Students’ Participation in Knowledge Transfer Project
- 2018
- Research
- Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies
Apart from international impacts, students also benefitted from the Knowledge Transfer project ‘Grammar Teaching in Language Education’. Six Year 4 Bachelor of Education (Honours) (English Language) students joined the project team. The team met regularly to discuss how grammar was taught in contemporary grammar practice books and how to design more effective lesson plans and materials to address the shortcomings identified in the books. The ongoing discussion with the Project Leader and other team members allowed the student teachers to have a deeper understanding of the pedagogical principles learnt in their formal curriculum. The final lesson plans and instructional materials produced, which had undergone a number of revisions through ongoing group discussions and reflections, were good evidence of the student teachers' gains in the process.
School teachers benefitted from the project not only through the grammar resources website created but also through the try-out lessons conducted by our student teachers in two local schools.
Student/team members sharing
Poon Ka Chun Jason:
Through the project I have become a more careful planner, especially in terms of lesson planning and materials development. I find myself more confident to express my own ideas in front of my teammates and a large group of participants. I am more willing to work with my peers and collaborate with my teammates.
Yeung Ching Yee Annie:
I might have relied too much on textbooks before the project. Now I know that we should read grammar books with a critical eye. If a concept seems unclear to ourselves, it must be more unclear when we present it to students. Through the project, I have learnt to discuss with reliable counterparts and look for trustworthy resources.
Post-lesson conference with the primary school teachers.
Student teachers conduct try-out lessons in two local schools.
School teachers also benefitted from the project.
