English breaks subject boundaries and uses subject knowledge flexibly

Yuen Long Long Ping Estate Wai Chow SchoolWe implement the spirit of humanistic education and are committed to working with parents and the community to create an excellent learning environment and provide students with high-quality whole-person education. Principal Zheng Tinghui believes that everyone can learn and have their own strengths. Through school-based courses, information technology equipment, learning activities and other aspects, we continue to improve students' English proficiency and cultivate students' good biliteracy and trilingual skills. At the same time, the school actively creates a "high participation, high interaction, high presentation" classroom, making good use of brain-based teaching strategies and electronic platform tools, so that students can be engaged in class, maintain a willingness to learn, have the courage to try, and become outstanding students with both good character and academic performance.

Forward-looking English teaching strategies to integrate English knowledge into life

In daily curriculum design and classroom activities, the school adopts the "13 Gifted and Talented" framework 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. The school advocates the "From Reading to Writing" strategy in English teaching. This school year has optimized the school-based writing curriculum to give students more opportunities to apply what they have learned and consolidate and output knowledge in the form of writing. The teacher will provide students with sample essays, and first ask them to use the framework of the "13 Gifted and Talented" to analyze the essays and learn beautiful words and sentences from them for use in writing. Teacher Hong Manlong, head of the English subject, said: "We arrange situations and topics that are familiar to students so that they can connect what they learn in class with their daily lives, which will help enhance their interest in writing."

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 have been added to the English school-based curriculum to help students learn reading skills and correct values ​​through books. At the same time, the school promotes the "Powerful Learning" program to encourage students to integrate the English knowledge they have learned into their lives. For example, in the third grade, students are asked to try shopping in English on topics related to money and apply what they have learned.

Cultivate independent learning habits and become lifelong learners

The English subject advocates independent learning and designs a self-study booklet for students in the school-based curriculum. The content includes preview, classroom activities or extended learning, aiming to incorporate self-study elements into the three stages of class, namely the first, middle and last stages. Principal Zheng said: "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, ultimately becoming lifelong learners."

High-quality English learning atmosphere, immersive learning experience

In order to create a high-quality English learning atmosphere, the school adds English elements to multiple intelligence classes to immerse children in English learning. English teachers will conduct music singing tours with first-grade students, and second-grade students will arrange to explore a variety of board games with foreign teachers to combine learning with entertainment. Fourth grade students performed hand puppet performances in English to use their imagination. Students in fifth and sixth grade are also arranged to communicate with foreign teachers to strengthen their daily English answering and cope with interviews for promotion to high school. 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.

Interdisciplinary collaboration increases knowledge and develops comprehensive learning capabilities

The school integrates English elements into different subjects and activities to develop interdisciplinary learning. The school arrangement is led by the library department, which implements cross-subject collaboration in different grades. For example, the English department is linked to national security education to promote national security education and correct values ​​​​to students. Teacher Hong pointed out: "The head of the library department will recommend books for each subject, such as books with the theme of the twelve zodiac animals in the second grade; books with the theme of Chinese aerospace technology in the third grade. The English department will carry out learning tasks in conjunction with this theme." From books and extended learning, students will understand Chinese culture and the technological development of modern China, and at the same time learn English words and terminology in this field.

The school has always been committed to improving students' language skills, so it focuses on cultivating literacy and pinyin in primary school students. Teacher Hong said that students should lay a solid foundation from an early age and not be afraid of speaking English in order to 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.

English activities strengthen learning motivation and apply knowledge in real scenarios

The school encourages students to participate in different competitions, which are very diverse and cover the four major areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing, such as English recitation, calligraphy, storytelling, speech and spelling games, 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.

The school will also arrange for students to participate in activities organized by off-campus organizations to integrate English with other fields through activities. For example, SCOLAR's "Learning English through Rugby" activity integrates English elements into rugby, teaching students professional sports knowledge and helping them practice values ​​such as cooperation and perseverance.

Make good use of e-learning models to enhance classroom interaction and experience

Principal Cheng is well aware of the rapidly changing information world and the rapid advancement of technology, so the school vigorously promotes e-learning in teaching and learning. Teacher Hong said: "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.'" For example, using the i-Learner English learning platform allows students to learn English easily and happily, thereby consolidating their language foundation.

At the same time, the school will shoot English videos on campus TV stations 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.

In addition, 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.

Laying the foundation for curriculum connection and improving performance in interviews for high school entrance

In order to help kindergarten students successfully enter the first grade of school, the teaching team has specially designed a kindergarten transition booklet 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. 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 the multiple intelligences course, foreign teachers provide high school interview training for sixth grade students who are about to enter high school, strengthen their English conversation skills and confidence, and lay a solid knowledge foundation for them to fully prepare for the challenges of entering high school.

Pay attention to home-school cooperation and establish a relationship of mutual trust

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.