Innovation combines digital education to achieve good results in good English exams

TWGHs S. C. Gaw Memorial College In recent years, the results of the HKDSE have improved by leaps and bounds, and some students have been admitted to the Bachelor of General Medicine program at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Good results are inseparable from all-round English training. Principal Jack Wong is goal-oriented, keeps pace with the times, deeply integrates technology and English teaching, solves students' learning pain points in a targeted manner, and penetrates English learning into every link through diversified learning, not only allowing students to cope with exams efficiently, but also stimulating students' inner motivation and developing independent learning abilities and a positive attitude.

AI empowers English teaching and promotes the development of digital learning

In order to actively respond to the development trend of digital education, in recent years, the school has been aiming to improve students' learning efficiency, actively exploring the deep integration of technology and teaching, especially in the field of English learning, making full use of AI technology to build a new model of precise and efficient teaching.

In terms of teaching resource optimization, the school uses AI technology to carry out systematic and in-depth analysis of past public examination questions, extracting keywords and key vocabulary in the test questions one by one, detailing the year of the question and the source of each knowledge point, and in-depth dismantling of the grammatical structure of the sentence. At the same time, based on the analysis results, supporting learning resources are generated, which not only provide accurate single word explanations, but also give complete sentence translations to help students intuitively grasp the knowledge focus and test direction of the exam, and build a clear exam knowledge framework.

In the design of learning training, the course integrates AI interactive training: students need to complete the spelling tasks of vocabulary and phrases by listening to standard pronunciation. This process not only strengthens students' memory and understanding of the meaning of words, but also uses AI's data analysis capabilities to provide students with a thorough analysis of the question logic, proposition rules and test-taking skills of public examinations, ensuring that they can accurately grasp the specific meaning of words in the questions, use them flexibly in writing, and improve test scores.

The deep integration of AI technology and the teaching process has brought significant results: on the one hand, teachers can accurately locate each student's knowledge pain points and learning difficulties based on the learning reports generated by AI, and achieve goal-oriented precise teaching; on the other hand, the interactive learning experience and visible progress can effectively stimulate students' learning enthusiasm and internalize it as a powerful motivation for independent learning.

Organically combine different disciplines and move forward around academic goals

With the primary goal of improving students' academic performance, the school actively promotes the organic integration of English and multiple disciplines to help students seamlessly connect to university. In terms of subject teaching, starting from the secondary level, science subjects (including physics, chemistry and biology) and comprehensive humanities subjects (such as history and geography) are taught in English, helping students to be exposed to different categories of English terminology in daily study, laying a solid foundation for English learning early, and effectively reducing the difficulty of studying after entering university.

In order to further deepen interdisciplinary collaborative teaching, the school promotes the AI ​​computer science team to cooperate with English, history, geography and science subjects to establish vocabulary and character libraries, and incorporates key concepts from the humanities into daily practice. Students are required to practice dictation on core concepts and consolidate knowledge through basic practice. In addition, 10% of the mathematics subjects in junior high school will be in English. It is planned to gradually transition over three years to ensure that students can successfully adapt to the DSE English mathematics teaching model in the fourth year of secondary school. Principal Jack WongWe hope that this will enable students to learn characters, words, concepts, logic and applications, and to understand English terminology in different subjects as early as possible. At the same time, in order to solve students' difficulties in learning English, the school uses AI language translation and pronunciation functions to help students understand terminology and ensure that knowledge is truly internalized.

The "goal-based" teaching philosophy is implemented throughout, and all strategies are centered around exam preparation and university transition. This not only allows students to be more confident and proactive in learning, but also has significantly improved English scores in recent years. Some students have successfully entered the Bachelor of Medicine program at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, demonstrating the effectiveness of the interdisciplinary integrated teaching model with actual results.

Reading integrated with drama to cultivate lifelong learning

In order to help students develop good reading habits, establish independent learning abilities and lifelong learning awareness, the school innovatively deeply integrates reading and drama elements and invests a lot of resources to promote characteristic reading education. The English subject team selects reading materials and equips them with exclusive teaching props based on the reading levels and interests of different grade students to help get rid of boring reading. Taking the intermediate level as an example, the subject team selected the classic "Peter Pan" as the reading text, and simultaneously purchased costumes, props and scene layout materials corresponding to the story scenes, organically integrating drama education into the reading curriculum. Under the guidance of teachers, students enter story situations, play different roles, and restore classic scenes through line interpretation and action simulation. Teachers and students participate together and have an immersive experience, transforming the originally static text reading into a vivid and three-dimensional interactive experience.

This "reading + drama" teaching model not only greatly stimulates students' interest in reading and motivation for independent learning, but also helps students deepen their understanding of texts through experiential learning and gradually develop the habit of spontaneous reading. At the same time, in the process of savoring the connotation of the story, students subtly absorbed cultural knowledge and understood the principles of life, achieving the multiple educational goals of "improving reading ability, developing study habits, and cultivating humanistic qualities."

Diversified extracurricular activities to apply what you have learned in English

The school carefully plans rich and diverse extracurricular activities to build a platform for students to develop their potential and help students improve their language application abilities. Taking the choir as an example, by performing English songs, students can carefully understand the meaning of the lyrics and master the specific usage and contextual matching of words during practice. Students who watch the performance can also indirectly absorb English knowledge while appreciating art, achieving the dual gains of "art appreciation" and "language accumulation."

Principal Jack Wong added that through the combination of music and English, it not only successfully created a strong campus artistic atmosphere and inspired students' love for art, but also allowed students to directly feel the practicality and interest of English learning - the stories contained in the songs and the life principles conveyed can also become high-quality materials for English compositions in the future.

In addition, the school has repeatedly achieved great results in the fields of art and sports, and students are often invited to participate in various cross-regional competitions. The students are deeply aware that English is the main communication language in international competitions. This realistic demand further stimulates their motivation to actively improve their English skills to ensure that during the preparation and competition period, their language communication skills will not only not deteriorate, but will continue to improve in practical application.

Accurately meet different needs and connect English-taught subjects

New students in the first grade come from different primary schools, and their English learning foundation and level are different. Some students have not been exposed to English teaching mode in primary school, and they lack the accumulation of English terminology in subjects such as geography and history. To this end, the school has carefully prepared school-based worksheets, which focus on the blind spots in the connection between primary school and middle school English knowledge, especially strengthening the basic training of core English terminology in subjects such as geography and history. Through exercises, students can help students make up for their knowledge shortcomings and gradually adapt to the learning requirements of middle school English subjects.

At the same time, the school has introduced AI technology to build a powerful auxiliary learning system to provide personalized solutions for students with slow learning progress: students can log in to the online resource platform at any time to carry out independent learning, and teachers will also arrange additional one-on-one or group exercises based on students' learning data to ensure that problems are solved in a timely manner. This AI learning mode has multiple functions. It not only supports vocabulary practice, but also is equipped with a standard pronunciation function. It enhances learning interest and participation through listening and speaking interaction, and helps students master the basic knowledge of English.