Discussion on UK Ofsted’s latest report on English by

Group 2

2024-07-19 03:09:06 UTC

Reading culture (refering to classics and literature) is not enough.

Group 1

2024-07-19 03:11:35 UTC

Speaking is not addressed well enough in HK context. Most schools emphasize reading.

Group 3

tsangcheukwing — 2024-07-19 03:14:24 UTC

Limited opportunities to apply the target learning items

Group 2

2024-07-19 03:14:37 UTC

More parents' involvement

Parent education on home reading

Group 3

tsangcheukwing — 2024-07-19 03:14:38 UTC

Diversified, meaningful and authentic learning tasks (eg peer learning, group discussion, presentation) should be designed for students to apply the target language items (e.g vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure)

Group 1

2024-07-19 03:14:47 UTC

Explicit teaching of speaking skills has to be promoted. The teaching of integrated skills should be further explored in primary.

Group 4

adalam1013 — 2024-07-19 03:15:31 UTC

We agree that schools should put more emphasis in the development of students' speaking skills, too.

Need explicit teaching of reading skills.

Some of us observe that there are not enough opportunities for students to practise the target language in multiple contexts and modes in many schools in HK, too. Most practise is on drilling and not application.

Group 4

adalam1013 — 2024-07-19 03:16:45 UTC

We need to strengthen the development of students' speaking and SDL skills, developing them into independent and self-directed readers.