[PDF] The Effects Of Language Arts On The Learning Experience Of A Hong Kong Secondary Four Chinese Medium Mixed Ability Class eBook

Author : Kaling Rosa Ho
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Release : 2017-01-26
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ISBN : 9781361210925

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This dissertation, "The Effects of Language Arts on the Learning Experience of a Hong Kong Secondary Four Chinese-medium Mixed Ability Class: a Case Study" by Kaling, Rosa, Ho, 何家玲, 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 Language arts being regarded as valuable assets for creating beneficial language learning experience for students has not been fully implemented in the Hong Kong English teaching syllabus, especially in the public examination classes. Can students of Hong Kong really benefit from language arts? In this paper, I focus on the effects of language arts on the learning experience of a Secondary 4 Chinese-medium mixed ability class in Hong Kong with regard to their enjoyment, their language enrichment, their cultural enrichment and their personal involvement in a series of four lessons based on the same topic: one conventional lesson and three language arts lessons using different language arts genres. Students' responses of the lessons were collected through Lesson Feedback Questionnaires, Individual Interviews and Students' Works. Special attention was given to comparing the views of the high achievers and low achievers of the class on the use of language arts in their learning of a second language. From the findings, students generally enjoyed the language arts lessons more than the conventional lessons, but they found that it was more effective and efficient to learn the language through the traditional approach as they felt that they were provided with a lot of information like vocabulary and complex sentence structures in class. It is hoped that the results of this study could help to shape the role of language arts in the recent development of the 2007 Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examinations English syllabus and the 2009 senior secondary English curriculum. ii DOI: 10.5353/th_b3167652 Subjects: Language arts - Study and teaching (Secondary) - China - Hong Kong English language - Study and teaching (Secondary) - China - Hong Kong High school seniors - China - Hong Kong - Attitudes

Author : Christina DeCoursey
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 18,99 MB
Release : 2012-01-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1443836885

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This volume is the first of a series contributing to the academic study of Language Arts, as an English-language teaching paradigm. Language Arts has been widely used in native English-speaking countries including Australia and New Zealand. Its recent adoption into the second-language teaching curriculum in Hong Kong, as well as similar initiatives within secondary and tertiary education in mainland China, enhances its interest to scholars studying second-language teaching and learning in Asian contexts. This book offers many papers and discussions of interest to teachers, language professionals, scholars and administrators. Its chapters explore current topics in Language Arts research including trends in the rapprochment of stylistics and linguistics, teaching approaches and learning outcomes. At the same time, they offer diverse theoretical and methodological aproaches, of interest to the practitioner and policy-maker as well as the researcher. The value of this volume lies particularly in strengthening the theoretical and methodological foundations of Language Arts. The use of literature and the arts in humanist education has a long history within Europe, being traditionally appreciated for its ability to transform leaders, instill finer sensibilities and question social ills. In its postcolonial incarnations, as the traditional subject areas were informed by critical and linguistic theories, language arts subject areas were less often used, as they were understood to offer opportunities to analyse their functions as apology for leaders, coopting the young, and pacifying dissent but less often used to teach second language skills. Language Arts curricula arising since the 1980s have increasingly embraced authentic voices, styles and genres. Contemporary Language Arts curricula use literature to teach reading-based and communication skills, in conjunction with critical and creative thinking. The movement of English-language education beyond native English shores has placed Language Arts into a World Englishes frame, and therefore its curricula have included the teaching ethics, civics and intercultural sensitivity. The explosion of media and digital communications of the 1990s led to the adoption of media literacy as a crucial Language Arts skill. As digital innovations continue to impact the teaching of English, Language Arts has adopted multiliteracies. These developments are represented in the papers included in this volume.

Author : Anita Y. K. Poon
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Page : 456 pages
File Size : 25,78 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Education
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Poon's book is a qualitative case study of Hong Kong's medium of instruction policy proposed in the Education Commission Report No. 4 in 1990. The study utilizes not only documents, but interviews and observations in analyzing the formal policy and its implementation in school instruction. Poon finds many factors that signify that the Hong Kong government's medium of instruction policy is not likely to be implemented to a large extent territorially. Poon proposes a solution to revise the existing medium of instruction policy, to incorporate bilingualism as a language goal, and to practice language planning societally and in the domain of education.

