. Reading Workshop |
To arouse students’ interest in reading different text types. To make reading enjoyable. To improve students’reading skills. To develop students’independent reading. |
Whole year |
|
14. After-school Classes English Interest Class Drama Class |
1.To enhance students’ interest in speaking English. To provide students with an English speaking environment. To build up students’ confidence in learning English. |
Whole year |
|
15. Mock Interview (J.6) |
1. To improve J.6 students’interview skills. |
Whole year |
|
16. NET Scheme |
To provide opportunities for students to speak English. To provide an authentic English learning environment. |
Whole year |
|
17. Part-time NET (J.1 – 6) |
To provide opportunities for students to speak English. To provide an authentic English learning environment. |
Whole year |
|
18. Super Peer Mentor |
To enhance students’ leadership skills. To assist and tutor their classmates. |
Whole year |
|
19. Thinking from multiple perspectives |
1. Teachers use a variety of questions skillfully to help students become active learners. |
Whole year |
|
20. Stem Activitty |
1. To enhance students’ creativity and learning motivation. |
Whole year |
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21. Ongoing Renewal of the School Curriculum |
Renew the school-based curriculum continuously and update the curriculum according to the school curriculum framework. |
Whole year |
| 網址名稱 | 網址 |
J.1 - J.3 |
Magic Keys |
J.4 - J.6 |
Children Storybooks Online |
Other |
Practices: |
