Information technology combined with English learning to build a happy and positive campus

Fung Kai Liu Yun Sum Memorial School is committed to providing an excellent learning environment and formulating a comprehensive and balanced school-based curriculum, and attaches great importance to students’ moral education, helping them establish a correct and positive outlook on life, and promoting whole-person development. Principal Xie Shengye understands that education cannot be "off the ground", which can easily make it difficult for students to deeply understand and apply knowledge. Therefore, the teaching team designs appropriate teaching strategies for students, using technology to coordinate English learning, and through platform assessment and big data analysis to keep up with the development and needs of the 21st century. At the same time, we convey positive values, provide students with support that meets their needs, and learn English well in a pleasant and positive campus environment.

Online learning platform taking care of learning diversity

The school breaks through the traditional teaching framework and promotes online learning, allowing students to review teaching content at any time and consolidate English knowledge more effectively. "In terms of teaching, we can use electronic platforms to make learning intelligent, and students can flexibly use different learning platforms to learn independently." Principal Xie said that online learning has broadened the channels for absorbing knowledge, but how to make good use of online learning platforms requires detailed planning. In the past, classes tended to use physical paper books, but now they use electronic platforms, with more emphasis on cultivating students' independent learning spirit. For example, the school will upload prepared teaching materials to the online learning platform before class so that students can prepare lessons as early as possible. When students return to school, they can strengthen their absorption of knowledge and improve teaching effectiveness.

The teaching team cleverly designs school-based courses to attract students to actively learn and enhance their learning motivation. By producing e-books and applying them in teaching, students' homework will be submitted in the form of e-books, creating an interesting and interactive "chemical reaction". In addition, the school will arrange after-school exercises to allow students to introduce the characteristics and attractions of Hong Kong in English and "tell the story of Hong Kong well." Students seem to have become tourism ambassadors to promote Hong Kong to the outside world. Their response to this coursework is very positive and engaged. Principal Xie added that in the past, students had to write reports to share, but now students can use multimedia to share their learning results through photography, drawings, speeches, etc., which not only makes the learning process more interesting, but also allows each student to develop their own uniqueness.

Set up top AI classes to stimulate interest in learning with technology

With the development trend of innovative technology, AI (artificial intelligence) is widely used in teaching, and schools hope to use information technology to improve students' learning outcomes. To this end, the school launched the "AI Top Class" during the summer vacation, inviting professors from the Chinese University of Hong Kong to teach children to strengthen their English learning through AI training. The school applies the above concept to the English subject. Students in the sixth grade will record the standard pronunciation of new English words, and then train the AI ​​to learn the pronunciation of English words; lower grade students can read English words to the computer, and the AI ​​will evaluate their English accuracy and correct pronunciation, so as to provide targeted corrections and training. At the same time, some students who are shy and reserved and dare not speak English loudly in public can speak English to the artificial intelligence, reducing their fear and embarrassment, and gradually helping students use English confidently and fluently.

In addition, the concept of "AI Top Class" can achieve the effect of promoting positive education. When senior students know that their English pronunciation will become the learning standard for lower-grade students, they will naturally be encouraged to practice English pronunciation and cultivate their autonomy and enthusiasm for learning. Principal Xie pointed out: "For lower grade students, some students may not have anyone to ask for advice at home. Artificial intelligence can provide them with support in English learning; for upper grade students, they can provide learning guidance to other students, thereby building their personal sense of responsibility and self-confidence, and cultivating them with correct and positive values and attitudes."

Life-oriented learning topics: English combined with healthy living

The school makes good use of innovative technology and closely integrates it with education to make English learning more life-like and create a comfortable and enjoyable learning environment for students. In addition to the "AI Top Class" platform in the sixth grade to assist lower grade students in English learning, the fourth grade also has related support plans. The "Healthy Lifestyle" project is one of the school's concerns this year. The teaching team arranged for fourth-grade students to design an activity around the theme of healthy living through electronic programming. The lower-grade students need to choose healthy foods during the activity and practice a life-oriented learning style. Compared with the previous method of "big brothers" and "big sisters" leading lower-grade students to participate in activities, this project will not delay the course progress of upper-grade students, and at the same time provide more comprehensive support and assistance to lower-grade students. Today's generation emphasizes intelligent learning, through which students can receive more timely and appropriate help, cultivate a spirit of peer help, and enhance students' experience of campus life.

At the same time, the school combines English learning and "healthy living" topics. The teaching team realizes that students may lack confidence in English conversation, but learning a language often requires the courage to try and not be afraid of mistakes. Therefore, the teacher leads the students to start by reading new English words well, and further helps them to constantly try and improve on their mistakes and learn from the activities. In addition, what students learn from healthy living activities is not only English vocabulary and correct and wrong answers, but also improves their English ability while subtly passing on the concept of healthy living and positive education to students, enriching their learning experience. Students in primary schools may not be able to immediately understand the meaning of positive education, but by actively organizing all-round learning activities, students can experience positive concepts such as persistence and perseverance and meet different learning challenges.

Establish a good learning attitude and become a lifelong learner

The six years of primary school life is an important stage in building children's values and learning attitudes. The school is committed to establishing a high-quality campus environment for students, allowing them to immerse themselves in a strong English context and learn English well. Therefore, positive statements in Chinese and English will be posted in the school, such as "Learning new things makes me smarter", etc. to create a positive learning atmosphere. While students experience a rich learning life, they can also cultivate good values ​​and positive learning attitudes through these positive messages in their living environment. Principal Xie said: "How to learn, how to learn better, whether you like learning, all the above things happen on campus. In the process, we will teach students how to apply what they have learned. Only by letting them know how to learn and learn well can students continue to learn for life."

School sponsoring groups support and invest abundant resources

Education is an important cornerstone of social stability and development, and establishing education and running schools is a long and arduous task. As a charitable corporation that founded Fung Kai Public School in the New Territories, the Liu family has always spared no expense in education, investing a lot of resources in building school buildings, hiring professional teaching teams, and constantly optimizing campus facilities, striving to cultivate future social pillars for the country. Fung Kai Liu Yun Sum Memorial School has a comfortable campus environment, complete teaching facilities, and is equipped with technological products that keep pace with the times, such as electronic whiteboards, etc., to coordinate with learning and teaching strategies, improve students' learning results, lay a solid foundation of biliteracy and trilingualism, and establish good moral qualities to welcome a rich and wonderful life.