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An Exploration Of The Voices Of A New University Curriculum In Hong Kong
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Book Synopsis An Exploration of the Voices of a New University Curriculum in Hong Kong by : Miranda Legg
Download or read book An Exploration of the Voices of a New University Curriculum in Hong Kong written by Miranda Legg and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research makes a unique contribution to an understanding of institutional values, how these values are instantiated in assessed texts and how students experience these institutional values while completing gate-keeping assessments. Through a combination of all perspectives, an understanding of what language support should be given to students to help them learn effectively is gained.
Book Synopsis An Exploration of Students' Learning of English Through Three Languagearts Genres by : Wing-Shan Sarina Kwok
Download or read book An Exploration of Students' Learning of English Through Three Languagearts Genres written by Wing-Shan Sarina Kwok and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "An Exploration of Students' Learning of English Through Three Languagearts Genres: Voices From a Class of Form Twostudents in a Chinese-as-the-medium-of-instruction(CMI) Co-educationalsecondary School in Hong Kong" by Wing-shan, Sarina, Kwok, 郭詠珊, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract Through the use of language arts materials and activities, learners' language learning experience can be expanded and their motivation of learning will be enhanced, which will bring a development in students' language abilities. With the introduction of language arts modules in the New Senior Secondary (NSS) English Language Curriculum in 2009, the role of language arts in the education system in Hong Kong will become more important. In order to establish a stronger interface between the junior and senior secondary curricula so that students can be better prepared for the changes in senior forms, many schools are preparing to incorporate language arts into the junior secondary English curriculum. As a pilot study, this research served to provide more information and insights for the future language arts programmes in the school where this study was conducted. This study tried to explore the learning experience of a class of Form Two students in a Chinese-as-the-medium-of-instruction (CMI) co-educational secondary school in Hong Kong. By conducting the Language Arts Modules comprising three different text-based language arts genres (short stories, plays and poems) on the basis of the same theme, both quantitative and qualitative data were collected through students' learning journals, questionnaires, individual interviews and the evaluation of students' work. Results showed that the students generally enjoyed learning English through language arts. The students' responses also showed that the language arts lessons were conducive to helping the students in language enrichment, the development of creativity and imagination, and affective learning. However, the students responded quite differently towards the three language arts genres in terms of enjoyment, language enrichment, the development of creativity and imagination, and affective learning. Comparisons were made and further analysis was employed. Hence, this study also served as an action research for the researcher to reflect on her teaching. Finally, it is hoped that this study can give some enlightenment to the teaching of English through language arts in the new era in Hong Kong. ii DOI: 10.5353/th_b3874151 Subjects: Language arts - China - Hong Kong English language - Study and teaching (Secondary) - China - Hong Kong Junior high school students - China - Hong Kong - Attitudes
Book Synopsis English Across the Curriculum by : Bruce Morrison
Download or read book English Across the Curriculum written by Bruce Morrison and published by CSU Open Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by papers presented at the second international English Across the Curriculum (EAC) conference, this book provides a platform for those involved in the EAC movement to exchange insights, explore new strategies and directions, and share experiences. It speaks not only to EAC practitioners but also to scholars in a range of related fields, whether they are considering starting an EAC-like initiative or are already involved in an established EAC, Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), or Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) program. The chapters in the book testify to challenges faced, opportunities presented, and a passion displayed for embedding academic English literacy in courses in a range of disciplines at institutions around the world. They also highlight the persistence and determination of teachers in creating and shaping valuable learning experiences and ongoing support for their students.
