Competency-Based English Teaching and Learning: Investigating Pre-Service Teachers of Chinese's Learning Experience

Autor/in	Wong, Ruth M. H.
Titel	Competency-Based English Teaching and Learning: Investigating Pre-Service Teachers of Chinese's Learning Experience
Quelle	(2008), (33 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Program Effectiveness; Foreign Countries; Study Skills; Language Skills; Learning Experience; English (Second Language); Competence; English Instruction; Competency Based Teacher Education; Postsecondary Education; Barriers; Questionnaires; Interviews; Curriculum Implementation; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Studientechnik; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Lernerfahrung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Kompetenz; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Hongkong
Abstract	English competency is known as one of the crucial skills in various social contexts in Hong Kong. In tertiary educational setting, English courses do not focus solely on the development of the four language skills. Rather, they put emphasis on the application of English Language for academic use or instrumental use. This paper will investigate the effectiveness of the implementation of competency-based ESL teaching and the learning situation of a group of 70 pre-service teachers of Chinese in a Hong Kong tertiary institute. This paper also intends to draw implications from our findings to answer the following questions: (1) How do tertiary students respond to competency-based ESL teaching and learning? (2) What are the difficulties in implementing competency-based approach? (3) What implications has competency-based ESL teaching and learning drawn to assessment and material design in Hong Kong context? Through answering the above questions, it is hoped that light can be shed on competency-based ESL researches and give insights to the development of competency-based ESL teaching in terms of material design and assessment. Four appendixes are included: (1) Example of Generic Criteria for Assessing Oral Assignments; (2) Students' Views; (3) Study Skills Employed; and (4) Study Skills Acquired. (Contains 3 tables.) [This paper was published in: "Porta Linguarum" v9 p179-198 2008.] (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10