Clear vision and administrative support from the school management

1. Clear vision and administrative support from the school management Professional, experienced and enthusiastic English teaching team Active support from non-English subject panels Life-wide learning inside and outside the classroom

2. English Activities Committee (EAC) administrative & professional support of school management mission and vision students’ active participation the Principal taking the initiative to participate in activities outside school Building an English language-rich environment in CMI schools use of IT establishing a sharing culture among the panel members non-English subject teachers’participation the English panel and its members taking the initiative to participate in English activities flexibility & innovation in curriculum planning and adaptation diversifying teaching & learning strategies e.g. task-based learning and co-operative learning exposing studentsto English through the subject matter infusion of language arts supporting the school’s policy in the allocation of resources to the English Department encouragingself-access learning adopting a wide range of text-types