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Emblem of The Education University of Hong Kong
Faculty of Humanities

Saturday Seminar Series 2020/2021 (Sem II) - Cohort 4

  • 14 May, 2021 - 12 Jun, 2021 | 9:45 am - 12:15 pm
  • Department of English Language Education
  • Seminar
  • 2948 7424
  • English
  • Leo Francis Hoye
  • Department of English Language Education

For English Teachers Only:

You may register for the whole series or a particular lecture that interests you.

Cohort 4 - Teaching Grammar in Context (Re-run)

Date:
15 May - 12 June 2021
Time:
9:45 am - 12:15 pm
Delivery Mode:
Subject to EDB's Guidelines
Target Audience:
Upper primary to secondary school teachers
Application Deadline:
10 June 2021
Certificate:
E-Certificate of attendance will be issued to participants for each seminar attended.
Programme Schedule:
Other information:

 

Online Application
Saturday Seminar Series 2020/2021 (Sem II)

 

The first session will focus on the principles and concepts underpinning approaches to teaching grammar in context. The session will also include hands-on strategies of how the concepts can be applied to the Hong Kong teaching classroom. The first strategy introduced is “Sequencing” which emphasizes how the sequence of elements in a text can alter the meaning of that text.

The second session will introduce the participants to strategies that focus on how grammar makes meaning in texts. “Building up Texts” will give participants hands-on exploration of how grammar is more than only forms or rules. Similarly, in the strategy, “Creating Context” participants will create contexts that extend beyond the sentence level to make meaning, facilitating communication and comprehension.

The strategies included in this session include those that can be used in a broader Language Arts context, making grammar learning more authentic and interesting. These strategies include the “Dictogloss”; how songs can be used to teach language; and other language arts related strategies.

In this session participants will experience strategies that focus on how meaning will be altered if grammar elements are either crossed out or added into a text. A “compare/contrast” strategy will also be introduced which highlights how changes in choices of grammatical form will in turn change intended meaning.

The final session will include a variety of language games and activities with the emphasis on participation. Students learn language through active engagement in making meaning in context, and in this session teachers will experience some of these principles themselves. The session will also give time for participants to showcase their own ideas and how they may apply the strategies from the seminar to their own diverse teaching contexts.

Other Information

 

Professional Development Programme

Teachers who are interested in all five seminars are welcome to register for the full 30 hour Certificate Programme for English Teachers (Saturday Mode).

For more information, please click here.

Disclaimer:The Department reserves the right to make modifications and changes to the time, venue, speakers and other perspectives of the seminar. In the event of any discrepancy between the promotional materials and the webpage version, the webpage version shall prevail.
Enquiries:Please contact Ms Lee at 2948-7424 or ele@eduhk.hk.
Special Arrangement during Tropical Cyclones/ Rainstorm

Please find the special arrangement during bad weather below for your reference:

When Tropical Cyclone Signal No.3 or Red Rainstorm Warning Signal is in force, the seminar will continue to be held as scheduled, unless otherwise announced by the Department.

When Tropical Cyclone Signal No.8 (or above) or the Black Rainstorm Signal is in force, the following arrangements shall apply:

 

For Seminar Not Yet Started:

Situation

  • If Tropical Cyclone (No.8 or above) or Black rainstorm warning is in force at or after 6:00am
  • If Tropical Cyclone (No.8 or above) or Black rainstorm warning is cancelled between 6:01am and 11:00am
  • If Tropical Cyclone (No.8 or above) or Black rainstorm warning is in force at or after 11:00am

Action to be taken

The seminar will be cancelled.

 

For Seminar Already Started:

Situation

  • When Tropical Cyclone (No.8 or above) is issued / When Black rainstorm warning is issued

Action to be taken

The seminar will be suspended immediately.