Briefing Session on Seed Projects for 2014/15

Extending English Learning to Content Subjects (ExEL2C)

Project code: NT0314

15 February 2014

Regional NET Coordinating Team

NET Section, CDI, EDB

ExEL2C Overview Current Context Objectives Benefits How to ExEL2C ExEL2C Forward

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SS/JS interface

Current Policy Context

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NSS & HKDSE

requirements

The Fine-tuned

MOI Policy

Current School Context

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Positives Concerns

• Some ‘elite’ classes taught in English

• LAC coordinators/ committees established

• Funding being used for LAC

• Packed school-based curriculum, even busier

• Planning time often ad hoc

• Ts confused about roles in implementing LAC

• Lack of confidence in language analysis and/or teaching

• Student outcomes

Language Across the Curriculum

Alan Bullock

The development of a language policy across the curriculum means in effect that every teacher in the school should accept it as part of his responsibility to develop the pupils’ reading, writing and speaking ability in and through the subject or activity for which he is responsible.

Para. 15.31, A Language for Life.

(DES, 1975)

‘I Do’ Language Across the Curriculum…

To cater for students’ learning needs To improve students’ academic language

proficiency (GE vs. academic English) To integrate content and language teaching

Objectives of ExEL2CTo develop teachers’ understanding of the role

of language and communication in content subject learning

To co-develop and try out units of work that integrate content and language learning - to be taught in content subject and English lessons - to promote language learning across the curriculum.

To enhance pedagogical practices that scaffold students’ language learning

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Benefits PD

co-planning co-teaching lesson demo post-lesson reflection school-based workshops

Curriculum products Sustainability Interface between junior/senior secondary

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1. Identify content subject

2. Set up cross-KLA ExEL2C team

3. Identify content unit

4. Plan lessons – effective teaching!

5. Implement lessons

6. Evaluate

How to ExEL2C…

How to ExEL2C…

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School Content subjects Year level

ExEL (2010-2013)

3 schools 6 different subjects - I.S (S1), Maths (S1), Geography (S1), Economics (S3), Physics (S3), Liberal Studies (S3)

ExEL2C (2013/2014)

4 schools Liberal Studies S1

Geography Life & Society

S2

Life & Society S1

Geography S2

(1) Identify content subject

How to ExEL2C…

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(2) Set up cross-KLA ExEL2C team • Teacher readiness - Are Ts

interested? Have they been to any LAC PD workshops before? Are they amenable to changes? Etc.

• Management support• Shared expectations and defined

roles• Time-tabled co-planning meetings

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How to ExEL2C…(3) Identify content unit(s)

• Decide whether to allocate more time to the unit or trim down content to accommodate language focus

How to ExEL2C…(4) Plan lessonsDecide scope of LAC implementationIdentify content objectives and language objectives that

support the content objectives Identify/Build the language objectives in the English

scheme of work Discuss materials, activities and teaching strategies to

be used in content and English lessons Enhance English language teaching strategies of content

teachersConsider formative assessment and tests/exams

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How to ExEL2C…(5) Implement lessons

Co-teaching, lesson demo, lesson observation

Focus on assessment for learning Collect learning evidence, e.g.

video clips, student work

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How to ExEL2C…

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(6) Evaluate Evaluate scope, schedule, L/T

effectiveness, collaboration, sustainability, etc

Refer to Ss’ daily work and responses in class, T & S survey forms and interviews, videos of lessons, test/exam results, etc

Deadline: 28 February 201416

Will you ExEL2C?

ExEL2C Forward

For further information, please contact

William CHENG (Senior Curr Development Officer)Tel: 3549 8339 Email: williamchcheng@edb.gov.hk

Eva Chiu (Curr Development Officer) Tel: 3549 8359 Email: evachiu@edb.gov.hk

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