Development of Language across the Curriculum for English-medium Education
(DOLACEE)
Improving Language and Learning in Public-sector Schools
(ILLIPS)
Introduction to
DOLACEE & ILLIPS Projects
3 April 2009
Two projects to support language education
Quality Assurance Division Project Team
DOLACEE
Tutor Training
Teaching ESL Students in
Mainstream Classrooms:
Language in Learning
across the Curriculum
(TESMC)
ILLIPS
Tutor Training
Language and Literacy:
Classroom Applications
of Functional Grammar
(L&L)
Teacher Development
Language Courses for Specific
Subjects (LCfSS)
• Exploring How Meanings are
Made in Mathematics
• Developing the Language of
Personal, Social & Humanities
Education
• Doing, Talking & Writing Science
Objectives of the projects
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To enhance teachers’ understanding of the role
of language in learning
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To arouse teachers’ awareness of the necessity of
teaching their subject language
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To support teachers with theoretical
underpinnings and effective pedagogies
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To bring about collaboration between language
teachers and subject teachers
Course details
5/6-day intensive tutor-training course
Workshops
Teaching ESL Students in
Mainstream Classrooms
Language and Literacy
9 workshops @ 2-3 hours per
module for a total of 25 hours
9 workshops @ 3 hours per
module for a total of 27 hours
Between Workshop 2-3 hours per module for a total
of 25 hours
Activities
3 hours per module for a total of
27 hours
Total commitment
by teachers
50 hours
54 hours
Time
School decides, although one
workshop every other week is
the suggested schedule
School decides, although one
workshop every other week is the
suggested schedule
Support provided by the Project Team
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Pre-course visit
Workshop visits
Co-planning
Sharing sessions for tutors
Dissemination of good workshop-practice
Submission of action plan
Sharing sessions of good classroom-practice
Who should take the 2 tutor-training courses?
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Any teacher using EMI, whether in EMI or
CMI schools
Course details
Language Courses for Specific Subjects
Workshops
6 workshops @ 2.5 hours per module for a total
of 15 hours
Between Workshop
Activities
2 hours per module for a total of 12 hours
Total commitment by
teachers
27 hours
Time
One workshop a week, in the mornings
Who should take the teacher development
courses?
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Mathematics, science and humanities teachers
using EMI, whether in EMI or CMI schools
For more information
Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary Education
Quality Assurance for Schools
Professional Support/Online Resources
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Language Support for EMI Education
www.edb.gov.hk/index.aspx?langno=1&nodeID=4771