Implementation of School-based Language Policy –
Possibilities and Opportunities
POOI TO MIDDLE SCHOOL 28 November 2009
Pooi To Middle School
• Established in 1888 in Guangzhou to
provide a Christian education for women.
• Hong Kong branch
set up in 1945.
•Christian
•Girls
•CMI
Mother Tongue Education Proficiency in both Chinese and English
Care Expectationand
Rich Learning Experience
School Language Policy
50s
60s-70s
(private school)
80s
(subsidized school)
• The missionary influence – Christian activities conducted in English.
• The school library has a much greater proportion of English books.
• Science and Maths using English books.
• Strong belief in Mother Tongue Education and enhancing the learning of English.
（母語教學 中英兼擅）
80s-90s
Whole school support to realize visionFor English learning:
Small Group teaching
Prime time allocation
Teachers mainly teaching English
2000s
“For Mother Tongue Education to be successful we need
to help CMI students learn English well.”
PTH
MTE
ENGLISH
The school message
• Teaching strategies, not just smaller classes.
• Students’ confidence, not just pass rates.
• School culture, not just within classrooms.
Building on strengths…..
English Language Learning &
Teaching in Pooi To Middle School
Formal Curriculum
Promoting Reading English Around Campus
Junior Forms
Objectives :
1. To arouse students’ interest in learning English
2. To build students’ confidence in using English
Senior Forms
Objectives:
1. To equip students with the skills and techniques for the public examinations
2. To widen students’ scope of learning and strengthen their general knowledge
Formal Curriculum
• Co-operative Learning
• Use of authentic materials
• Interactive activities
• Pre-writing & post-writing activities
S.1 - 3 S.4 - 7
• Self-access Learning Record
• News cut
• Reading Log
• Drama Log
• Journal
• Self-access Learning Record
• News cut
• Fast Write
• Hkedcity’s TV News Practice
Acculturation
“Getting interested in a culture makes us want to learn a language.”
English Around Campus
Promoting Reading
• Morning Reading Session
• Reading Scheme (class sets)
• English Book Fairs
• Readers’ Theatre
• Readers’ Club
School
•Mission reinstated
•Whole school effort to build an English-rich environment yet to be developed
2006 English Enhancement Scheme
Situation Analysis
Students
•Overall positive attitude to English
• Good pass rate
•General perception that CMI students cannot learn English well disheartening
•Not backed up by English-rich environment in daily lives
2006 English Enhancement Scheme
Situation Analysis
Teachers
•Strong team of English Language teachers in teaching the curriculum
•English language teachers not familiar with language arts
•Little co-operation between English and non-language teachers
2006 English Enhancement Scheme
Situation Analysis
Turn a new page:
1. English teachers be equipped to teach language arts
2. Cultivating English proficiency not sole responsibility of English teachers
3. Students’ exposure to English to be widened
through EAC
English Language Learning &
Teaching in Pooi To Middle School
Formal Curriculum
Promoting Reading English Around Campus
Language Arts Programme
Language Across Curriculum
2006 2006
Language Arts Program
S1 Drama
S2 Poetry and literature S3 Public Speaking
Using English in other subjects
• English is everywhere
• English used as a study language
• More global perceptions; extending learning horizons
• Whole school effort to enhance students’
English proficiency
• Students better prepared for future work and
studies
Implementation Plan
(on voluntary basis)
S.1 S.2 S.3
History & Cultural Studies History & Cultural Studies
History
I.S. I.S. I.S.
Math Math V.A.
Geography Geography Music
Music Music
Physical Education Computer (1
stterm) Home Economics Home Economics
08/09
The English Across Curriculum Working Committee
English
Science and Maths Humanities Cultural
All Skills All Subjects
09/10
ENGLISH ACROSS CURRICULUM
English as a Study Language
Geograph y
Liberal studies
Integrated Science PE
Information Technology Music
History
Home Economics Mathematics
+
Vocabulary Reading Listening
Writing Speaking
S3
Project on “ People in History”
S4
Project on “Land Use ”
Geography
Geography
Geography
Liberal
Studies
Liberal
Studies
Music
The Fine-tuning Policy
2008 Parents’ Survey on MOI
Students’ Survey(中一至中二)
1. 進入培道後，你在英語學習方面有改進嗎？
為甚麼？
• 有改進，因為不僅在英文科有學英文，在其他科目也會
接觸英文，並且學校會舉辦英文日，EAC都讓同學大大 增加興趣。
• 沒有改進，學習英文詞語不夠多，英文內容，各班應該
差不多，機會不夠多（輔）
2. 你覺得現行的跨科英語學習方法可行嗎？
為甚麼？
• 可行，而且雖然更多，即使不明白，可以再以中文解釋。
如果每科每堂都有以英文教的話，就有更多機會了。
• 不可行，因為不明白老師所教的。而且佔分太少，令同
學忽略英文
Students’ Survey(中三、中四、中六)
培道是一間「母語教學 中英兼擅」的中學嗎？
請道出理由。
• 不是，因為是中中，雖然有很多英語活動，
但程度仍比不上外界的英中
• 不是，只有校長說英文，英文堂以外說英
文的機會較少
放棄母語教學，就如放棄學校之靈魂，只剩下軀殼。
但堅持母語教學，在這語言政策微調的「洪流」下，
恐怕連軀殼也會失去。
我是否杞人憂天？如何平衡？
2008 Teachers’ Survey on MOI
2010/11 MOI Policy
2010/11 MOI Policy
