English
Our Objectives and Characteristics:
To enhance students’ language proficiency
- engaging students in diversified learning activities with meaningful and authentic contexts to develop their language skills in reading and writing, as well as in listening and speaking
- developing school-based writing curriculum which covers a wide variety of text types across all levels
To facilitate the development of a ‘learning to read’ and ‘reading to learn’ culture
- promoting students’ interest in reading through implementing school-based reading workshops
- providing students opportunities to read a wide range of materials with different subject content and text types to facilitate the development of a culture of ‘reading to learn’ and ‘Reading across the Curriculum’
To create an English-rich environment
- providing greater opportunities for students to use English for purposeful communication both inside and outside the classroom;
- making use of student-centred instruction to promote learner independence;
- making greater use of literary or imaginative texts to promote critical thinking
To develop students’ capabilities for self-directed and lifelong learning
- creating an IT-friendly environment for students to seek, share and use information and resources for learning as well as to interact with teachers and other students;
- making use of a range of e-resources and e-learning tools to motivate students and enhance learning and teaching effectiveness;
- using e-assessment that facilitates the understanding of students’ learning progress and the provision of feedback.
Student Work / Teen Writers
- Cathlyn's Bedroom
- My Favourite Places in School
- Activities and Clothing
- An E-mail
- In the Country Park
- My Classmate
- Holidays in Hong Kong
- A Diary
- A Good Lesson
- Saving Water!
- A Fairy Tale – New Snow White
- A News Report
- My Dream Job
- Seasons
- Is It Good for Primary School Students to Have Smartphones
- A Letter to the Editor
- Are dogs really our friends or not
- An Unforgettable Event
- P.2 The Three Wishes
- P.3 Advice on Avoiding Obesity
- P.4 A News Report
- P.5 My Dream Job
- P.6 Are Dogs Really Our Friends Or Not