Date: 30th June 2005 (Thu)

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Briefing Session on 2007 HKCEE English Language

• Date 30th June 2005 (Thu)
• Time 930 a.m. 1030 a.m.
• Venue School Hall

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Programme

• 1) The new curriculum/ assessment criteria.
• 2) Print fiction / non-fiction.
• 3) Watching movies / documentaries.
• 4) Question / Answer Session.
• 5) Remarks from the Principal.

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The new curriculum/ assessment criteria
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Standards-Referenced Assessment

• The use of FIVE DESCRIPTORS to assess
  students performance in
• Paper 1 Reading Writing (40)
• Paper 2 Integrated Listening, Reading
• Writing (30)
• Paper 3 Speaking (15)

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The introduction of School-based Assessmentin
English Language (CE 2007)

• Weighting 15
• Number of Assessments 4
• Duration 2 years

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Watching English Films Enables Us To

• Have cultural enrichment
• Learn idiomatic expressions
• Improve our listening ability
• Have a lot of fun

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School-Based Assessment

• Preparing For the School-based Assessment
• (SBA)

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What is SBA?

• It accounts for 15 of the total subject score.
• It consists of a reading viewing programme.
• You have to read view at least 4 texts within a
  course of two years (F.4-F.5)

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Four Categories of Texts

• Print Fiction
• e.g. novels,
• detective stories
• Print Non-fiction
• e.g. autobiographies,
• science books

• Non-print Fiction
• e.g. films
• Non-print Non-fiction
• e.g. documentaries

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Preparation for SBA

• Choose the written/audiovisual texts
• Read/View the chosen texts
• Prepare for the assessment taskswriting personal
  comments for individual presentation jotting
  down questions to ask for the group discussion
• Prepare for Individual Presentation Group
  Discussion

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Print Fiction

• Classics e.g. The Pearl, Dracula
• Romance e.g. Romeo and Juliet, Emma
• Adventure Story e.g. Down the River
• Thriller e.g. Ghost in the Guitar
• Historical Novel e.g. Gladiator
• Fantasy/Imaginative story e.g. The Last Polar
  Bear
• Detective Story e.g. The Royal Park Murder
• Serious Reading e.g. Tuesdays with Morrie

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Print Non-Fiction

• Story about a person e.g. Princess Diana
• Themes about the future e.g. Book of the Future
• Themes about religion/culture e.g. Buddhism
• Themes about advice e.g. Fighting Fat-Fighting
  Fit
• Themes about science e.g. Global Warming
• True story of somebodys success/adventure e.g.
  Women in Business

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Non-Print Fiction

• Films e.g. Finding Nemo, Titanic, Freaky Friday,
  etc.
• Television Programmes e.g. ER, Sherlock Holmes,
  The X-files, etc.

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Non-Print Non-Fiction

• Documentaries of various topics on
• A persons life, biography e.g. Bruce Lee The
  Immortal Dragon
• Nature/Weather e.g. Wild Weather
• Geography/Travel e.g. Michael Palin Pole to Pole

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Things to consider when choosing a book

• Type of fiction I like?
• Level of difficultychallenging, average, easy
• Number of pages?
• Am I a serious/lazy reader?
• What I like about a fictionstrong characters,
  humour, moral values, thought-provoking stories,
  suspense, fun etc.

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While-Reading/Viewing Tasks

• Create a reading progress chart
• Write reading notes on the setting of the story,
  characters etc.
• Write Book Reviews as written records
• Keep an audio diary, if possible, about your own
  opinions

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Individual Presentation Assessment

• Individual Presentation
• Give the title of the book
• Give the main theme of the story
• Give personal reflections or comments

• Group Discussion
• Accuracy in grammar
• Range of vocabulary
• Fluency
• Pronunciation
• Interactive discussion skills

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Watching Movies/ Documentaries
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Question Answer Session
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Remarks from the Principal
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