English
Extra-Curricular Activities
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Multi-media English Learning Centres
An English Learning Centre is established in each of the learning centres at Kowloon Bay, Fortress Tower and Po Leung Kuk campus on Leighton Road all of which have an English Activity Room for the practice of the informal use of English. Some centres are also equipped with computers, resource materials and multi-media learning machines for self –learning and self-practice in English.
Practices can be done in the students' own time. A library of self-instructional packages is available on loan and teacher guidance areaccessible on request for those students who are interested in improving their writing, reading, listening and speaking skills. In addition, the English Domain also provides a number of teacher guided activities. Attendance certificates are awarded to those students who attend the activities regularly.
KEC Workshops
Are you going to re-take DSE? Did you find it difficult to develop and express your ideas in a short period of time in your oral exam? If yes, this workshop can help strengthen your speaking skills. You will learn how to organize ideas and give your opinions without hesitation.
FTC Workshops
"Chat and Write" is an exercise lesson in which students practice speaking and writing in English. Students will be given short and interesting passages to read and discuss with one another. They will also write short essays in the lesson. The teacher will help students improve themselves by telling them the grammatical mistakes they make and idiomatic ways of expression. Through these practical exercises, the teacher hopes to help students sharpen their important skills of oral and written presentation in English.
Do you find it frustrating when coming across words you do not understand while doing HKDSE English Examination Paper 1 Reading? Or getting a low mark in Paper 2 Writing because of using too many high frequency words, making your writing rather bland? Then this activity is for you! We will look into how different words were developed over the years and how new words are still being 'born' today. How these words are used for general and specific situations will also be examined at a sentence, paragraph and article level. Hopefully, you will have a better grasp at deciphering unfamiliar vocabulary and increasing your personal word bank so as to improve your understanding of expressions, and then reflect it in your own writing and speaking.
Oral skills training workshop based on current affairs. Students will be required to bring self-chosen materials from newspapers, magazines and websites to share in the session. Focus will be on developing and defending opinions, exchanging, accepting or rejecting ideas and reach sensible conclusions. These skills will be of benefit to all students and are particularly useful for those wishing to build ocnfidence for Paper 4 Speaking tasks in the HKDSE exam.
This MELC session has a DSE focus: it is for any College student who is preparing to re-take DSE English Language.
Anybody else interested in taking IELTS might enrol just as well.
The instructor will be your 'critical friend,' who welcomes essays written DSE or IELTS style, and initiates speaking, DSE or IELTS style, to supplement your independent study.
If you are seeking to pass the reading comprehension portion of standardized tests, such as DSE, or you need to improve your reading comprehension for other reasons, this workshop is for you. You will learn the best way to approach a variety of reading materials and how to improve both your comprehension and speed when reading those materials.
CITA Workshops
Through practicing short story writing skills and close-reading interesting examples of contemporary short stories, students will have a clearer idea about the fundamental skills in writing short pieces of creative work.
Enhancing Reading Skills through the Newspaper
This activity engages students in the discussion of current affairs and in the development of reading skills essential to success in both Part A and Part B of Paper 1 in the HKDSE exam.
Developing Reading Comprehension Skills
This session provides students with intensive examination practie of HKDSE Paper 1 reading. The reading passages reflect the current and up-to-date local and international topics. Students will be able to improve their skimming and scanning skills for improving their reading speeds and locating the answers accurately.
This workshop focuses on DSE vocabulary. Through games vocabulary will be built. New words will be learnt and passive vocabulary will be moved to active vocabulary.
This workshop will help students develop their oral fluency and give them an opportunity to express themselves freely and enhnace their knowledge and understanding of different current affair and events topics through day-to-day news. Students will develop better confidence in using English and will be useful for the Speaking Tasks in the HKDSE exam.