CCC Yenching College
3-Year Action Plan for ESL students in Physics Learning
Subject: NSS Physics
Teachers: Mr. Ng Chiu King, Mr. Kwok Yui Pan, Mr. Leung Tim
Period: 2009-2012
Objectives:
1. To scaffold ESL students in learning Physics in the NSS curriculum.
2. To establish a smooth transition from junior secondary to senior secondary.
3. To promote collaborative learning in class
4. To develop a staged and goal–oriented 3-year action plan.
Genre & Task Map
Teaching Aspects
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Technical Terms
Teach
Consolidate
Consolidate
Simple Sentence Writing
Teach
Consolidate
Consolidate
Text Reading
Teach
Consolidate
Consolidate
Listening Language
Development
Expose
Teach
Consolidate
Oral Language Development
Expose
Expose
Teach
Writing (Procedure)
Expose
Teach
Consolidate
Writing (Description)
Expose
Teach
Consolidate
Writing (Sequential and
Causal Explanation)
Expose
Expose
Teach
Writing (Argument)
Expose
Expose
Teach
Physics 3-Year Action Plan for DOLACEE
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Program Plan
Level/Term
S4/First Term
Teaching Focus
Teaching Goal
Teaching Strategies
Familiarity with
Students are able to
Post the technical terms
Physics terms
recognize and write the key
around the laboratory.
terms (e.g. reflection, lens,
Learning Activities
Dictation.
Prepare a vocabulary
acceleration, momentum,…)
table for students.
Textbook index
Assessment
Class-work
Homework
Fill in blanks
mirror, velocity, force, mass,
Resources
Online Anglo-Chinese
translation.
correctly.
Terms are bolded in
notes and handouts
S4/First Term
Simple Sentences
Students are able to use the
Provide a table of such
Supply some
Worked Textbook
Classwork
writing
linking words “substitute,
common linking words.
calculations steps and
Examples
Homework
because, hence, therefore,
ask students to insert
so, thus, …” in their
Encourage students to
calculations.
write more and teacher
Students are able to use
words to link them.
Simple
Experimental
laboratory report.
Workbook
collect their common
After doing an
mistakes
experiment, provide
simple words and sentences
essential words and ask
to describe a fact, e.g. a 5N
students to construct
force acts on a block.
simple sentences to
describe the result of
the experiment.
Physics 3-Year Action Plan for DOLACEE
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Level/Term
S4/Second Term
Teaching Focus
Text Reading
Teaching Goal
Teaching Strategies
Learning Activities
Resources
Assessment
Students are able to read and
Textual Organisers
Pre-reading before
Textbooks
Quizzes
understand teacher’s notes
Visual Organisers
lesson.
Handouts
Tests
and the textbooks.
Foregrounding.
Magazines and
Examinations
Classroom discussion
Newspapers
after a text reading
S5/First Term
Listening
Students are able to
Pre-listening activities,
“Fill in blanks”
Language
understand what one
Visual cues,
worksheets after a
development
describes something orally.
Repeat and rephrase
listening activity.
YouTube
Provide key questions,
Peer discussion after a
TV documentary
Provide opportunities
listening activity.
programmes
Dictogloss
Textbooks
Simple essay
Handouts
questions in
Textbook DVD
Questions after a
listening activity.
key points,
for clarifying/questioning.
S5/Second Term
Writing
Students are able to write a
Uses of Conjunctions
(Description and
whole paragraph to describe
Procedure)
a phenomenon, procedures
Nominal group
Laboratory report
Magazines
homework/
and the results of an
complex
writing (worksheet
Websites
examination
form)
Newspapers
papers
experiment.
Nominalisation.
Good reports from old
students.
Simple
laboratory
reports.
Physics 3-Year Action Plan for DOLACEE
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Level/Term
S6/First Term
Teaching Focus
Teaching Goal
Writing
Students are able to write an
(Argument,
essay for or against an
Sequential and
argument.
Causal
Explanation)
Teaching Strategies
Uses of Conjunctions
Learning Activities
Dictogloss
Assessment
Textbooks
Essay questions
Handouts
in homework/
Nominal group
Formal laboratory
Websites
examination
complex
report writing
Magazines
papers
Students are able to write a
complete formal laboratory
Resources
Newspapers
Nominalisation.
Project report writing
report.
Good reports from old
Laboratory
students.
reports
Project Report
S6/Second Term
Oral Language
Students are able to describe
Uses of pace, stress,
Development
a simple fact orally, e.g. the
facial expression and
danger of radioactivity.
body language
Physics 3-Year Action Plan for DOLACEE
Group discussion
Teacher’s
observation
Oral presentation
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