Learning & Teaching Resources

Teachers' Information

• Ms TSANG Wing-shan, Ms MAN Siu-mei
• TWGHs Sun Hoi Directors’ College
• Teachers presented with the Certificate of Merit of Chief Executive’s Award for Teaching Excellence (2018/2019)
• Subjects Taught: English Language

Teaching Philosophy

Our education goal is to encourage our students to get out of their comfort zone in learning the language. English is not only a subject; students are expected to immerse themselves in authentic English environment where they can use and practise their English.

Teachers' Sharing

Effective learning and teaching both inside and outside the classroom has always been the prime goal in our English Department. We advocate an integrated approach in English Language Education and expose our students to a wide range of learning activities, competitions and assessments through our three-tier learning mode, which includes:

1. Learning activities designed for the language classroom
2. Intra-school learning activities
3. Inter-school learning activities

The English Department promotes Language across the Curriculum and we collaborate with other KLAs in creating learning opportunities for students in the three-tier learning mode and organising experience exchange activities effectively and efficiently.

Using data and evidence collected from various sources, the English Panel builds a consensus on the learning objectives, teaching strategies, school-based materials and effective assessment modes for our school-based English curriculum. For example, we conduct the VARK survey annually to learn about the learning styles of students. Based on the data collected, we strengthen and adjust our learning and teaching strategies to better cater for learner diversity in classroom. Effective grouping of students of different learning abilities and preferences facilitates positive peer support and collaboration among students. Group work and presentations, self-evaluation and peer evaluation are typical practices to nurture our students to be self-directed learners.

With the data and information collected from various sources, including the formal assessments, survey on students’ learning preferences and family background, we design differentiated school-based target-oriented booklets to support and address learning needs of students from different ability groups.

Working in line with the school’s language policy in promoting Language across the Curriculum (LaC), Reading across the Curriculum (RaC) and STEM/STREAM education on a whole school approach, English teachers act as resource persons for other KLA teachers and work collaboratively to incorporate LaC and STEM elements into the lessons for junior forms. In the S1 Social Issues Booklet, we deliberately include target language features commonly identified in the four LaC subjects at our school to facilitate students’ understanding and authentic application in the content subjects.

Some of the language features used in LaC subjects at our school are not included in our S1 English curriculum, for example, passive voice of verbs. In order to bridge the gap, we introduce the grammar items in the Social Issues Booklets (including only passive voice in simple present and past tenses). Students would become more aware of the form and functions of the language features when they come across the content in the LaC subject textbooks.
 
Learning English is not limited only to English lessons but also in cross-curricular classroom. It is our mission to help students make meaningful connection between the English language (including Language Arts) and different subjects to extend and enrich students’ learning experiences.

Sharing of Resources

Teaching Practices

• English as an eye opener to the world of learning

Sharing Teaching Materials

• S.1 Social Issues Booklet
• S.3 Lesson Plan
• S.3 Writing Task
• S.4 Lesson Plan
• S.4 Activity Sheet
• S.4 PPT of Survey Result