初中升新高中英語銜接問題

MRRWONG

於中學任教多年，發現不論是以前的會考或現在的中學文憑課程，絕大部份的學生都會在中四英的英文課被嚇倒
初中的時候無論課堂或補習班都強調Grammar，考試亦多集中於文法考核

但到了高中，整個課程二話不說的轉為英語應用課，課程甚至滲入英國文學元素，學生要從真英語學文法及加強詞彙，習慣了死背文法和做文法填充題的一般香港學生，實在很難應付．

再者，根據教育局Key Learning Stage的文件，他們預期學生讀完初中後就等於有基本而流暢的英語能力，從而在高中增強詞彙，達到能運用真英語的能力

但事實上，大部份中中學生還在煩惱時式，句型等基本問題，對基本而流暢還真有一大段距離．

家校合作，作為家長，如何填補這個教育制度上的不足？無論是學校提供的課後補課或自行補習，相信都有不少人在做，但考試日新月異，怎樣做才可提升子女英語能力，應付不同的考試？

杰杰媽媽

做得幾多得幾多,我到宜家仲係抱住求學不是求分數個諗法&做法,盡左力就算(但冇盡力會俾我煩死) ,唔理得咁多.

SO我仔成績唔太好,我同我仔都唔岩香港讀書,但冇本事去外國讀就只有做自己.

Laputa

所以斬件式教GRAMMAR RULE 係好難可以令孩子掌握流暢的應用, 等於填色做得幾好, 構圖有問題都係畫唔出一幅靚畫.  講到尾都係要多閱讀,

MRRWONG

完全同意!!所以EDB就經常講Teaching English through Language Arts (即文學) e.g. Stories, Poem, Drama等, 但是現在越來越多學校歪曲了這件事, Teaching English through Language Arts 不是Teaching English Language Arts. EDB並不是想學生只去欣賞一首英文詩,而是從詩中學到如何運用文法,這是很多老師(尤其外國人)不明白的東西,Grammar rule 其實唔係無用,但係要加以運用,但又不能只運用.要拿一個平衡實在很難...

Laputa

唔好講香港, 就算UK自己都未搵到一個平衡點. 如果唔係都唔會有一代英國人話唔識GRAMMAR RULE LA.

engtutorcw

I think an acceptable grammar base is needed in order to build upon it more complex sentence structures etc.
I also agree that most students in HK have the wrong focus - being a master of all the grammar rules doesn't necessarily mean being a master in the English language. I truly think there's more to learning English than merely learning an aspect (grammar) of it.

ANChan59

Your question is interesting, I would like to know your intention is discussing of CMI and or EMI students to catch up the total different approaches to learn English in the high school. Am I correct?

MRRWONG

Actually, I teach in an EMI school. Students there are supposedly more able. However, I do find the same problem there as in CMI that students turn back to grammar drilling and vocabulary building whenever assessment approaches. It is also the method we test students causes the trouble. No matter how communicative my lesson is, things fall back when assessment comes and we have to make sure that students grasp all the 'exam skills'. Well, somehow, they are not really language skills, so I think the interesting and bizarre part of this is that we tend to westernize our secondary school teaching, but the assessment itself hasn't yet caught up.

laiping

In my opinion, the focus of DSE has already been shifted (the weighting on grammar is less) when compared with the past! For junior form students, they really need a solid foundation on grammar, but for senior form students, they need more exposure to English, no matter it is language arts or non-language arts!