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Old 05-12-2005, 03:08 PM
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Just heard that from 2010 schools wanting to offer EMI (English as the Medium of Instruction) education will have to satisfy a number of strict requirements. One of these is that teachers must gain atleast a grade 'C' in English.

Heaven's above what grade do they have right now a 'D', an 'E' or probably failures!
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Old 05-12-2005, 03:43 PM
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They would have to shut the system down if they enforced such testing on other subjects.

God forbid that teachers need to be requalified for other subjects and be judged at the same standard that they judge their own students.
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Old 05-12-2005, 04:02 PM
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Just heard that from 2010 schools wanting to offer EMI (English as the Medium of Instruction) education will have to satisfy a number of strict requirements. One of these is that teachers must gain atleast a grade 'C' in English.
Grade "C" in what exam? HKAL or HKCEE? In my subjective opinion, people getting E 20 or 30 years ago may get a C or B today.
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Old 05-12-2005, 04:05 PM
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hopefully i would of retired by then!
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hopefully i would of retired by then!
Uh... Surely you mean "I would have retired"?
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Old 05-12-2005, 04:19 PM
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Hey jimbo, you didn't get a 'C' by any chance?
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Old 05-12-2005, 04:26 PM
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Hey jimbo, you didn't get a 'C' by any chance?

Lets put it this way, I failed GCSE English first time round and scraped through on the resit.

Vmlinuz, Yes I meant I would of retired by then!
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Old 05-12-2005, 04:45 PM
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I happen to know a 'teacher of English' from an EMI joint, and the other day he asked me if I could find him a cockroach.
" Huh?" I say
" Cockroach!" [this time with raised eybrows.]
In a gesture of submission I put my palms together and bow to him.
"Please speak in Cantonese so that I may be able to assist you." I plead.
" I'm off to Central and was wondering if you could GOOGLE the address of a KFC there in case the need arises for some sustenence"

So to this molder of young impressionable minds, who got a 'C' 4 years ago, and teaches English day in and day out; Google=Cockroach


EGAD!!!
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Old 05-12-2005, 05:41 PM
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In general, local males are less fluent in spoken English than local females.
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how the hell did he get google=cockroach? is he a dimwith?

but i guess this is just another ploy to distance HK from her English background.
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