Development of Language across the Curriculum for English-medium Education Development of Language across the Curriculum for English-medium Education St. Francis Xaviers College Presenters: Ms. Cecilia Chan Mr. Hendry Leung Mr. Hendry Leung Mr. Mario Leung Mr. Mario Leung Ms. Jannie Tsang Ms. Jannie Tsang

Support from the Principal Support from the Principal Human Resources Human Resources Grouping of the participants Grouping of the participants Arrangement of the workshops Arrangement of the workshops Arrangement of the reading presentation Arrangement of the reading presentation Easy access to the PowerPoint slides presented Easy access to the PowerPoint slides presented Suggested schedule for submitting assignments Suggested schedule for submitting assignments Factors that make the workshops successful

1. Support from the principal Briefing the participants Briefing the participants Explaining the aims and rationales Explaining the aims and rationales Visiting some of the workshops Visiting some of the workshops Giving support & encouragement to the tutors & participants Giving support & encouragement to the tutors & participants Providing refreshments Providing refreshments DOLACEE can help you! Well done!

2. Human Resources Team work of four Team work of four Less workload Less workload More ideas More ideas Better division of labour Better division of labour

3. Grouping of the participants Inviting the panel heads to attend the workshops Inviting the panel heads to attend the workshops Awareness of the panel heads Awareness of the panel heads Influencing the panel members Influencing the panel members Implementing the pedagogies in their related subjects Implementing the pedagogies in their related subjects We influence our panel members We are the leaders in the school

4. Arrangement of the workshops Timing Timing Conducted the workshops in the Second Term in the Second Term on Saturdays on Saturdays with 2 weeks between modules with 2 weeks between modules Sufficient time for completing the Between Module Assignments (BMAs) Sufficient time for completing the Between Module Assignments (BMAs)

5. Arrangement of the reading presentation Arranging the participants in groups of 2-3 to read the articles of Between Module Reading (BMR) Arranging the participants in groups of 2-3 to read the articles of Between Module Reading (BMR) Presenting the BMRs at the beginning of each workshop Presenting the BMRs at the beginning of each workshop Useful to both the presenters and other participants Useful to both the presenters and other participants

6. Easy access to the PowerPoint slides presented Uploading all the presented PowerPoint slides onto the school intranet after each workshop Uploading all the presented PowerPoint slides onto the school intranet after each workshop Helpful for the participants to complete their BMAs & BMRs Helpful for the participants to complete their BMAs & BMRs

7. Suggested schedule for submitting assignments Schedule of the workshops and dates for submitting the assignments were announced before the commencement of the programme. Helpful for the participants to make arrangements in advance if necessary

Positive Outcomes Enhancing the language awareness of the participants Enhancing the language awareness of the participants Highlighting the genres and language forms in their teaching Highlighting the genres and language forms in their teaching

Positive Outcomes Better understanding of the students through case studies Better understanding of the students through case studies Realizing the special needs of the students Realizing the special needs of the students Adjusting the pedagogies accordingly if necessary Adjusting the pedagogies accordingly if necessary

Positive Outcomes Usefulness of some of the key concepts Usefulness of some of the key concepts Teaching & Learning Cycle Teaching & Learning Cycle Scaffolding Scaffolding Genres across the curriculum Genres across the curriculum

Positive Outcomes Addition of language elements in the scheme of work Addition of language elements in the scheme of work Individual & departmental action plans Individual & departmental action plans e.g. nominalization e.g. nominalization DOLACEE

Evaluation of the project Greater awareness of the language elements across curriculum Greater awareness of the language elements across curriculum Enhancing collaborative working relationship among colleagues when having a shared vision Enhancing collaborative working relationship among colleagues when having a shared vision

Evaluation of the project Promoting a whole-school approach to address the learning needs of the students Promoting a whole-school approach to address the learning needs of the students Relevance of the course content Relevance of the course content High degree of relevance in English Language, Humanities & Science subjects High degree of relevance in English Language, Humanities & Science subjects Lower degree of relevance for subjects with less texts like Mathematics Lower degree of relevance for subjects with less texts like Mathematics

Evaluation of the project Better understanding of the materials taught Better understanding of the materials taught Enhancing the language awareness of the tutors Enhancing the language awareness of the tutors Especially the non-language teachers more aware of the tone & register required greater demand on ones language proficiency

Recommendations Grouping of the participants A panel head & a panel member Better collaboration Sufficient time given between modules to complete the assignments BMAs & BMRs are quite demanding Heavy workloads of the teachers

Recommendations Co-planning BMAs individual implementation of the plan Giving more time for discussion Giving more time for discussion A precious chance for sharing among colleagues A precious chance for sharing among colleagues Finding out the needs of the school Finding out the needs of the school

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