Transcript 投影片 1 - WORKPLACE ENGLISH CAMPAIGN 職業英語運動

講員: Venny Lai
現任: ELC, The HK Polytechnic University;
co-presenter of English Everywhere, RTHK;
Ming Pao Columnist
a language of success: for upward and outward mobility
“成功” - 工作/事業 、 外向發展
a compulsory language in HK school; the main language
of the law and of tertiary education
必修科目、法律及大專的語言
a significant role in media and popular culture in HK
娛樂、媒體的語言
1.正面學習
語言學習新趨勢
以英語 (或加普通話) 為第二語言
韓文, 日文, 泰文, 或其中一種歐洲語言為第三語言
2. 學習動機 (2003年之一項研究)
重要性 (5分=最大)
工具
4.83
大趨勢 (同輩及家長
的態度)
融合
3.97
情感引發的 (文化興
趣, 融入文化的意欲)
3.66
3.75
3. 困難
(a) 廣東話 – 在家庭, 街上及娛樂媒體的常用語言
(b) 一般學生對上英語課堂有負面的記憶及感覺
(c) 欠缺用英語情境
故事/個案
Michael, 住在波蘭, 波蘭語是他的母語
~ 他是個熱愛英語的人
~ 在他6-7歲時開始聽及唱 The Beatles (披頭四) 的歌曲,
用心地從中學習不同的英文字
~ 少年時期, 他每天聽英語搖滾歌曲, 又閱讀波蘭語及英語的科
學小說
結論:
享受
學習過程
課堂以外
學習
決心
持久
活躍分子
A. 句子結構
1. About Verbs
e.g. This vitamin can find in carrots.
[… can be found]
e.g. Would Amy stopped lying?
[Would .. stop]
e.g. I am agree with you.
[I agree with you.]
e.g. When will you back home?
[When will you come/go home?
When will you be home?]
2. Topicalization
e.g. Concerning the family, it will benefit from the changing roles
of men and women in society.
e.g. For my hobbies, I go hiking and swimming with my friends.
For the food poisoning, it was due to improper handling of
food in the kitchen.
[The food poisoning was due to improper handling of food
in the kitchen.]
3. About ‘there’/Not mastering relative pronouns
e.g. There are over 60% of investors supported the …
S
V
S
V
X
Over 60% of investors supported the …
S
V
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There are over 60% of investors who supported the …
S
V

e.g. Twenty-one passengers arrived late was the cause of the delay.
S
V
V
Twenty-one passengers arrived late, which caused/causing the delay.
S
V
X
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B. 詞彙
1. 廣東話直譯
e.g. to play (the) computer
e.g. to open the light / air-con
2. Word Class – 忽略生字的文法
e.g. The public transportation in Hong Kong is very convenience.
e.g. We very enjoy the concert.
1. 不發尾音
e.g. because, promote,
wasted, divided, mind
2. 常混淆/懶音
/r/ /l/ /n/
e.g. road – ‘woad’, 9 – ’line’
not – ‘lot’
3. 長/短; 圓/扁 vowels
e.g. 冇feel – ‘冇few’
e.g. reveal – ’revew’
e.g. deal with – ‘dew with’
是
貼示:
鞏固 SUBJECT + VERB –簡單的句子概念
如. For my hobbies, I go hiking and swimming with my friends.
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My hobbies are hiking and swimming.
S
V
X
鞏固 連接句子的認識 (ONE distinct S & V)
如: My hobbies are hiking and swimming, my girlfriend likes indoor sports.
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My hobbies are hiking and swimming, but my girlfriend likes indoor sports.
3. 鞏固常用生字認識
如 ..
‘enjoy’ – Verb
I enjoyed the show very
much.
‘enjoyable’ – adjective
The show was enjoyable.
4. 持續/長期 – 增加詞彙
1. 精明地取材
 圖書館?
 電視?
 免費報紙?
 收音機?
2. 創造 “吸收”  “再造”的環境及週期
3. 目標: 短期、實際
如: Week 1 – 題目: 股災
取材: 英文台 (TV & RTHK)
3 -5 個有關 “升、跌” 生字
Week 2 -題目: 股災
取材: 報紙- ‘Business Section’
3 – 5個有關 “升、跌” 生字 + 重温
Week 3 練習
講、寫 – 股市消息
練習對象 - 家傭、女友、老友、兄弟姊妹、自己…
References
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Benson, P. (2001). Teaching and Researching Autonomy in Language
Learning. London: Longman Inc.
Fu, G. (1979) Bilingual education in Hong Kong: A historical perspective.
In Working Papers in Language and Language Teaching. (1-19) Hong
Kong: HKU
Humphreys, G., & M. Spratt. (2008) Many languages, many
motivations: A study of Hong Kong students’ motivation to learn different
target languages. Science Direct, System 36 313-335.
Lamb, M. (2002). Explaining successful language learning in difficult
circumstances, Prospect. 17(2) August 2002, 35-46.
Lord, R. (1974). English – how serious a problem for students in Hong
Kong. English Bulletin, 6, 1-10.
McCarthy, M. (1990). Vocabulary. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Each episode  a learning package
‘Health’  Doctor-patient dialogue 
Useful Words (e.g. over-the-counter
medication, ache, sore, etc.)  Idiom (eg.
to be given a cold shoulder)  English
Nitty-gritty (pronunciation - ache /k/; HK
errors, slang & colloquial expression)
Sources:
-rthk.org.hk/elearning/englisheverywhere
-Friday, Ming Pao
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