Experience Sharing on Specialised Teaching in English Language in Primary Schools 19.12.2005

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Experience Sharing onSpecialised Teaching in
English Language in Primary Schools19.12.2005
5.1.2006

• Yaumati Catholic Primary School (Hoi Wang Road)
• Lany Lo

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Specialised Teaching in English Language

• Present Situation
• Teach three classes of English one P6 class and
  two P2 classes altogether 24 periods ( 35
  minutes each) per week plus one class period, two
  library periods and one period of Life Education

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Specialised Teaching in English Language

• Present Situation
• Most of the lessons are in the morning
• Tuesday and Friday afternoons are reserved for
  meetings with the other two ST (Specialised
  Teaching) teachers to discuss subject matters

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Specialised Teaching in English Language

• Other Duties
• Deputy English Panel Chair
• Level leader of P6
• As SET and teacher-in-charge of the NET scheme
• Take care of the implementation of the new
  curriculum with special attention to promotion of
  Reading Skills
• Preparation for TSA

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Specialised Teaching in English Language

• Other Duties
• Set up an English folk song team and prepare for
  inter-school singing contest
• Plan, design and assist in other English related
  activities (e.g. Halloween Carnival, Speech
  Festival )
• Take charge of the Extensive Reading Scheme ( P1
  P6 )
• Class teacher of 6E

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Specialised Teaching in English Language

• Gains
• Can concentrate all the efforts on developing the
  subject in YCPS
• Make good use of the materials and resources
  available
• Set up an image as an English-speaking person and
  build up an English speaking and learning
  environment in school

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Specialised Teaching in English Language

• Gains
• More time for lesson preparation, exchanging
  ideas / co-planning with other teachers in trying
  out new learning teaching (LT)
  strategies/approaches and task-based learning
• More lesson observations (by the panel or peers)
  are possible
• ? improved teaching strategies

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Specialised Teaching in English Language

• Gains
• Able to evaluate LT and assess student learning
• Can spare time to attend professional meetings,
  seminars and workshops
• ? Beneficial to personal growth and development
  of the subject in YCPS

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Specialised Teaching in English Language

• Gains
• Teaching two P2 classes (with the same
  curriculum) enables me to revise the lesson plans
  and adjust the teaching method for the next class
• Can try more diverse English activities e.g.
  verse-speaking, drama
• Use English almost the whole day ? good for
  professional development and self-improvement
• Grow with students

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Specialised Teaching in English Language

• Losses
• Cannot teach my favourite subject, Music
• No longer the teacher-in-charge of
  activities/performance related to music
• Sometimes feel the monotony of the work (teaching
  only one subject)

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Specialised Teaching in English Language

• Students Feedback
• Try their best to adapt to the new curriculum,
  new textbook and new trend of English learning
• Prefer learning English through daily practice
  and welcome the enriched English language
  environment

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Specialised Teaching in English Language

• Students Feedback
• Most of them like reading especially through
  storytelling or shared reading
• Develop a good reading habit and some effective
  reading strategies learning to read and reading
  to learn

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Specialised Teaching in English Language

• Parents Feedback
• Welcome the Specialised Teaching Scheme
• High expectations of the scheme in stimulating
  childrens interest in English ? learning English
  easily, joyfully and effectively

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Specialised Teaching in English Language

• Difficulties
• Very heavy workload due to
• - teaching 3 classes of English
• - marking piles of workbooks and
• exercise books
• - many related duties
• - many meetings/workshops/seminars,
• mostly after school

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Specialised Teaching in English Language

• Difficulties
• Very heavy work pressure due to
• - great expectations from the school
• and colleagues
• - great expectations from parents
• and students
• - great self-expectations

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Specialised Teaching in English Language

• Possible Solutions
• More resources and support from the Government
• Make the best use of the resources available
• Good scheduling and planning for all the
  meetings, workshops and activities
• Relax

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Specialised Teaching in English Language

• Roundup
• Enjoy being an ST teacher in English
• Regard every difficulty as a challenge
• Teach and learn at the same time, feel very
  fruitful and satisfied
• Most rewarding moment when students talk to me
  in English naturally and SMILE ? they are
  improving and having fun

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Specialised Teaching in English Language

• Thank you !