Prof ERNI John Nguyet
Dean of Faculty of Humanities
The Education University of Hong Kong
Prof LEE Chi-Kin John
VP(AC) and Provost,
The Education University of Hong Kong
Dr YUNG Wai Ho Kevin
Associate Professor
Departmentof Curriculum and Instruction
The Education University of Hong Kong
Dr CHAN May Kuen, Sylvia
Principal,
Ying Wa Primary School
Ms CHUNG Christina
Parent representative,
Ying Wa Primary School
Title: Survival tips for using technology in the English language classroom
This talk will give teachers tips and pointers on using technologies to support students’ learning. The presentation will be organized into three parts: try these activities, get it right and why this works. In the presentation, you will be provided with specific activities to try out with your students and explanations for the practical rationale for getting the most out of each activity and technology. The tips will aid and inspire you with new ways to incorporate technology for grammar, pronunciation, and speaking in your teaching context. Practice makes perfect, so come along and be inspired!
Title: Practical strategies in teaching grammar and vocabulary
The teaching and learning of grammar and vocabulary has a significant role in English language education, yet it is sometimes regarded as boring and ineffective by teachers and students. This seminar will introduce three practical strategies, underpinned by theoretical principles, to make grammar and vocabulary teaching more engaging and fruitful. These strategies will be illustrated with concrete examples to exemplify how they can be applied in the classroom context. Participants in this seminar will also be provided with helpful guidance on the application of these strategies in their own teaching and learning of English.
Title: Bridging the gap: A process-genre approach to teaching English reading and writing
How to teach English reading and writing more effectively? How to enable students to write more logically and clearly? In this talk, we are going to explore methods to plan a coherent and logical English lesson with clear and easy to follow materials, and ways to systemically build in teacher support in English reading and writing lessons. You will be introduced to practical teaching tips following the process-genre approach. At the end of the seminar, you will be equipped with the knowledge of communicative purposes of different English texts, their structures and typical language use and pedagogical skills to enable your students to command them in your lessons.
Title: Motivating children to learn English through stories
Education swung from a total suspension to virtual online mode to hybrid mode since the pandemic evolved and progressed through the years. Upon returning to school, our digital natives experienced an abrupt change of 'classroom setting' which was once a few intensive 20-minute-screen-based lessons a day at home to a conventional classroom setting. No more virtual classmates but real partners they can play with. What can English teachers do to engage them in learning English in addition to using textbooks in our curriculum? How can English teachers tap on these digital natives' curiosity and natural love for stories to arouse their interest in learning English? In this sharing session, the speaker will share some practical tips and demonstrate how to use stories and multisensory approach to foster children's love for English.