Efficient and diverse English teaching, willing to learn and brave to try

Yuen Long Long Ping Estate Wai Chow School Believe that everyone can learn, everyone has their own strengths, implement the spirit of humanistic education, and provide students with high-quality whole-person education. The school is committed to working with parents and the community to create an excellent learning environment, and continues to improve students' English proficiency through school-based curriculum, information technology equipment, learning activities and other aspects. Principal Zheng Tinghui hopes that students will be biliterate and trilingual, so he is committed to promoting "high participation, high interaction, and high presentation" in the classroom, so that students can be engaged in class, maintain a willingness to learn, have the courage to try, and actively move towards their dreams.

Promote "reading and writing" and learn from model essays

In terms of English teaching, the school advocates the strategy of "From Reading to Writing" and optimizes school-based writing courses to give students more opportunities to apply what they have learned and consolidate and output knowledge in the form of writing. Teachers will provide students with sample essays so that they can learn beautiful words and sentences for writing. By arranging situations and topics that students are familiar with, they connect what they learn in class with their daily lives and enhance their interest in writing.

Promote interdisciplinary learning and integrate English into different disciplines

The school is committed to promoting interdisciplinary learning, integrating English elements into different subjects and activities, and using books as a medium to promote interdisciplinary collaboration at different grades. For example, the English subject is linked to national security education, and appropriate books are selected to promote national security education and correct values ​​to students. The head of the library department will also recommend books for each grade. For example, the second grade will use the twelve zodiac animals as the theme; the third grade will use Chinese aerospace technology as the theme. The English department will design learning tasks according to each theme. Through books and extended learning, students learn about Chinese culture and the technological development of modern China. They can also learn new English words and terminology in this field.

Classroom knowledge connects with life to improve comprehensive English ability

The school has always been committed to improving students' language skills, so it focuses on cultivating literacy and pinyin in primary school students. Only by laying a solid foundation from an early age and not being afraid of speaking English can students enhance their learning opportunities. Therefore, first-year students have two classes every week taught by foreign English teachers, which mainly cultivate students' interest in English, such as reading stories, English pinyin, etc.

Make full use of "13 Gifted and Talented Exercises"

The school incorporates the "13 Gifted and Talented" framework into daily curriculum design and classroom activities to promote the development of students' higher-order thinking. Students' analytical and organizational abilities are trained through methods such as mind mapping, attribute enumeration, and comparison of similarities.

In addition, the school also arranges RWI Pinyin courses for junior primary students to teach them Pinyin skills so that they can use RWI skills to split, string and read words in the future. Story reading classes are also added to the English school-based curriculum to allow students to learn reading skills and correct values ​​through books.

Keeping up with the development of innovative technology, e-learning improves English performance

The school has always kept pace with the times, kept abreast of the development of innovative technology, and vigorously promoted e-learning in teaching. E-learning can effectively improve students' learning motivation. The school hopes to use electronic tools to promote students to learn English as a "second language."

The school introduced the AI ​​platform Lango School to help students practice English conversation. The system will vocally guide students to read short sentences, score their pronunciation in real time, and record poorly pronounced words so that they can practice repeatedly. Lango School also has different learning scenarios, such as airports, hospitals, restaurants, etc., and uses a question-and-answer reading method to practice daily conversation with students.

In addition, the school has also filmed English videos on the campus TV station to promote the platform, encouraging students to actively practice and play mini-games on the platform to strengthen their English skills. Not only that, the school continues to add and improve electronic equipment related to teaching facilities. The electronic whiteboards currently equipped in classrooms have clear images and have interactive and projection functions. E-learning can follow the learning progress of students in the classroom and provide real-time feedback, improving classroom interactivity and learning and teaching effectiveness, achieving a "high participation, high interaction, high presentation" classroom.

High-quality English learning atmosphere, relaxed and enjoyable learning experience

The school adds English elements to multiple intelligence classes to create a high-quality English learning atmosphere so that children can immerse themselves in English learning. The third-grade students explore a variety of board games with foreign teachers, combining learning with entertainment; the fourth-grade students perform hand puppet performances in English to use their imagination; the fifth-grade students learn Western calligraphy; and the sixth-grade students appreciate English movies. Students often communicate in English to strengthen their daily English responses. By creating a relaxed and enjoyable English learning experience, the school allows students to enhance their English conversation skills through activities and encourages students to listen more and speak more.

Participate in various competitions and practice English in a fun way

In order to promote students' English development, the school encourages students to participate in different competitions, which are very diversified and cover the four major areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing, such as English recitation, calligraphy, storytelling and speech, etc. The English Department will also continue to organize a variety of activities to make English learning more interesting. By organizing English movie viewing activities and snack booth games hosted by foreign teachers, students can learn English in an interesting way and enhance their learning motivation.

Integrate self-study elements to cultivate lifelong learners

"We hope to establish children's independent learning habits so that they can preview the content they will learn in advance and expand their knowledge through extended learning, eventually becoming lifelong learners." Principal Zheng said that the English subject advocates independent learning and designs unit worksheets for students in the school-based curriculum, which include previews, classroom activities or extended learning, with the aim of incorporating self-study elements into the three stages of the classroom: the first, middle and last stages.

The cohesion system is comprehensive and coherent, laying a solid foundation for English

The transition from kindergarten to primary school is a very important stage in children's growth. For this reason, the school has specially designed a booklet for transition from kindergarten to primary school to allow students to have an initial understanding of the curriculum content of Primary One, and to review and consolidate the knowledge learned in kindergarten together to ensure that they have a certain foundation before starting regular courses. In terms of transition to high school, English teachers will also provide high school interview courses for sixth grade students to teach students English interview skills and familiarize them with English conversational vocabulary in interview situations. In addition, in regular courses, foreign teachers provide high school interview training for sixth grade students who are about to enter high school, strengthening their English conversation skills and confidence, and laying a solid knowledge foundation for them to fully prepare for the challenges of entering high school.

Establish a cooperative relationship between home and school to accompany children to grow together

Parents play a vital role in the growth of their children. Principal Zheng attaches great importance to home-school cooperation to establish a good collaborative relationship. The school has specially set up parent-child workshops, and foreign teachers will teach students and parents basic pinyin skills to promote parent-child learning. The school has also specially launched the "Learning and Teaching Parent Newsletter", which aims to establish close contact and allow parents to update educational information, learn to guide their children's review, and grow up with their children.