To ensure that students have the highest possible amount of exposure to English, class allocation of English-related subjects is as follows:
Improving the school’s English environment is pertinent to our students’ English language efficacy.
Below are three aims that have been put forward to address this issue:
- To equip our students with specific skills and knowledge for the HKDSE exam
- To raise the effectiveness of teaching strategies and enhance our students’ learning motivation.
- To enhance students’ English ability.
The development of our students’ English language skills are addressed by the school’s efforts in creating an English-rich environment both within and outside the classroom, where students of all levels are able to benefit from and enhance their language skills at their own pace through authentic experiences. Verisimilitude or authenticity is attained via the following aspects:
- Regular school English activities within school hours
English Week
English Day
English Language Institute/China (ELIC) Summer Camp
WSE Cosmopolitan Youth English Summer Camp
English Ambassadors
S.1 Outing to Stanley
S.2 Oxbridge Summer Camp
S.3 Synergy Summer Camp
Elite Study Circles
Fashion Show
Inter-class Poem Reading Aloud Competition
Inter-class English Song Singing Contest
Other learning activities include:
- S.1 ‘Table Manners’ Activity
- Talent Quest
- Morning Sharing
- Inter-school Oral Practice
Extended Learning Activities
Overseas Study Tours
Self-directed Learning Activities
- MySmartABC
- S.1-S.3 Online Reading Assessment
- Junior Form Self-study Kit
- e-Class Platform Sharing
- Active Listening
- Word Cards
- Drama Appreciation-- ‘From Page to Stage’
