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15 February 2014 Regional NET Coordinating Team NET Section, CDI, EDB

Briefing Session on Seed Projects for 2014/15 Ex tending E nglish L earning to C ontent Subjects ( ExEL2C ) Project code: NT0314. 15 February 2014 Regional NET Coordinating Team NET Section, CDI, EDB. ExEL2C Overview. Current Context Objectives Benefits How to ExEL2C

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15 February 2014 Regional NET Coordinating Team NET Section, CDI, EDB

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  1. Briefing Session on Seed Projects for 2014/15Extending English Learning toContent Subjects (ExEL2C)Project code: NT0314 15 February 2014 Regional NET Coordinating Team NET Section, CDI, EDB

  2. ExEL2C Overview • Current Context • Objectives • Benefits • How to ExEL2C • ExEL2C Forward

  3. Current Policy Context NSS & HKDSE requirements SS/JS interface The Fine-tuned MOI Policy

  4. Current School Context

  5. Language Across the Curriculum The development of a language policy across the curriculum means in effect that every teacher in the school should accept it as part of his responsibility to develop the pupils’ reading, writing and speaking ability in and through the subject or activity for which he is responsible. Para. 15.31, A Language for Life. (DES, 1975) Alan Bullock

  6. ‘I Do’ Language Across the Curriculum… • To cater for students’ learning needs • To improve students’ academic language proficiency (GE vs. academic English) • To integrate content and language teaching

  7. Objectives of ExEL2C • To develop teachers’ understanding of the role of language and communication in content subject learning • To co-develop and try out units of work that integrate content and language learning - to be taught in content subject and English lessons - to promote language learning across the curriculum. • To enhance pedagogicalpracticesthat scaffold students’ language learning

  8. Benefits • PD • co-planning • co-teaching • lesson demo • post-lesson reflection • school-based workshops • Curriculum products • Sustainability • Interface between junior/senior secondary

  9. How to ExEL2C… • Identify content subject • Set up cross-KLA ExEL2C team • Identify content unit • Plan lessons – effective teaching! • Implement lessons • Evaluate

  10. How to ExEL2C… (1) Identify content subject

  11. How to ExEL2C… • (2) Set up cross-KLA ExEL2C team • Teacher readiness - Are Ts interested? Have they been to any LAC PD workshops before? Are they amenable to changes? Etc. • Management support • Shared expectations and defined roles • Time-tabled co-planning meetings

  12. How to ExEL2C… • (3) Identify content unit(s) • Decide whether to allocate more time to the unit or trim down content to accommodate language focus

  13. How to ExEL2C… (4) Plan lessons • Decide scope of LAC implementation • Identify content objectives and language objectives that support the content objectives • Identify/Build the language objectives in the English scheme of work • Discuss materials, activities and teaching strategies to be used in content and English lessons • Enhance English language teaching strategies of content teachers • Consider formative assessment and tests/exams

  14. How to ExEL2C… (5) Implement lessons • Co-teaching, lesson demo, lesson observation • Focus on assessment for learning • Collect learning evidence, e.g. video clips, student work

  15. How to ExEL2C… (6) Evaluate • Evaluate scope, schedule, L/T effectiveness, collaboration, sustainability, etc • Refer to Ss’ daily work and responses in class, T & S survey forms and interviews, videos of lessons, test/exam results, etc

  16. Will you • ExEL2C? Deadline: 28 February 2014

  17. ExEL2C Forward For further information, please contact William CHENG (Senior Curr Development Officer) Tel: 3549 8339 Email: williamchcheng@edb.gov.hk Eva Chiu (Curr Development Officer) Tel: 3549 8359 Email: evachiu@edb.gov.hk

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