Author : Kwan-Cheung Au
Publisher : Open Dissertation Press
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 19,86 MB
Release : 2017-01-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781361101339

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This dissertation, "The Effects of Adopting Chinese-medium Instruction on Teachers' Classroom Practice in a Hong Kong Secondary School" by Kwan-cheung, Au, 區鈞祥, 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. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3196064 Subjects: Chinese language - Study and teaching - China - Hong Kong Language and education - China - Hong Kong Native language and education - China - Hong Kong Native language and education - Case studies

Author : Pui-Hang Regina Poon
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File Size : 13,85 MB
Release : 2017-01-27
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ISBN : 9781374705487

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This dissertation, "Exploring Students' Perceptions of Language Arts Activities in a Secondary One Chinese-medium Co-educational School: a Case Study" by Pui-hang, Regina, Poon, 潘佩嫺, 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. DOI: 10.5353/th_b4324111 Subjects: Language arts English language - Study and teaching (Secondary) - China - Hong Kong

Author : Daya Choy Datwani
Publisher : Open Dissertation Press
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File Size : 15,9 MB
Release : 2017-01-27
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ISBN : 9781361478363

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This dissertation, "The Use of Language Arts in the Hong Kong Primary School Classroom: a Case Study of Teachers' Beliefs and Practices" by Daya, Choy Datwani, 蔡荻雅, 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 The Hong Kong Government has in recent years advocated a number of educational reforms in order to raise the standard of English in this competitive society. These reforms bring about resistance in schools and teachers are more pressured. On the other hand the English proficiency of graduates as public exam results show has not reached expectations, even though the reforms were supposed to enhance students' English through more authentic interaction and experience of another culture through language arts activities. It has been clearly stated in the syllabus for secondary and primary schools, which identifies three dimension targets of learning: knowledge, interpersonal and experience dimension; 'one of the Dimension Targets of the English Language curriculum is to develop learner's capacity to use English to respond and give expression to real and imaginative experience. In this regard, language arts has much to offer' (CDC 1999:103). The Curriculum Development Council (CDC) has used the term 'language arts' since 1983 to recommend 'approaches to the teaching of language arts/literature, which would make the teaching/learning process both meaningful and enjoyable'. It also refers to 'the use of imaginative texts in the language classroom and states that such texts may be selected from high or popular literature, both written and spoken, and include poems, novels, short stories, drama, films, film scripts, jokes, advertisements, popular songs lyrics, radio and television programmes, etc.'(CDC 1999:103). This thesis is an exploratory study aiming to explore the problems in promoting language arts in the Hong Kong primary school classroom, especially in mainstream teaching. Qualitative data from fifteen interviews with both local and Native-speaking English (NET) teachers are condensed and categorized into three areas: 1) teachers' attitudes and beliefs, 2) resources available for the teaching of language arts and 3) its implementation in the classroom. An analysis of the data shows that there is a difference in the understanding of language arts, the selection of materials and perception of a meaningful and enjoyable teaching/learning process, among the teachers themselves. After ii some discussion of the rationale behind these differences, a number of recommendations are made and the scope for further studies set out in the concluding chapter. iii DOI: 10.5353/th_b3671352 Subjects: Language arts - China - Hong Kong English language - Study and teaching (Elementary) - China - Hong Kong English teachers - China - Hong Kong - Attitudes Teachers, Foreign - China - Hong Kong - Attitudes

Author : 司徒天琦
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ISBN : 9781374705364

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This dissertation, "The Impact of the English Language School-based Assessment in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination on the Teaching and Assessment Practices of Teachers of Secondary Four Lower-proficiency Learners: a Case Study" by 司徒天琦, Tin-ki, Tinky, Seto, 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. DOI: 10.5353/th_b4324116 Subjects: Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination English language - Study and teaching (Secondary) - China - Hong Kong English language - Ability testing

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Page : 614 pages
File Size : 48,14 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Dissertations, Academic
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