Curriculum Features
Curriculum aims
The overall aims of the English Language Education curriculum are:
- To provide students with learning experiences to increase their language proficiency for study, work, leisure and personal enrichment;
- To develop their knowledge, skills, values and attitudes; and
- To promote life-long learning so as to enhance their personal and intellectual development, cultural understanding and global competitiveness.
Structure of curriculum
Below is a list of suggested modules and units:
- Friendship and Dating
- Sharing, Co-operation, Rivalry
- Study and Related Pleasure/Problems
- Experiments and Projects
- Occupations, Careers and Prospects
- Travelling and Visiting
- Customs, Clothing and Food of Different Places
- The World of Sports
- “Showbiz”
- Protecting the Environment
- Resources and Energy Conservation
- Biodiversity and Animal Protection
- Crime
- Human Rights (personal rights, civic rights, respect)
- The Media and Publications
- The Internet
- Changes Brought about by Technology
Enrichment Components
To add variety to the English Language curriculum, broaden students’ learning experiences and cater for their diverse needs and interests, the following elements are to be incorporated:
Language Arts Elements: Drama, Popular Culture, Short Stories
Non-language Arts Elements: Debating, Social Issues, Sports Communication, Workplace Communication
Life-wide Learning
The English Department has made effective use of the Life-wide Learning Grant to hold many activities for students. Over the past few years, the following activities have been completed:
- Battle of the Books
- Canadian English Writing Competition
- Hong Kong Secondary Schools Debating Competitions
- World Individual Debate and Public Speaking Hong Kong Team Trials
- S1 Hong Kong Central Library Visits
- S1 Jurassic Garage (Mobile Zoo)
- S1, S2, S4 and S5 Drama Appreciation
- S2 and S4 Movie Appreciation
- S3 Beach Clean-up
- S3 Hong Kong Wetland Park Visit
- S4 Food Bank Visit
- S5 Refugee Union Visit
External Collaborations
The English Department has been committed to professional development to keep abreast of the latest developments in English teaching and pedagogy.
Public examination marking
Teachers have been serving as markers in public examinations including TSA, DSE and SBA for different papers, after which experiences would be shared among the panels.
External Professional Development training
Teachers also actively participated in PD training outside school. Across the department, PD training has been in diverse foci ranging from pedagogies (LAC, Assessment, Curriculum design, English teaching and learning & National Security Education), examination matters (TSA, DSE, IELTS & SBA), education psychology (SEN & counseling) and school administration (CLP & Discipline). After the training, teachers have been invited to share their findings in panel meetings or KLA meetings to enhance professional exchange within the department.
Since 2021, the department has been invited as guest speaker in interschool sharing on the school LAC implementation to stay connected with the wider education community.
