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Enhancing English Learning & Teaching: The Missing Piece in Hong Kong

A comprehensive guide exploring practical and theoretical approaches to English learning and teaching specifically in Hong Kong, focusing on fostering intrinsic motivation and learner autonomy. It delves into enhancing students' self-concept, motivation, and language skills development through innovative strategies and activities.

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Enhancing English Learning & Teaching: The Missing Piece in Hong Kong

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  1. Learning Teaching

  2. What’s missing? • ~ A practical and theoretical approach to the learning and teaching of English in Hong Kong

  3. If • If I were Tsang Wing San, I would rob Chow Seng Seng (Jewellery Shop) • If I were a pencil, I would marry a rubber. • If I were a cup, I would kiss all beautiful girls! • If I were Jay Chow, I would kiss many girls.

  4. If • If I were the sky, I would see many beautiful girls on the beach. • If I were an angel, I would protect the doctors and nurses. • If I were a magician, I would kill all Sars • If I were Sars, I would kill myself.

  5. If I were Lee Ka Shing, I would marry a young woman. • If I were a pencil, I would marry a rubber. • If I were a toothbrush, I would keep people’s teeth clean

  6. If • If I were a bird, I would fly in the sky. • If I were a fish, I would swim in the sea. • If I were the sun, I would give people the shine. • If I were the moon, I would give people a smile. ~ Susan

  7. Learners’ relation with the language • “The process of taking greater control over language learning does, in fact, depend upon the development of a psychological relation to the target language involving communication, creativity and the expression of personal meanings.’ (P.18) • ~ ‘Autonomy and Communication’ by Dr Philip Benson’s

  8. Students’ perceptions of success in language learning ( Learner autonomy by Ema Ushioda ) • 1. ‘The experience of communicative success either inside or outside the classroom may induce stronger and more meaningful self-perceptions of ability and skill development… through direct exposure to the language in the shape of satellite television programmes, films, magazines or other media’ (P.32-P.33)

  9. Intrinsic motivation • ‘Motivation that is intrinsic is by definition self-sustaining.’ (P.49)

  10. Shaping students’ effective motivational thinking (Pp.55-61) 1. Maintaining a positiveself-concept as language learner and user 2. Capitalizing on the successes 3. Minimizing the motivational impact of negativeoutcomes 4. Affirming one’s motivational autonomy

  11. Questions to be answered • 1. Are you • ~ teacher-centred • ~learning centred • ~learner centredin your teaching ?

  12. 2. Have your tried to • ~ arouse the intrinsic motivation of your students ? • ~introduce any English learning strategies to them ? • ~ helped them develop self-learning skills ? • ~considered students’ needs, experience, and their use of the language in designing your in-class activities or out-of-class activities?

  13. 3. Last question • ~WHO should take greater control in the process of learning English ?

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