Introduction

Welcome to the English Department’s website.

The English Department is a forward-looking and hardworking department, which takes pride on its high profile in the school and its success.

Currently, there are twelve teachers, one NET and one teaching assistant in our department. All of us love the language and want to share our enthusiasm with students. We are highly committed, and work hard to create opportunities for our students to shine both inside and outside the classroom.

To enhance students’ responsibility for learning by building up a good classroom routine and establishing good self-directed learning habits (preview, revision and homework)

To strengthen learning effectiveness by refining both junior and senior form curriculum, devising graded learning and assessment materials to cater for learning diverse needs, offering remedial and enhancement classes to prepare for TSA and DSE, keeping abreast of the trend of TSA and DSE marking schemes and share with students and teachers and boosting students’ presentation skills.

To enrich learning atmosphere by enhancing students’ exposure to English through the regular activities of English corner, encouraging students to participate in internal and inter-school English activities and competitions, setting up an extensive reading habit by launching the on-line reading program and reading award schemes.

To develop teachers’ professionalism by attending seminars, workshops, courses for professional training, joining university projects and carry out schools cross-site visitations delivering professional sharing in panel meetings.