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Developing Resources for the enhancement of the effectiveness of learning and teaching of History in EnglishMr. WAN Ho-yin & Ms CHOW Man-hingWesley College
19.4.2013
Course: Teaching History in English at junior and senior secondary level (New)
ID: CDI020130571
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School Context
• Banding: 1>2• 3 EMI classes and 1 CMI classes in Junior
Form• Students could choose either English or
Chinese in studying history in senior form
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Challenges faced
• General English ability• Bridging between Junior and Senior Forms• Requiring good English in answering DBQs and
Essays• Gap between interests and sense of ability• Dropping rate in choosing History in S4
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Problem identified
• Losing link among teaching, learning and assessment• Teaching: good!• Learning attitude/interest: good!• Assessment result: poor
• Textbook---workbook---test/exam. papers??
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Our attempts: 1
• Simplified English in notes and worksheets
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Our attempts: 1
• Simplified English in notes and worksheets•
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Our attempts: 1
• Simplified English in notes and worksheets•
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Our attempts: 2
• Modified DBQs: using MC and short questions
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Our attempts: 2
• Modified DBQs: using MC and short questions
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Our attempts: 2
• discrepancies between CMI class and EMI classes
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Our attempts: 2• discrepancies between CMI class and EMI classes
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Our attempts: 3• Designing school-based worksheets to meet
students’ need
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Our attempts: 3• Designing school-based worksheets to meet students’ need
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Encouraging Results
• Students’ learning attitude/confidence• Students’ assessment result• Studying Atmosphere in history• Teachers’ Professional Growth
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Next Step??
• How to make good use of the 25% ELA in CMI class?• Some topics in English?• All topics in Chinese but using English in
extended activities?
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