Consultation Seminars on the Draft CDC English Language Curriculum Guide (Primary 1-6) for Primary School Teachers

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Subject Curriculum Guide
English Language Curriculum Guide (Primary 1
6) (2004, CDC)
Implemented since September 2005
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Diagrammatic Representation of the English
Language Curriculum Framework
English Language Curriculum
Strands
9 Generic Skills
Values and Attitudes
Flexible and Diversified Modes of Curriculum
Planning Effective Learning, Teaching and
Assessment
Overall Aims and Learning Targets of English
Language
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Leading Curriculum Planning, Development and
Management

• Develop a balanced school-based curriculum based
  on students needs, interests and abilities
• Conduct holistic planning of the school-based
  curriculum to ensure smooth transition between
  key stages (interface)
• Enhance the professional development of teachers
• Manage resources effectively
• Promote collaboration among teachers
• Plan for effective curriculum changes

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Key Emphases of the English Language Curriculum
Guide (Primary 1- 6)
Strategies for Implementation

• Learning and teaching grammar through the
  task-based
• approach
• Providing opportunities for language use

• Enhancing the implementation of the Reading
  Workshops

• Learning and teaching phonics in context
• Developing vocabulary building skills

• Catering for learner diversity

• Making effective use of learning and teaching
  resources

• Promoting assessment for learning

• Designing a whole-school language policy

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Traditional Grammar Teaching VsTask-based
Learning (TBL) Grammar Teaching

• TBL grammar teaching
• Has a context
• Students learn certain grammar items and use them
  in meaningful contexts and for purposeful
  communication

• Traditional grammar teaching
• Out of context
• Teaching grammar items one by one

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Reading Workshops

• Using real books of a variety of text types
• Adopting effective teaching strategies

• Helping learners develop and practise reading
  skills through reading real books
• Reading as a springboard for the development of
  higher order thinking skills, creativity and
  other language skills
• Developing in learners positive attitudes towards
  learning English
• Providing coherent and connected learning
  experiences for the children
• Providing opportunities for learners to take an
  active role in learning

• Laying a good foundation for lifelong learning

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Teaching Strategies for Reading
Teacher Support
Storytelling

Independent Reading
Reading Aloud
Reading Workshops


Shared Reading
Supported Reading
English Language Curriculum Guide (Primary 1-6),
p. A29
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Resource Package
Literacy Instruction For Teachers
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Learning and Teaching Phonics in Context

• Incorporate phonics teaching into the school
  English programme instead of adopting and
  implementing a separate phonics programme
• Teach and practise phonics in the GE Programme as
  well as Reading Workshops through short,
  interesting and purposeful activities and games
  (e.g. funny rhymes, phonics tic-tac-toe)

English Language Curriculum Guide (Primary 1-6),
pp.171-174
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Resource Packages
Strategies and Activities to Maximize Pleasurable
Learning Experiences (SAMPLE)
Phonics in Action
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Developing Vocabulary Building Skills

• Encouraging learners to read extensively to
  acquire vocabulary in natural contexts,
  especially the high frequency words
• Modelling and teaching the different ways in
  which learners can attack and organise words
• - guessing and inferring meaning
• - organising words in vocabulary books
• - word formation and word association
• - using and making dictionaries
• Using tasks to provide authentic contexts for
  vocabulary use

English Language Curriculum Guide (Primary 1-6),
pp.164-171
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Resource Package
Enhancing Vocabulary Learning and Teaching at
Primary Level
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Catering for Learner Diversity (1)

• Using different strategies (e.g. differentiation,
  flexible grouping, project learning, open-ended
  learning tasks and activities) to cater for the
  diverse needs, abilities and interests of
  learners
• Providing opportunities for learners to use a
  combination of their intelligences (e.g. verbal
  and linguistic, visual and spatial, bodily and
  kinesthetic, interpersonal)

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Catering for Learner Diversity (2)

• Intervention Programme
• - additional time, additional opportunities,
  focused learning
• - during class time or withdrawal mode
• - task-based approach with form-focused
  pre-task grammar exercises

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Catering for Learner Diversity (3)

• Enrichment Programme
• - extend more able learners
• - during or after class time, inside or
  outside school
• - open-ended tasks to encourage creativity and
  critical thinking

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Promoting Assessment for Learning

• An integral part of learning-teaching-assessment
  cycle
• Sharing learning intentions and success criteria
  with learners
• Using different modes of assessment
• Making use of assessment data (e.g. TSA data,
  internal assessment data) to help review
• - expectation of pupils learning
• - content of learning
• - strategies to enhance learning
• Providing quality feedback to enhance learning

• English Language Curriculum Guide (Primary
  1-6)(2004), pp. 191-201

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Using Dictation to Promote Assessment for
Learning

• Guide students to analyse their problems and give
  suggestions
• - make use of context
• - make use of grammar knowledge
• - apply phonics skills in spelling
• Provide follow-up learning activities to
  consolidate learning

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Resource Packages
ETV Programme on Providing Quality Feedback
Promoting Assessment for Learning in English
Language Education at Primary Level
Promoting Quality Interaction in the Primary
English Classroom
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Devising a Whole-school Language Policy

• Create a rich language learning environment
• Widen the space of learning and teaching English
• Enhance students motivation in learning English

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More Information

• General circulars, training calendar, links,
  etc. http//www.edb.gov.hk
• Quicker access to information regarding the
  English Language Education Key Learning Area
  training opportunities, references resources,
  etc. http//www.edb.gov.hk/index.aspx?langno1nod
  eID2402
• English Language Education Section, CDI
• Room 1206, 12/F., Wu Chung House, 213 Queens
  Rd. East,
• Wan Chai, HK (Fax [phone])
• Ms Barbara Chan (Tel [phone])