English
Aims of the Subject
- To arouse students’ interest in learning English through various activities.
- To build up thinking skills through understanding and constructing meaning from different text types.
- To promote learner independence through the development of lifelong language learning skills and strategies such as vocabulary building skills, phonics skills and information skills.
- To develop learners’ generic skills, values and attitudes and expose them to rich learning experiences through moral and civic education, project learning, reading to learn.
- To cater for learners’ diversity through developing a wide range of open ended learning tasks and activities and employing teaching strategies that suit the specific needs of both less able learners and more able learners, as well as the needs of learners with different learning styles.
Major Activities of the Subject :
English Week
English Drama Team
English Choral Speaking Team
Achievement of the Subject:
|
Name |
Awards |
No. of Winners |
|
77th Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival |
Solo Verse & Choral Speaking Champion 2nd Place 3rd Place Merit |
2 5 3 101 |
|
TOEFL Junior Examination |
Listening & Reading Gold Silver |
11 35 |
|
Speaking Gold Silver |
16 8 |
|
|
Writing Gold Silver |
5 15 |
|
|
Best of the Best Awards |
1 |
|
|
Hong Kong Schools Drama Festival |
Team - Award for Outstanding Cooperation - Award for Outstanding Stage Effects - Award for Commendable Overall Performance Individual - Award for Outstanding Performer |
19 19 19
7 |
|
International Competitions and Assessments for School (ICAS) English |
Distinction Merit Credit |
2 13 26 |
|
International Competitions and Assessments for School (ICAS) Writing |
High Distinction Distinction Merit Credit |
3 4 4 8 |
|
International Competitions and Assessments for School (ICAS) Spelling Bee |
High Distinction Distinction Merit Credit |
2 3 4 17 |
|
The 18th English Radio Drama Competition |
Semi-Finalist Award |
5 |
Catering for Learner Diversity
- School Temnnnams & Public Competitions
Choral Speaking Teams, English Drama Team, Public Speaking, Writing, Poetry Reading, Penmanship, Solo Verse Speaking - Activities
English Week, Excursions, RTHK Sunday Smile, TSA Oral Assessors - Remedial & Enhancement Classes
- 1 Phonics Screening Test, P.6 Interview Workshop
Online Learning Resources of the Subject:
- British Council LearnEnglish Kids: http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/
- BBC Learning English: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/
- Teach your monster to read: http://teachyourmonstertoread.com/
- Instagram @bbclearningenglish @scmpnews @youngposthk