Targeted support for English learning, establishing goals to stimulate learning motivation

Pui Ying Secondary SchoolFocus on students’ biliteracy and trilingual development and implement the school purpose of “cultivating talents”. In terms of English teaching, Principal Chan Chun Yin believes that students need diversified experiences and stimulation, and does not hesitate to invest a lot of resources to support English teaching. To meet the needs of students, it launches IELTS courses, opens self-study rooms, organizes study tours to Cambridge in the UK, etc., to stimulate English learning motivation and improve their English proficiency to ensure that students can be competitive in a global environment.

IELTS courses build advantages for further studies and new classrooms stimulate learning motivation

Internationally recognized certificates can bring advantages to students for further studies or employment. The school specially hires external tutors to launch IELTS English courses. Basic classes and advanced classes are divided into basic classes and advanced classes according to the English proficiency of junior high school and high school. After students complete the advanced class courses, the school will arrange for them to take the IELTS English test. Principal Chan Chun Yin said: "External tutors will use different methods to teach, and the course content is different from regular courses, but they are all designed to improve students' English skills." On the one hand, students can get different inspirations from different teaching methods, so that English learning no longer involves repeating classroom content, but different people teach English knowledge in different ways, making the learning process full of freshness. On the other hand, through the IELTS English test, students can get an objective evaluation from an internationally recognized public assessment, understand their English level, and then have clear goals to challenge and improve, and stimulate their learning motivation.

Promote small class improvement courses to meet the needs of top-notch students

Students' English proficiency is inevitably different, and the support they need is also different. The school has launched measures to make up for the top students. However, Principal Chan Chun Yin believes that if teachers keep repeating teaching content, it may not be able to bring benefits to students. Therefore, in after-school or afternoon enrichment courses, teachers will change the combination of students in each class and divide them into high, medium and low-level groups, and provide assistance according to the special needs of each group. For example, for students with higher English proficiency, teachers will allow them to access deeper content and further deepen their language skills; for students with lower English proficiency, teachers will focus on keeping up with the progress of regular classes. The teaching team understands the needs of students very well and understands the difficulties that each student has difficulty mastering in class and the strengths that can be further improved. Therefore, when implementing the plan, we can accurately focus on the needs of each group and adjust teaching strategies to improve learning and teaching effectiveness.

Create a strong learning atmosphere and derive additional support packages

Principal Chan Chun YinI have noticed that there are many students who take the initiative to stay in school for self-study after class, especially high school students. As the learning atmosphere becomes increasingly strong, the school has developed additional support facilities in response to students' needs, especially setting up study rooms on the lower floors to provide students with a quiet and comfortable review environment. Principal Chan Chun Yin joked: "High school students are very self-conscious about studying. Sometimes the study room is still full at 7pm, and the large classroom may not be enough to accommodate it." Therefore, Principal Chan Chun Yin plans to provide additional learning resources. On the one hand, the classrooms on the second floor will be opened for self-study; on the other hand, retired teachers or prospective teachers majoring in education will be hired as evening class tutors to answer students' learning questions. When students encounter difficulties in reviewing English, they can also ask the evening class tutor for advice and receive immediate support.

Create opportunities to be exposed to English and increase interest in learning through fun

The school actively arranges different English activities for students to enhance their interest in English learning in an interesting way. Principal Chan Chun Yin believes: “Students’ interest in language is closely related to their love for local culture. When they like that culture, they will have a stronger interest in the local language and form the motivation to learn English.” This summer, the school led students to Go to Cambridge, England for a three-week exchange. You will be immersed in the English context for a long time and experience the local culture. With the atmosphere and appeal of the world's top universities, students will dream of studying in top universities or traveling to the local area, and then set clear goals to help them learn English well.

In addition, the school will also broadcast through the campus TV station, such as arranging foreign English teachers to share English books, etc. On campus, foreign teachers have also arranged a "Smile with English" poster, which uses famous paintings and humorous English sentences to help students understand that English is not an esoteric and unattainable knowledge, but can be very relevant and interesting. They can understand English knowledge from a daily perspective and get rid of their fear of English. They also encourage students to communicate more with foreign teachers and gradually build up their confidence in using English in a relaxed environment.