Book Synopsis Integrating Language Arts Into the Hong Kong New Senior Secondary (Nss) Curriculum by : Wing-Yee Wong
Download or read book Integrating Language Arts Into the Hong Kong New Senior Secondary (Nss) Curriculum written by Wing-Yee Wong and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Integrating Language Arts Into the Hong Kong New Senior Secondary (NSS) Curriculum: Hearing Teachers' and Students' Voices" by Wing-yee, Wong, 黃穎兒, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Research has shown that language arts can provide a motivating and meaningful way for learners to interact and hence, help promote second language acquisition. Aiming to examine the feasibility of the incorporation of language arts into the Hong Kong New Senior Secondary (NSS) English Language Curriculum, this study sought voices from the main parties involved in the innovative change through investigating students' responses to language arts and teachers' efforts to shape the curriculum innovation. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected from a local secondary school. Student questionnaires were administered to 129 senior secondary students (grades 11‐12) in this study. Focus group interviews with 14 students and semi‐structured individual interviews with 11 English language teachers were also conducted to explore senior secondary students' and teachers' views towards the use of language arts materials in their classrooms and to elicit their perceived advantages and constraints of integrating language arts into the NSS English Language curriculum at school. Although the students and teachers expressed positive views on language arts as a result of enjoying different learning activities and opportunities for collaborative learning, they displayed mixed feelings about its conduciveness for enhancing learners' English proficiency and preparing for the public examination - the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE). The study concludes that in initiating an innovative change in the Hong Kong school context, teachers encounter challenges, such as time constraints, syllabus coverage, their self‐efficacy and readiness that evolve mostly due to the paradigm shift from traditional to contemporary pedagogies. Pedagogical implications are discussed and suggestions are presented to overcome such constraints to enhance the workability of such innovations in the local secondary education setting. DOI: 10.5353/th_b5396577 Subjects: Language arts (Secondary) - China - Hong Kong
Book Synopsis Challenges of Involving Student Voice in Curriculum Implementation by : Wai-hung Ip (Christy)
Download or read book Challenges of Involving Student Voice in Curriculum Implementation written by Wai-hung Ip (Christy) and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Integrating Language Arts Into the Hong Kong New Senior Secondary (NSS) Curriculum by :
Download or read book Integrating Language Arts Into the Hong Kong New Senior Secondary (NSS) Curriculum written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Curriculum Development and Online Instruction for the 21st Century by : Fudge, Tamara Phillips
Download or read book Curriculum Development and Online Instruction for the 21st Century written by Fudge, Tamara Phillips and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2021-06-25 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world of education has undergone major changes within the last year that have pushed online instruction to the forefront of learning. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, online learning has become paramount to the continued and uninterrupted teaching of students and has forced students and teachers alike to adjust to an online learning environment. Though some have already returned to the traditional classroom, or plan to very soon, others have begun to appreciate the value of online education – initiatives that had previously been discussed but never acted upon as they have been in the past year. With plenty of positive and negative aspects, online learning is a complex issue with numerous factors to consider. It is an issue that must be studied and examined in order to improve in the future. Curriculum Development and Online Instruction for the 21st Century examines the issues and difficulties of online teaching and learning, as well as potential solutions and best practices. This book includes an examination on the value of teaching fully via the internet as well as the challenges inherent in the training of teachers to teach in online environments. While addressing key elements of remote learning, such as keeping student data safe, as well as methods in which to engage students, this book covers topics that include assessment tools, teaching deaf students, web technology, and standardized curricula. Ideal for K-12 teachers, college faculty, curriculum developers, instructional designers, educational software developers, administrators, academicians, researchers, and students, this book provides a thorough overview of online education and the benefits and issues that accompany it.
Book Synopsis Changing Schools for Changing Times by : Kerry J. Kennedy
Download or read book Changing Schools for Changing Times written by Kerry J. Kennedy and published by Chinese University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, a statement of genuine concern on the state of the school curriculum in Hong Kong by a veteran educator, forms a comprehensive account of current curriculum development, implementation and interpretation. Kennedy invites the reader to critically examine how local and global issues influence the way the Hong Kong curriculum has been constructed. Against this theoretical background, he maintains a clear, practical focus on present policies of the educational authority and suggests a new curriculum in various fields. This book sheds light on recent pressure for curriculum change and reform in Hong Kong, offering fresh insights to those concerned with the state of education in both Hong Kong and cities around the world.
Book Synopsis Students' Voices in the Context of Integrated Arts Curriculum Projects in Three Primary Schools in Hong Kong by : Ngo-Yin Tsang
Download or read book Students' Voices in the Context of Integrated Arts Curriculum Projects in Three Primary Schools in Hong Kong written by Ngo-Yin Tsang and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis explores students' voices in the context of integrated arts curriculum projects in three primary schools in Hong Kong. With a postmodern orientation this study looks into students' views, experiences. performances and their interactions with the participating arts teachers in a freer space within the panoptic school buildings situated in the Hong Kong Chinese culture. The research questions for the study are: What are the primary students' views about integrated arts? How do the students create their work across the arts? How do the students interact with their teachers and peers in the Projects? What school features are created that support students' voices in this Projects" How do the students position the arts teachers and the researcher in the Projects') This study involved three Integrated Arts Projects (lA Projects) in three Hong Kong primary schools with forty-five students aged from ten to eleven in Primary 4 and 5. The students voluntarily joined these projects. which were not scheduled in their school timetable. Each lA Project was different in terms of the curricula, student groups, arts teachers, the participants' working styles and views on the arts. In each project, with a maximum of twelve sessions, each student group undertook creative work in the integrated arts on the themes and in the rooms of their own choice, and finally gave a presentation/performance in the last session. Throughout the projects, the participating arts teachers tried to make as little intervention as possible in students' creative processes. This practice was not common in regular school days. In formed by the postmodernist philosophical assumptions of this research, students' experiences and understandings in these projects were explored by the Mosaic Approach, which consists of multi pie research methods. including established methods such as observations and group discussions, and creative methods such as student-led photography, mind journals. game Web and sticky-notes. These methods help deconstruct the students' voices in the Projects into small narratives. With the use of discourse analysis, the mosaic of students' voices merged and assembled, interweaving Hong Kong Chinese culture and postmodern thought. The analysis is in three chapters: Macro, Micro and Creative Work and Processes. The Macro is about the discussions of space. time. appearances: power/know ledge: power and resistance in the projects. The Micro is about the students' views about the roles of the participating arts teachers and the researcher (myself), and their views on the relationships between the arts. The final analysis chapter links students' creative work and processes to the analyses of the Macro and the Micro. The overall findings illustrate the tension between students' voices and the I-long Kong Chinese culture. Part Five presents the integration and synthesis of this research, including the implications for theory, methodology and practice in the creative arts. This study demonstrates the potential of heterotopias in supporting students' voices in the Integrated Arts Projects in the Hong Kong Chinese context. Furthermore, this study also demonstrates the use of the adapted Mosaic Approach to explore students' voices in the primary school context of Hong Kong.
