English Language Enhancement Programme for Kindergarten Teachers – Level Two

Introduction

Caritas Institute of Higher Education (CIHE) is commissioned by the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR) with a grant from the Language Fund to launch the "English Language Enhancement Programme for Kindergarten Teachers – Level Two" in the 2022/23 school year.

Objectives

  1. Boosting the confidence and competencies of kindergarten teachers and principals in pedagogies of exposing young children to English in integrated/thematic approach.
  2. Creating a platform for kindergarten teachers and principals to share practices and experiences as well as to exchange knowledge with respect to English language exposure of young children.

Entry Requirements

Participants should

  1. be registered teachers with local Qualified Kindergarten Teacher qualification, or its equivalent;
  2. have attained Level 2 (HKDSE) / Grade E (HKCEE Syllabus B) or above in English Language, or the equivalent.
  3. have successfully completed English Language Enhancement Programme for Kindergarten Teachers - Level One. 

Remarks: Applicants are requested to provide photocopies of the above qualification proofs when submitting application.

Programme Design

This is a sequel to the Level One Course, which is also the pre-requisite for admission to this Course. This therefore assumes that the participants have already acquired a certain measure of English proficiency to function usefully in enabling and facilitating their young students in the kindergarten setting and environment to grow and develop their oral language skills and literacy. This Course provides participants an opportunity to demonstrate in micro-teaching sessions how well they have internalised and mastered the strategies for achieving such outcomes, and to share their experiences and observations with each other in focus group discussions. (This is fully echoed in 2.6.2(b) Learning Area: Second Language (English), as well as in Appendix 4, in the Kindergarten Education Curriculum Guide 2017.)  

 Detailed content and topics to be covered in the Programme:

(i)      Focus training (28 hours) on two effective English language teaching strategies for developing young children's oracy and literacy in English as a second/foreign language, such as Storytelling, Shared Reading, and related developmentally appropriate English language activities for young children.

(ii)     Two three-hour experience sharing sessions for participants to report on and share their observations/experiences in planning and trials of the English language teaching strategies in their classrooms which they have learned in the Programme. 

Programme Structure

PART I: Focus training (28 hours) on two effective English language teaching strategies for developing young children's oracy and literacy in English as a second/foreign language, such as Storytelling, Shared Reading, and related developmentally-appropriate English language activities for young children

Day

Key Topics

No. of Lessons

Hours/ Lesson

Total Contact Hours

1

Revisiting English Proficiency 

  • The English Sound System, including Spelling and Pronunciation; Word Stresses and Sentence Stresses

  • Basic Grammar and Syntax

  • Word Formation

2

3.5 hrs+

3.5 hrs+

7 hrs
 

Discussion of Effective Classroom English I 

  • Theory and Practice of facilitating children to learn through meaningful playing in a thematic approach and strategy

  • Focusing on social and emotional skills to help children to work with each other in class, learning to take turns and working on fine motor skills in preparation for handwriting

  • Focusing on reading single word relating to familiar objects in preparation for moving on to speaking and reading about familiar situations

2

Strategies for Developing Children's Oracy I 

  • Focusing on speaking in a meaningful sequence, including story-telling and describing simple situation

2

3.5 hrs+

3.5 hrs

7 hrs

Strategies for Developing Children's Oracy II

  • Nursery Rhymes and How They help Children to learn Words and Meaning

  • Singing songs

  • Telling Stories

  • Games and Other Activities as appropriate  

3

Strategies for Developing Children's Literacy I 

  • Alphabetic Code, Phonological/Phonemic Awareness - Discriminating Sounds in Words 

  • Growing from Listening, Speaking into Communicating Orally and then in Writing 

2

3.5 hrs+

3.5 hrs

7 hrs

Strategies for Developing Children's Literacy II 

  • Relating Pronunciation with Words: Phonics 

  • Microteacing Session I 

4

Strategies for Developing Children's Literacy II 

  • Literacy Development: Beginning Intermediate Reading on to more Advanced Reading 

  • Learning through story-telling, reading together and playing 'musical chair' games speaking with each other in the entire process 

  • Microteaching Session II

2

3.5 hrs+

3.5 hrs

7 hrs

Strategies for Developing Children's Literacy III 

  • Changing Stories and Completiing Stories in Own Ways 

  • Microteaching Session III 

PART II: Two three-hour experience sharing sessions for participants to report and share their observations/experiences in planning and trials of the English language teacing strategies in their classrooms which they have learned in the Programme 

Day

Key Topics

No. of Lessons

Hours/ Lesson

Total Contact Hours

5

Two 3-hour sharing sessions with feedback discussion 

2

3 hrs+

3 hrs

6 hrs

Total: 34 hours 

Programme Schedule

Class Code

Date

ENG-L2-03

3 July 2023 (Monday), 4 July 2023 (Tuesday), 5 July 2023 (Wednesday), 15 July 2023 (Saturday), 22 July 2023 (Saturday)

Location

Caritas Institute of Higher Education (2 Chui Ling Lane, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories - Exit B, Tiu Keng Leng MTR Station)

Class Time

AM Session

9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

PM Session

1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Medium of Instruction

The Programme will be conducted in English. Teaching materials are in English.

Attendance Requirement

Participants are required to attend at least 80% of the lessons to qualify for completion of the Programme. The Certificate of Attendance will be awarded to participants who have fulfilled the requirement.

Enrolment Period

From 10:00 a.m. on 27 January 2023 (Friday) to 4:00 p.m. on 20 June 2023 (Tuesday)

Notes on Application

  1. Information provided in the application form must be accurate and complete and all relevant supporting documents must be supplied with the application. Application will not be accepted if the materials are incomplete.
  2. Upon admission to the Programme, applicants' data collected in this application will be filed in Caritas Institute of Higher Education for education, academic and administration purposes. The data of applicants will be shared with the SCOLAR or related parties of the Education Bureau for administration or other related purposes.
  3. Under the provision of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, applicants have the right to request access and amendment of personal data. Requests can be made via email to shl.ece@cihe.edu.hk.
  4. All documents submitted together with application will be destroyed for unsuccessful applicants.
  5. CIHE reserves the right to amend the information on the Programme webpage.

Enrolment Method

  1. Applicants can click here to download the form. Recommendation Letter must be submitted together with the Application Form. Click here to download the Recommendation Letter for teachers and click here to download the Self-recommendation Letter for principals.
  2. Applicants must submit the following documents:
  1. Applicants please scan all of the above documents and save them as separate PDF files, and email to shl.ece@cihe.edu.hk. 
  2. An acknowledgement email will be sent to applicants via email within seven working days upon receipt of applications. For applicants who do not receive any notice by then, please contact the staff of CIHE by email to shl.ece@cihe.edu.hk. 

Announcement of Application Results

The application results will be announced on 26 June 2023 (Monday). Successful applicants will be notified. They must confirm acceptance of the admission during 27-29 June 2023 (Tuesday to Thursday). 

Enquiry

Caritas Institute of Higher Education

Tel: 37024291; Email: shl.ece@cihe.edu.hk

SCOLAR

Tel: 35273049