English
Objectives
- To provide students with a wide range of learning experiences to develop and enhance their English literacy and proficiency.
- To give students opportunities for personal and intellectual development, and extend their knowledge and experiences of other cultures through the English medium.
- To help students prepare for the changing socio-economic demands resulting from advances in information technology, including the interpretation, use and production of materials for pleasure, study and work in the English medium.
Characteristics
- Readers are introduced to Primary 1 students to arouse their interest in reading whereas textbooks are used to teach English in Primary 2-6 so that students can develop reading skills through various text types/genres, build thematic vocabulary and understanding.
- Both NET and local English teacher co-teach the P.1 curriculum to provide authentic learning environment.
- Fun Reading Programme is arranged once a cycle to motivate learning to read and reading to learn.
- Language arts is highly promoted through our Primary 1-2 musical workshops and drama lessons in Primary 4. Students are given opportunities to perform on stage and share their learning outcomes with others.
- Our school receives support from NET Section to develop school-based English curriculum, so as to enrich the curriculum and promote student-centered learning.
- P1-2: Let Students Learn through Play: Promoting Active and Pleasurable English Learning in Key Stage 1 through Play
- P2,5: Development of Text Sets
- School-based self-learning materials, like Picture dictionary and speaking booklet, are designed for students in order to give them more support in learning English.
- Different activities are held to provide an immersive English language environment for students:
- Morning assembly sharing in English
- Song appreciation and song dedication