Book Synopsis Beyond Training by : Jack C. Richards
Download or read book Beyond Training written by Jack C. Richards and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-02-13 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond Training examines the nature of second language teacher development and how teachers' practices are influenced by their beliefs and principles. It seeks to move discussion of language teacher development beyond the level of "training," which reflects a technical view of specific teaching practices. Instead, it takes a more holistic approach to teacher development built on the notion of the teacher as critical and reflective thinker. The argument pursued throughout is that teacher education needs to engage teachers not merely in the mastery of techniques, but in an exploration of the knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes that underly their teaching practices.
Download or read book Teachers' Voices written by Anne Burns and published by NCELTR. This book was released on 2005 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The eighth volume in the Teachers' Voices series that contains first person accounts by teachers of their involvement in collaborative action-based classroom research. The research project in this volume focuses on explicitly supporting reading and writing in the adult ESL classroom, including teacher accounts. Conducted by Macquarie Uni.
Book Synopsis Handbook of Research in Second Language Teaching and Learning by : Eli Hinkel
Download or read book Handbook of Research in Second Language Teaching and Learning written by Eli Hinkel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-01-25 with total page 1016 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This landmark volume provides a broad-based, comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of current knowledge and research into second language teaching and learning. All authors are leading authorities in their areas of expertise. The chapters, all completely new for Volume 2, are organized in eight thematic sections: Social Contexts in Research on Second Language Teaching and Learning Second Language Research Methods Second Language Research and Applied Linguistics Research in Second Language Processes and Development Methods and Instruction in Second Language Teaching Second Language Assessment Ideology, Identity, Culture, and Critical Pedagogy in Second Language Teaching and Learning Language Planning and Policy. Changes in Volume 2: captures new and ongoing developments, research, and trends in the field surveys prominent areas of research that were not covered in Volume 1 includes new authors from Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America to broaden the Handbook’s international scope. Volume 2 is an essential resource for researchers, faculty, teachers, and students in MA-TESL and applied linguistics programs, as well as curriculum and material developers.
Book Synopsis Using Narrative Inquiry for Educational Research in the Asia Pacific by : Sheila Trahar
Download or read book Using Narrative Inquiry for Educational Research in the Asia Pacific written by Sheila Trahar and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-04-10 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Narrative inquiry is being used more widely in the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Northern European countries to conduct research across a range of disciplines. It is gaining popularity in Hong Kong, Macao and Mainland China, but research in these contexts continues to be dominated by quantitative and more traditional qualitative approaches. Narrative inquirers in these areas can, therefore, find it problematic to have the value of their work acknowledged. This book demonstrates creatively, accessibly and rigorously the ways in which narrative inquiry as a methodological approach, already more firmly established in Australia and New Zealand, is gaining a foothold in other parts of the Asia Pacific region. Contributors to the book write about their use of narrative inquiry in, for example, the Confucian heritage cultures (CHC) of Hong Kong, Mainland China, Singapore, Macao and the Anglo-Celtic cultures of Australia and New Zealand. Chapters in the book include: Creative Non-Fiction Across Cultures in Asia Pacific Contexts Riding the Wave of Education Reform: Using a Reflecting Team to Explore the Professional Identities of School Counsellors in Hong Kong Is the Silent Mode On? Re-searching Teachers' Voices in Macao through Narrative Research Narrative Inquiry and the Exploration of Culture for Improving Teacher Education This book will appeal to researchers across all sectors of education, in particular those who are exploring, the use of qualitative research methods in their context. Those interested in comparative education and cross-cultural studies will also find this book valuable.
