Modern Languages in the New Senior Secondary School Structure

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Modern Languages in the New Senior Secondary
School Structure

• Anthony Adames
• Head of Modern Languages Department

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P.5 and P.6 Modern Languages

• Students should have started learning their ML in
  either P.3 or P.4
• The courses are developmental and were designed
  for continuous learning from P.3/4 ? S.3.
  A Modern Language is compulsory for all
  P.1-S.3 students.
• Students will undertake public examinations in
  all three languages.

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International Recognition

• The three examinations that will be offered to
  students are
• French DELF A1 in S.1
• Spanish DELE A1 in S.1
• Japanese JLPT Level 4 in S.2
• Students will have significant advantages in the
  future with these lifelong diplomas.

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What are these examinations?

• JLPT Level 4 Between 200 to 300 hrs of Japanese
  (In HKU, most three year degree graduates have
  only JLPT Level 3 )
• Both DELE and DELF will be offered to A2 in S.3.
  By the end of their courses of study to S.6,
  French and students should have sat DELF / DELE
  B2 examinations and be eligible for direct
  European University entry without a language exam
  (like TOEFL for study in the US or IELTS for
  Australia.)

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Support for our students

• We have been selected to receive 2 French and
  Spanish Assistants by the French Consulate due to
  our record of excellent examination results in
  ML.
• Students will have oral lessons and activities in
  these languages with native-speakers. We are the
  only school to offer this to Primary and
  Secondary students in Hong Kong.

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Our schools reputation in ML

• We have been described as Pioneers of Language
  Teaching by the French Consulate General.
• In a joint project, we have been assured today
  that the relevant consulates will work together
  to provide Teaching Assistants to our school for
  French, Spanish and Japanese as an ANNUAL
  allocation to act as a role model for other
  schools to follow.

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An International Education for a Global Workforce

• In 2009-2010, we will offer exchanges and study
  tours for all French, Japanese and Spanish
  students.
• We are in the process of establishing or have
  sister school relationships in China, France,
  Japan and Mexico with more to come.

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Standards

• We expect more and more from our P.5 and P.6
  students this year.
• The NSS S.3?S.6 syllabus in French, Japanese and
  Spanish is very challenging and as less than 1
  of Hong Kong graduates will study NSS Modern
  Languages, success in it will provide unbeatable
  advantages in the workplace.

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External Courses

• You can access summer courses in French, Japanese
  and Spanish to strengthen your childs language
  skills at
• the Alliance Française
• Sociedad Hispanica de Hong Kong
• HK Institute of Languages
• among many providers.

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Remember
DELE
DELF
can be easily achieved
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with a lots of hard work and

• Modern Languages Department
• Pioneering Language Learning to give Hong
  Kong children an international education for the
  price of a local school