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Re: P5的英文及數學科
Dear Eviepa
Originally I did not have too much to add to this topic, but seeing your recent posts and the news I read from today's newspaper, I want to add something.
田北辰, who was explaining the result of a recent report called "僱主對大學畢業生英語能力的期望調查報告", said that employers generally feel happy with graduates' reading ability, but they are less happy with the graduates' listening and speaking ability. Normally, I do not have any respect for this gentleman, but this time I do have to agree with him. As I said before, throughout my professional career, I have come across many graduates who could not make out what was said by a native speaker, particularly over the phone and when the other party got an accent, or could not write a simple letter properly.
Therefore, when we learn English, we should bear these in mind. Eviepa my dear, you're doing very well already, and very well indeed, but please do not just focus on the bridging requirement between primary school and secondary school. Look beyond that, think of what your girl needs when she leaves university, think of how her English ability would be judged by the colleagues you want her to work with.
I remember a previous topic about "催谷" on which a lot of people have said a lot of wise things. But sorry to say that some are stereotyped and cliché since they missed out an important point.
Management 101 has taught all of us about management by objective. As parents, normally we get what we 催谷 our kids. Therefore, we should define we want to 催谷 for.
In general, I feel sorry for the children who are placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in their primary school studies. To do that, they normally have worked extremely hard and score almost a close to perfect score in all major subjects. To achieve that most of them find it convenient to memorise all the pages of their Chinese , English, General Studies and bible studies texts. In other words, they are 催谷 on their memory skills and ability to produce careful work. In doing that, their parents fail to 催谷 them on other skill sets which would become more important in their later life when they found out they simply cannot memorise everything they are supposed to read.
Back to the topic of English, besides the importance of other aspects on top of reading per se, you would find that the ability to write will consolidate our grammar learning in a much better way. "讀書破萬卷，下筆如有神" is only a myth. The correlation between the two is insignificant, I would say. I seldom look up a dictionary or a grammar book. The only time I use them is when I write. Then I need to find out the minor points on grammar and the proper usage of certain words used.
One more example comes from Vernique2005's alma mater (correct me If I am wrong Vernique2005). For some years, the able students at F1 did not have English classes scheduled since they had already covered the content in their P6 studies. They used the time slots to do project work. By writing and presenting reports, they probably learned more. The average English standard of traditional elite schools is still better than most 地區名校 simply because they used English more in the former schools.
Sorry for the long-windiness once again..
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發表於 05-11-29 10:55
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