New Senior Secondary English language Curriculum - Briefing Session on the Selection of the Electives 19 th May 2008

Program 1.The overview of NSS English Language Curriculum 2.The proposed Elective timetable 3.The introduction of the 4 Electives to be offered

1. The Overview of New Senior Secondary English Language Curriculum

The Structure of the NSS Curriculum Percentage of lesson time (Approximate number of hours) Compulsory Part 75 % (305 hours) Elective Part 25% (100 hours)

The Structure of the NSS Curriculum S.4 Core (125 hours) Elective 1 (34 hours) S.5 Core (64 hours) Elective 2 (33 hours) Elective 3 (33 hours) S.6 Core (116 hours)

What is the New Curriculum? 1. There will be more time and opportunities for broadening and deepening learning experiences 2. developing and applying language skills in a variety of contexts

Electives Language Arts1.Learning English through Short Stories 2.Learning English through Poems and Songs Non-Language Arts 1.Learning English through Social Issues 2.Learning English through Workplace Communication

The Proposed Elective timetable Class (4P - 6P) ABCDE S.4 – 1 st Core S.4 – 2 nd Core + E1 (L1 / N1) S st Core + E1 (N1/N2/L1) Core + E1 (N1/N2/L2) S.5 – 2nd Core + E1 (L1 / L1/N2)Core + E1 (L1/L2/N2) S.6 Core

4. The Introduction of the 4 Electives (1) L1 : Learning English Through Short Stories by Ms Cheng Yuk Yan

4. The Introduction of the 4 Electives (2) L2 : Learning English Through Poems and Songs by Ms Chang Cheuk Ping

4. The Introduction of the 4 Electives (3) N1 : Learning English Through Social Issues by Ms Yung Yuk Sau

4. The Introduction of the 4 Electives (4) N2 : Learning English Through Work Place Communication by Ms Man Oi Ling

Survey - Sample 選修英文科選科意願優先次序 (1 為第 1 意願 ; 2 為第 2 意願 ; 而 4 為第後 的意願 ) 科目編 號 選修科名稱 1234 L1 Learning English through Short Stories  L2 Learning English through Poems and Songs  N1 Learning English through Social Issues  N2 Learning English through Workplace Communication 

Survey 英文科選修單元意願優先次序 (1 為第 1 意願 ; 2 為第 2 意願 ; 而 4 為第後的意願 ) 科目編號 選修科名稱 1234 L1 Learning English through Short Stories L2 Learning English through Poems and Songs N1 Learning English through Social Issues N2 Learning English through Workplace Communication

Useful Websites 1. Suggested schemes of work for the eight elective modules 2. New Senior Secondary Information Kit