Book Synopsis Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning by : Michael Byram
Download or read book Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning written by Michael Byram and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-26 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning is an authoritative reference dealing with all aspects of this increasingly important field of study. Offering a comprehensive range of articles on contemporary language teaching and its history, it has been produced specifically for language teaching professionals and as a reference work for academic studies at postgraduate level. In this new edition, every single entry has been reviewed and updated with reference to new developments and publications. Coverage has been expanded to reflect new technological, global and academic developments, with particular attention to areas such as online and distance learning, teacher and learner cognition, testing, assessment and evaluation, global English and teacher education. Themes and disciplines covered include: Methods and materials, including new technologies and materials development Contexts and concepts, such as mediation, risk-taking in language learning and intercomprehension Influential figures from the early days of language teaching to the contemporary Related disciplines, such as psychology, anthropology and corpus linguistics It covers the teaching of specific languages, including Japanese, Chinese, Arabic and African languages, as well as English, French, German and Spanish. There are thirty five overview articles dealing with issues such as communicative language teaching, early language learning, teacher education and syllabus and curriculum design. A further 160 entries focus on topics such as bilingualism, language laboratories and study abroad. Numerous shorter items examine language and cultural institutions, professional associations and acronyms. Multiple cross-references enable the user to browse from one entry to another, and there are suggestions for further reading. Written by an international team of specialists, the Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning is an invaluable resource and reference manual for anyone with a professional or academic interest in the subject.
Book Synopsis Critical Pedagogy in Hong Kong by : Carlos Soto
Download or read book Critical Pedagogy in Hong Kong written by Carlos Soto and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-09-06 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book chronicles the author’s application of critical pedagogy in Hong Kong secondary schools serving students from working-class families of South Asian heritage, so-called ‘ethnic minorities’ in the local context. Soto used concepts such as banking pedagogy, generative themes, liberatory dialogue, and transformative resistance, to first understand students’ school, online, and community experiences, and then to reshape his teaching of English and humanities subjects to address the students’ academic, social, and emotional needs. This critical ethnography is set against educational reforms in Hong Kong, which re-orientated schools towards developing a knowledge-economy workforce, increased privatization and competition in the school system, aimed to build national identification with China, and sought to address growing inequality in a territory known for wealth disparity. While these reforms opened opportunities for implementing student-centered pedagogies in schools and increased student access to tertiary education, ethnic minority youth faced ongoing economic and social marginalization on top of academic difficulties. The central narrative captures everyday struggles and contradictions arising from intersections of neoliberal reforms, institutional school histories, students’ transnational realities, and collective efforts for equity and social justice. In the course of the book a parallel story unfolds, as the author explores what it means to be a critical teacher and researcher, and is reborn in the process. The book’s ‘on the ground’ story is hopeful, yet tempered, in discussing the limits and possibilities for critical pedagogy. It will be of a great resource for researchers, teacher educators, and pre-service and in-service teachers who are interested in the topic.
Book Synopsis Asia's High Performing Education Systems by : Colin Marsh
Download or read book Asia's High Performing Education Systems written by Colin Marsh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-07-17 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Education officials, specialist leaders and teachers have all been involved in different ways to bring about school reform in Hong Kong. This book is a very current and relevant analysis of this reform, highlighting the way in which agencies have cooperated in bringing about change over the last several decades. Through a process of wide-ranging decision-making, collaboration and consensus among key bodies and agencies of change, some important developments have occurred. The reforms collectively have had, and are continuing to have, a major impact upon schooling in Hong Kong. This volume represents a range of authors and specialists involved in a number of different reforms, covering themes such as historical policy contexts, new curriculum approaches, changing pedagogies, school leadership, implementation and change, and assessment and evaluation. This is a very topical book which provides a probing analysis of how an Asian education system has been able to reach and maintain a very high performing level.
Book Synopsis Educating the Global Environmental Citizen by : Greg William Misiaszek
Download or read book Educating the Global Environmental Citizen written by Greg William Misiaszek and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Misiaszek examines the (dis)connection between critical global citizenship education models and ecopedagogy which is grounded in Paulo Freire’s pedagogy. Exploring how concepts of citizenship are affected by globalization, this book argues that environmental pedagogues must teach critical environmental literacies in order for students to understand global environmental issues through the world’s diverse perspectives. Misiaszek analyses the ways environmental pedagogies can use aspects of critical global citizenship education to better understand how environmental issues are contextually experienced and understood by societies locally and globally through issues of globalization, colonialism, socio-economics, gender, race, ethnicities, nationalities, indigenous issues, and spiritualties.
