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Mr. WAN Ho-yin & Ms CHOW Man-hing Wesley College 19.4.2013

Course: Teaching History in English at junior and senior secondary level (New) ID: CDI020130571. Developing Resources for the enhancement of the effectiveness of learning and teaching of History in English. Mr. WAN Ho-yin & Ms CHOW Man-hing Wesley College 19.4.2013.

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Mr. WAN Ho-yin & Ms CHOW Man-hing Wesley College 19.4.2013

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  1. Course: Teaching History in English at junior and senior secondary level (New) ID: CDI020130571 Developing Resources for the enhancement of the effectiveness of learning and teaching of History in English Mr. WAN Ho-yin & Ms CHOW Man-hing Wesley College 19.4.2013

  2. School Context • Banding: 1>2 • 3 EMI classes and 1 CMI classes in Junior Form • Students could choose either English or Chinese in studying history in senior form

  3. Challenges faced • General English ability • Bridging between Junior and Senior Forms • Requiring good English in answering DBQs and Essays • Gap between interests and sense of ability • Dropping rate in choosing History in S4

  4. Problem identified • Losing link among teaching, learning and assessment • Teaching: good! • Learning attitude/interest: good! • Assessment result: poor • Textbook---workbook---test/exam. papers??

  5. Our attempts: 1 • SimplifiedEnglish in notes and worksheets

  6. Our attempts: 1 • SimplifiedEnglish in notes and worksheets

  7. Our attempts: 1 • SimplifiedEnglish in notes and worksheets

  8. Our attempts: 2 • Modified DBQs: using MC and short questions

  9. Our attempts: 2 • Modified DBQs: using MC and short questions

  10. Our attempts: 2 • discrepancies between CMI class and EMI classes

  11. Our attempts: 2 • discrepancies between CMI class and EMI classes

  12. Our attempts: 3 • Designing school-based worksheets to meet students’ need

  13. Our attempts: 3 • Designing school-based worksheets to meet students’ need

  14. Encouraging Results • Students’ learning attitude/confidence • Students’ assessment result • Studying Atmosphere in history • Teachers’ Professional Growth

  15. Next Step?? • How to make good use of the 25% ELA in CMI class? • Some topics in English? • All topics inChinese but usingEnglish in extended activities?

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