English integrated medical education to cultivate professional talents for society

Caritas Ma On Shan Secondary School (attached dormitory) attaches great importance to English education. It combines English education with medical education elements, hoping to train students to acquire medical knowledge and develop a "medical heart" so that they can give back to the society in the future. The school breaks out of the textbook framework and combines English with medical elements and values ​​education to design experiential activities so that students can apply and integrate them in practical life and learning activities. The teaching team led by the principal is committed to deepening students' English communication skills and connecting them with career planning and development, helping them face language learning and future development with a broader perspective.

Experiential English teaching, learning English in daily life

The school focuses on English learning experience, leading students at all levels out of the classroom, connecting topics with activities, and using English flexibly in real-life situations. For example, in the Secondary One program, "Rugby English" is implemented in conjunction with sports topics. Professional tutors are invited to the school to carry out rugby sports and write English articles after the experience to integrate what they have learned; in the Secondary Two, they design "Lee On" around the shopping theme. Hunt", combined with grammar knowledge and other corresponding questions, led students to the Lee On Mall near the school to carry out sightseeing activities; Form 3 combined comprehensive humanities, ethics and religion and science subjects to carry out inter-disciplinary learning, organized students to go to Macau for inspections, and wrote proposals in English to the principal. In conjunction with the project, they proposed a simulated proposal to raise funds for the Macau Church, allowing students to closely combine the elements they encountered during the inspection with English vocabulary.

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The school promotes medical and nursing education and actively integrates English with medical and nursing elements to help students improve their English skills and have the effect of career planning education. The school makes good use of lunch, recess and other times to lead students to learn English terms in medical professions such as first aid, health, blood pressure and so on in a fun way. This year, the school uses the language week to specifically strengthen the teaching of such content to help students accumulate practical vocabulary. Earlier, some students were selected to intern at Prince of Wales Hospital, extending the learning model to the practical level.

Participant Tan shared that during the one-month internship, he had to deal with a large amount of English documents and frequently used medical and nursing English terms in communication. By being in an English communication environment every day, he gradually became accustomed to and used it skillfully. He has a deeper understanding of the importance of English and is more determined to work as a nurse in the future.

The deep integration of English and medical elements not only helps students improve their English proficiency, but also closely meets their career planning needs. For students who intend to develop in medical fields such as medicine, ambulance, and nursing, the use of medical-related English skills and professional terms has become an important foundation. This cross-border integration of English and medical elements makes language learning no longer limited to communication functions, but also gives it practical value for future education and employment development, achieving dual gains in language use and career planning.

Convey values ​​in English and improve moral character and knowledge in both directions

The school closely links English and values ​​education, using English as a carrier to deliver positive values, so that English learning is not only limited to the improvement of language skills, but also an important way for positive values ​​to be instilled and a platform to encourage students to express boldly. The school has an English morning meeting every Thursday, and each teaching team needs to take turns to take the stage to share values ​​and character education in English to the entire school teachers and students. There are various forms of sharing, including storytelling, small role-playing or simple speeches. Since last year, we have even cooperated with the Personal, Social and Humanities Education Department and the Chinese History Department to invite students to introduce the moral values ​​embodied by historical figures in English, achieving a combination of subject cross-border and language use. In addition, during the morning meeting preparation process, teachers and students will exchange ideas together. The relaxed atmosphere not only inspires students' creativity, but also helps them gradually build their self-confidence and sense of accomplishment in learning English while practicing English expression. This model of teaching values ​​​​with English as the medium allows students to be immersed in it for a long time, immersively remember the profound meaning of relevant vocabulary, and improve their comprehensive English ability.

Diverse English experiences stimulate learning motivation

The school is committed to creating a diverse atmosphere for students to learn English, so that language learning can break out of a single classroom framework. In terms of subject cooperation, the English subject group collaborates with other subjects to organize overseas study tours to encourage students to use English as a bridge to establish an international perspective. For example, last year we collaborated with the Moral Education Group to arrange for students to go to Malaysia and Singapore for experiential learning. They broadened their knowledge through visits and exchanges, and gained a deeper understanding of environmental issues. At the same time, they improved their English communication skills through interactions with local people.

Earlier, the school co-organized the "New Enterprise Environment-Singapore Diversified Study Tour", which gave students the opportunity to go to Singapore and experience the management, operation and development models of well-known enterprises. In addition, the English Department has jointly opened an English interview class with the career planning team to help students develop their careers; it has also cooperated with family associations to invite foreign tutors to the school to conduct parent-child cooking classes in their spare time and teach snack making in English. Through interdisciplinary teaching and on-campus and off-campus cooperation projects, we provide students with interesting learning experiences, enable them to deeply understand the practical value of English as a communication tool, and stimulate their motivation for learning English.

Join hands with the dormitory department to strengthen students’ foundation and support their English learning needs

In order to cater for the different learning differences of students, the English Department cooperates with the dormitory department to introduce English learning support measures. For example, after-school English tutoring classes are set up, and a school-based KPI assessment mechanism is developed to allow students who achieve a certain grade to be promoted to a higher grade and receive rewards for going out for lunch with the teacher to stimulate learning motivation. All new students in Form One are required to attend this English cram school as a transition support to bridge the gap in English proficiency among the new students.

In view of the learning differences among high school students from the Mainland that may arise from the different English teaching methods in the two places, the school has specially designed special tutoring and bridging courses to accurately improve the English weaknesses of students from different backgrounds.

Technology cooperates with teaching, AI masters writing skills

The school uses technology to complement teaching and introduces AI platforms into English subjects to improve teaching effectiveness. The school is currently focusing on the AI ​​writing function. In regular free writing exercises, students will first create their own articles, and then modify them independently after interacting with the AI. Then the teacher will compare the students' original text with the AI ​​modified version, guide the students to transcribe the revised content, and then give targeted feedback, simultaneously teaching the core English knowledge corresponding to each article. Through the AI ​​system, it can not only help students effectively master the key points of English writing, but also guide students to control technology and promote independent learning, thereby expanding their writing ideas and developing creative thinking.