Strive for excellence in English teaching and design diversified school-based courses

Buddhist Chan Wing Kan Memorial School We firmly believe that every student has unlimited potential and abilities, so we design student-oriented school-based courses to provide different opportunities to display their talents and abilities. We hope that every student can actively participate in it and improve their ability to practice and apply knowledge. Principal Chen Manlin leads the teaching team to strive for excellence in English teaching, integrate innovative educational concepts, design comprehensive and balanced school-based courses, and cooperate with diversified interesting English activities to create an immersive English learning environment so that students can apply what they have learned in English.

Forward-looking language strategies to comprehensively develop English skills

In terms of English teaching planning, the school focuses on the "golden period" of students' language development, and inspires students' language potential and creative thinking development by designing unique school-based courses. The English subject has 6 learning units each school year. In addition to using English textbooks, the school also designed a school-based textbook study book and introduced the "Space Town Program" designed by the Education Bureau. At the same time, in conjunction with the "Lesson Plans" and "Student Booklets" of the curriculum, teaching is conducted according to the 6 units. In addition, foreign English teachers will conduct story readings in class and teach students the meanings of different English words through "Big Books" to expand their language knowledge.

Principal Chen said: "The school hopes to start by consolidating students' basic Chinese knowledge, provide various learning activities, and practice students' listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities and skills in daily life, so as to improve their English skills. At the same time, they can learn and develop various learning abilities in a self-directed manner, implement the spirit of independent learning, and become lifelong learners. Therefore, when designing English textbooks, we pay attention to them With mutual cooperation and coherence, teachers will use teaching materials flexibly according to students' learning progress and needs, and make timely adjustments and deletions to take care of the diversity of students' learning. "In addition, thanks to the support of the school sponsoring group, the school uses the "Innovative English Learning System" to arrange "Primary One Entrance English Assessment" for primary one freshmen to identify their English proficiency so as to better prepare for the best.

Promote parent collaborative teaching and extend after-school English learning

The school actively promotes home-school cooperation to extend students' after-school English learning so that it is no longer limited to the classroom and effectively deepens students' language knowledge. To this end, the school has launched the "Book Bag" project, which arranges students to read two books every week. Through "Home Reading Books" and "Letter Books", students can go home for extended reading to consolidate the letter sounds and English sentence structures they have learned and develop independent learning habits. At the same time, the school encourages parents to make good use of these pinyin alphabet books to support students' learning, such as encouraging their children to pronounce the phonetic symbols of the letters, reading with their children, or even using the pictures in the books to describe stories, etc. In addition, when students complete after-school extended reading at home, they need to fill in the reading record and complete the activity content in the self-directed learning activity booklet, apply what they have learned to real life, and develop continuous reading habits.

School-wide English activities: Participate in competitions to demonstrate your strengths

The immersive learning environment helps increase students' interest in English. The school makes good use of the resources of the English room and designs a variety of school-wide English activities to enable students to apply English in a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere. The content of the activities is not only diverse, but also implements the concept of cross-teaching learning, such as conducting scientific experiments and making special snacks for festivals. At the same time, the "English Wonderland" campus TV station led by foreign English teachers will invite students to host special programs in English to build their confidence in using English and inspire other peers to enjoy learning English.

Through interesting English activities and a strong English context, the school has successfully inspired students to showcase their talents in various competitions and activities. For example, they won the Merit Award in the "Shung Tak Catholic English College 65th Anniversary Penmanship Competition", many students won the silver and bronze medals in the "Hong Kong Children & Youth Speech Competition 2023", and won the runner-up honor in the "75th Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival Solo Verse Speaking". Students shine in different English fields and achieve excellent results, which reflects the remarkable effectiveness of the school's English teaching. It not only cultivates students to establish a good English foundation, but also enables them to apply English flexibly in life.

Electronic teaching strategies: Interactive learning enhances fun

In order to provide an English learning experience that keeps pace with the times, the school vigorously promotes electronic teaching strategies, which not only increase the interactivity of the classroom and students' sense of engagement, but also help students better understand and apply English knowledge. The school makes flexible use of different e-learning platforms, such as "Longman Elect Self-learning Platform", "Space Town Go!", etc. Among them, the online reading platform "Raz-Plus" has created a strong English reading atmosphere in the school. Teachers will distribute a book suitable for students' level through "Raz-Plus" every week. Students need to read the book and complete the exercises to achieve the effect of reviewing the past and learning new things.