{"id":30727,"date":"2019-10-31T12:05:33","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T04:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/?p=30727"},"modified":"2024-01-16T11:48:08","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T03:48:08","slug":"seminar-on-is-there-a-fix-all-english-curriculum-or-educational-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/en\/seminar-on-is-there-a-fix-all-english-curriculum-or-educational-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Seminar on \u201cIs There a Fix-all English Curriculum or Educational Programme?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp-row-fluid motopress-row mpce-dsbl-margin-left mpce-dsbl-margin-right\">\n<div class=\"mp-span12 motopress-clmn  mpce-dsbl-margin-left mpce-dsbl-margin-right\">\n<div class=\"motopress-code-obj\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>31 October 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To enrich colleagues\u2019 understanding of the development of English-language education across the curriculum, the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and Staff Development Committee (SDC) jointly organised a seminar entitled \u201cIs There a Fix-all English Curriculum or Educational Programme?\u201d on 31 October. Dr Beatrice Ma from the Centre for Applied English Studies of HKU was invited as the speaker.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the seminar, Dr Ma presented and discussed the profile of Hong Kong tertiary students and the development of English-language curriculum of local universities. She also shared with the participants the research findings of students\u2019 language learning experience and their difficulties. Dr Ma then introduced the English-language curriculum of some local universities, shared her views on the current English-language curriculum at HSUHK, and elaborated on how different Schools and study programmes could be working together to help develop our students\u2019 language skills.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Participants from different Schools were keen on exchanging their views with the speaker during the Q&amp;A session, especially on the English-language needs of students in different study programmes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mp-row-fluid motopress-row mpce-dsbl-margin-left mpce-dsbl-margin-right\">\n<div class=\"mp-span12 motopress-clmn  mpce-dsbl-margin-left mpce-dsbl-margin-right\">\n<div class=\"motopress-image-obj motopress-text-align-left motopress-margin-bottom-25\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191031_CTL_Is-there-a-fix-all-educational-programme_4.jpg\" data-action=\"motopressLightbox\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191031_CTL_Is-there-a-fix-all-educational-programme_4.jpg\" title=\"Guest speaker: Dr Beatrice Ma, Centre for Applied English Studies, HKU.\" alt=\"Guest speaker: Dr Beatrice Ma, Centre for Applied English Studies, HKU.\" class=\"motopress-image-obj-basic mpce-dsbl-margin-left mpce-dsbl-margin-right mpce-dsbl-margin-top mpce-dsbl-margin-bottom\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"motopress-image-caption\">Guest speaker: Dr Beatrice Ma, Centre for Applied English Studies, HKU.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mp-row-fluid motopress-row mpce-dsbl-margin-left mpce-dsbl-margin-right\">\n<div class=\"mp-span12 motopress-clmn  mpce-dsbl-margin-left mpce-dsbl-margin-right\">\n<div class=\"motopress-image-obj motopress-text-align-left motopress-margin-bottom-25\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191031_CTL_Is-there-a-fix-all-educational-programme_1.jpg\" data-action=\"motopressLightbox\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191031_CTL_Is-there-a-fix-all-educational-programme_1.jpg\" title=\"The seminar attracted over 25 participants from different departments and units\" alt=\"Seminar on \u201cIs There a Fix-all English Curriculum or Educational Programme?\u201d\" class=\"motopress-image-obj-basic mpce-dsbl-margin-left mpce-dsbl-margin-right mpce-dsbl-margin-top mpce-dsbl-margin-bottom\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"motopress-image-caption\">The seminar attracted over 25 participants from different departments and units<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mp-row-fluid motopress-row mpce-dsbl-margin-left mpce-dsbl-margin-right\">\n<div class=\"mp-span6 motopress-clmn  mpce-dsbl-margin-left mpce-dsbl-margin-right\">\n<div class=\"motopress-image-obj motopress-text-align-left motopress-margin-bottom-25\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191031_CTL_Is-there-a-fix-all-educational-programme_2.jpg\" data-action=\"motopressLightbox\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191031_CTL_Is-there-a-fix-all-educational-programme_2.jpg\" alt=\"Seminar on \u201cIs There a Fix-all English Curriculum or Educational Programme?\u201d\" class=\"motopress-image-obj-basic mpce-dsbl-margin-left mpce-dsbl-margin-right mpce-dsbl-margin-top mpce-dsbl-margin-bottom\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mp-span6 motopress-clmn  mpce-dsbl-margin-left mpce-dsbl-margin-right\">\n<div class=\"motopress-image-obj motopress-text-align-left motopress-margin-bottom-25\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191031_CTL_Is-there-a-fix-all-educational-programme_3.jpg\" data-action=\"motopressLightbox\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191031_CTL_Is-there-a-fix-all-educational-programme_3.jpg\" alt=\"Seminar on \u201cIs There a Fix-all English Curriculum or Educational Programme?\u201d\" class=\"motopress-image-obj-basic mpce-dsbl-margin-left mpce-dsbl-margin-right mpce-dsbl-margin-top mpce-dsbl-margin-bottom\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mp-row-fluid motopress-row mpce-dsbl-margin-left mpce-dsbl-margin-right\">\n<div class=\"mp-span12 motopress-clmn  mpce-dsbl-margin-left mpce-dsbl-margin-right\">\n<div class=\"motopress-code-obj motopress-margin-bottom-25\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Participants from different Schools were keen on exchanging their views with the speaker during the Q&amp;A session<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mp-row-fluid motopress-row mpce-dsbl-margin-left mpce-dsbl-margin-right\">\n<div class=\"mp-span12 motopress-clmn  mpce-dsbl-margin-left mpce-dsbl-margin-right\">\n<div class=\"motopress-image-obj motopress-text-align-left motopress-margin-bottom-25\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191031_CTL_Is-there-a-fix-all-educational-programme_5.jpg\" data-action=\"motopressLightbox\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191031_CTL_Is-there-a-fix-all-educational-programme_5.jpg\" title=\"Dr Ben Cheng, Director of Centre for Teaching and Learning (right) presented a souvenir to Dr Beatrice Ma.\" alt=\"Seminar on \u201cIs There a Fix-all English Curriculum or Educational Programme?\u201d\" class=\"motopress-image-obj-basic mpce-dsbl-margin-left mpce-dsbl-margin-right mpce-dsbl-margin-top mpce-dsbl-margin-bottom\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"motopress-image-caption\">Dr Ben Cheng, Director of Centre for Teaching and Learning (right) presented a souvenir to Dr Beatrice Ma.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"31 October 2019 To enrich 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