Sharing ‘e-learning for students and teachers

at English Campus’

29th September 2007

Organized by: English Campus, HKEdCity

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TVnews – a free, online, self-access English learning platformObjectives Encourage students to learn English via multimedia and

authentic online resources

Help students build their habit of viewing English news

Enrich students’ vocabulary and enhance their listening skills

Increase students’ awareness of social affairs in HK

Enhance students’ self-access learning and IT skills

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Feedback from teachers

Useful online resources for students to learn on their own

Students have improved in their vocabulary and listening

Teachers’ reports are informative

Easy monitoring of students’ works online

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Feedback from students

I really appreciate the vocabulary section as I can save the new words, review and learn them whenever I want. (Siu Sun Wang F.6 Carmel Divine Grace Foundation Secondary School)

It’s an opportunity to improve my listening and speaking as I can listen to English spoken by different anchors with different accents. (Leung Wing Sum F.6 Carmel Divine Grace Foundation Secondary School)

I like “After Watching” the best as the content inspires me to think more about social issues. (Wan Pik Yi F6 CCC Tam Lee Lai Fun Memorial Secondary School)

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Feedback from Panel Heads / Teachers-in-chargeIntegrate into your continuous assessment and school-based curriculumAward Scheme (e.g. stickers, results on notice board, presentation of certificates, teachers’ encouragement)Remedy ActionBi-monthly reports (e.g. for presentation of certificates in class or morning assembly)HKEdCity’s Award Scheme sponsored by Longman Hong Kong Education

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TVnews 07/08http://tvnews.hkedcity.net/

Two sections: ‘News Archive’ and ‘News Practice’

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News Archive –

a. Daily local English news – for easy access and frequent viewingb. A Student Forum – discussion topics provided

How about asking students to watch the news at home and allowing them to share their feelings

about it in front of the class for the first three minutes of each lesson?

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News Practice –a. online exercises on vocabulary and listeningb. 44 exercises and 15 quizzes c. updated every Monday and Thursday by

2.00p.m. from 15 Oct 2007 – 31st May 2008, about 29 weeks, excluding public holidays

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TVnews 07/08 – each Exercise Before you watch: What you know (guiding

questions), New Words and Phrases (8 items from the clip + recording function)

Watch: 15 questions in three sections based on the news clip (two sections on listening comprehension and one on vocabulary from the clip)

After watching: News Extra (linguistic items from the news) + Student Forum + Links + Voting + Teacher Ideas (for carrying out writing and speaking activities

My Learning Log: guidelines + sample sentences for students to reflect on their learning

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TVnews 07/08 – Teacher Ideas samplesBased on a news clip entitled WWF launches new consumer seafood guide

to protect marine species a writing topic is suggested:

Most people in Hong Kong eat in restaurant. Write a restaurant review about a recent meal you have had. It could be about a fast food shop or even a dim sum restaurant.

Most reviews mention:

Title: Name & Address of restaurant

The atmosphere (your feelings when you first enter and sit at your table, the noise, music)

The service (waiting staff, any problems or unusual events)

The food (usually in order from first to last dish)

The drinks

The price

Finally, tell readers whether they should eat there.

This website has restaurant reviews written by students who are learning English. http://www.topics-mag.com/foods/restaurants/Rice/Village.htm

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TVnews 07/08 – Teacher Ideas samplesBased on the same news clip, a discussion topic is suggested:

You are in the Environment Club of your school. You want to promote the WWF’s leaflet about marine species to your school. You have a budget of $1,000. Get into groups of four.

You may want to talk about:

• the problems of eating seafood, such as shark’s fin and abolone.

• ways to promote the leaflet, such as a talk, a poster or a drama.

• how to spend the $1,000.

• anything else you think is important.

Prepare for five minutes. You can take some brief notes. Think about questions to ask each other.

Have a 6 minute discussion.

As a class, find the most original way to promote this leaflet.

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TVnews 07/08 – each Quiz

How many questions can you answer in 25 minutes?

a. Listening comprehension + vocabulary test

b. Watch three news clips to answer:- 9 listening comprehension questions - 6 questions on the vocabulary from the last three news practices

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TVnews 07/08 – Students’ self-directed learning

1. Listening Hints + Useful links (online dictionaries, text to speech, overseas online news)

2. Student Forum

3. My Profile a. Records b. Ranking

4. User Guide

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TVnews 07/08 – English Teachers1. Reports – you could check progress and give

feedback online(Only the submission of ‘Watch’ and ‘Quizzes’ will be calculated as submission rate.)

2. Teacher Ideas

3. Vocabulary & Teacher Ideas Index

4. User Guides

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TVnews 07/08 – Panel Head / Teacher-in-charge1.Admin function to grant students and teachers t

he right to access the TVnews platform. Should the TIC change, please inform ec@hkedcity.net as soon as possible.

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TVnews 07/08 – Panel Head / Teacher-in-charge2. ‘Organize My Groups’ to create special gr

oupings of students for TVnews. Should the TIC change, please inform ec@hkedcity.net as soon as possible.