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Subject lecturers
Ms Bee Dy
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Ms Anna Ho
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Ms Dawn Gillis
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Mr Andy Jarvis
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Ms Jessica Xia
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General information
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This is a 3-credit service learning subject open for
students on the 4-yr curriculum
General information
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A subject to be offered in semester 2, 2015-16. Suitable for
students who want to:
 strengthen their English oral presentation skills
 experience teaching English
 serve the less advantaged in need of English language
support
Objectives
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Help students develop the knowledge, language and skills
needed to plan, organise and deliver effective
presentations in different contexts
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Provide students with opportunities to address challenges
in preparing and delivering presentations in realistic
situations
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Enhance students’ sense of social/ civic/national
responsibility
Students’ tasks
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Develop the curriculum and teaching materials of a weeklong English reading/speaking programme for primary
school children or English subject teachers
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Present the designed materials and facilitate English
reading/speaking workshops for the school children/ English
subject teachers
Subject components
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Lectures and seminars in semester 2 (26 hours)
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A one-week reading/speaking workshop to be rendered in
either a small town in China, Cambodia or Taiwan
Lecture and seminar content
Unit
Week
Topics
Contents
Lecture/
Seminar
1
1
Introduction
Effective presentation
skills
General introduction to the subject
Understanding audience, setting
objectives, planning, organisation,
delivery and interaction with audience
Lecture
2
Presentation for teaching Knowing your students, setting
teaching objectives, lesson planning,
purpose
delivery and interacting with students
Lecture
Lecture and seminar content
Unit
Week
Topics
Contents
Lecture/
Seminar
2
3
The teaching of reading
Why teach reading?
Choosing and developing reading
materials
Presenting stories
Lecture
4&5
Delivery: importance of Articulation, stress and intonation
pronunciation, intonation From stories, presentations to
and vocal variety
speeches
Lecture
6
Lesson plans
Principles and steps
Lecture
7
Lesson plans
Planning a reading lesson
Lecture
8
Lesson plans
Developing post-reading activities
Lecture
Lecture and seminar content
Unit
Week
Topics
Contents
Lecture/
Seminar
3
9
Understanding your
audience/students
How English is taught and learnt in the
service point?
Lecture
(guest
speaker)
10 &11
Group Consultation
Preparing the teaching kit
Seminar
12
Assessment
Presenting your teaching kit
Lecture
13
Finalising the teaching kit
Writing quality reflection
and details about the
service component
Seminar
Details about the service component
PolyU students’
role
Service targets
Workshop focus
Service period
Teaching
assistants to ELC
teachers
Primary English
subject teachers
in rural China
Speaking
A week in late
May
Tutors
Primary school
children in rural
China
Reading
A week in late
May
Tutors
Primary school
children in
Cambodia
Reading
10 days in early
June
Tutors
Primary school
children in
Taiwan
Reading
About 10 days
late May to early
June
Assessments
o A video/audio recording of students’ reading of reading text to
be used in the reading programme / presentation of giving
instrcutions
10%
o A persuasive presentation to introduce students’ teaching kit
and persuade the audience to use their materials
30%
o A video recording of a lesson conducted by students
30%
o Reflective journals
30%
Total:
100%
Former activities
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Teaching materials used
Former activities
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Teaching materials used
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“ I thought some kids were
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untidy, but now I love them
and want to hug them.”
--Merlin Chan
Feedback from
PolyU students
Service learning component 2012
“They taught me that happiness is
such a simple thing.”
-- Jean Zhao
Feedback from
PolyU students
Target students
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A total of 60 students
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Need to have:
 Experience in delivering presentations and have clear
pronunciation
 Good learning attitude and commitment
 A readiness to serve the less advantaged
Application procedure
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Sit in an interview in week 1 /2
Conclusion
This subject is about language learning, but goes beyond
language learning. It is about learning, application and serving
the community.