為提高在校學生們英語水平, 2015年11月16日校友會應基協學校邀請, 舉行商討會議, 研究可行改善學生英語學習。校方出席者有校長,
副校長及英文科老師, 校友會出席校友, 計有羅頌平, 周月美, 馮玉玲, 李景遜, 馬栢寧, 伍健榮, 許教元, 許淑儀,
劉麗真等共同參與討論。
會後雙方經多次電話及電郵聯絡, 進一步研究，落實英語沙龍計劃舉行日期, 人手編排, 學生分配課室,
電腦安置擺放等等。2016年3月5日英語沙龍正式開始, 共11節交流, 每星期六上午舉行, 共分六組, 校方負責英語沙龍教材,
電腦聯線, 交流前老師簡述當日主題給學生,部分校友成員巡視及監管每組學生電腦SKYPE是否聯繫等, 參予此計劃學生共26名,
通過互聯網SKYPE或WECHAT方式, 與來自本港及世界各地志願者, 用英語交談討論當日指定的主題。
協助是次計劃志願者共32名,全部是由校友會招募及安排,他們來自香港, 澳洲, 加拿大及美國, 每周分工輪流當值,
與學生們在網上英語交流對話, 包括校友會成員 12 名、本港King George V School國際學校學生及外藉人仕等。
志願者年齡由12至68歲, 不同文化背景及經歷, 不僅提供學習英語的機會, 並擴闊學生視野思路, 而且感受到志願者的關愛,
激發學習興趣,積極性的心態。雖然每周交流時間短, 學生必需提前準備，藉此加深學生講英語要訣的自發性。
2016年英語沙龍經過十一次交流後，於6月4日完滿結束。參與超過8周以上的學生及部份志願者獲得特別安排,
於7月9日到香港科技大學參觀海洋生物研究所, 工程系的3D印刷技術示範和學生宿舍外, 還在科大內酒店餐廳共進自助午餐,
出席者通過抽奬方式每人獲得紀念品一份, 含Parker筆, USB Flash Drive, 上海機械芯手錶, 電子錶, LED電筒,
手機座貼等。為鼓勵學生積極參加英語沙龍班, 藉著進餐時進行學生幸運抽奬, 奬品包括有: Apple Ipad一套及Samsung
平板電腦兩套。中奬學生需作5分鐘英語講話, 才可得奬. 此規定目的是加強學生練習講英語信心。不負眾望, 每位中奬者順利過關。多謝吳善焜,
蔣佩玲, 梁偉強, 伍健榮和許教元校友贊助豐富奬品。
英語沙龍計劃將會繼續在新學期舉行, 盼校友們協助招募更多志願者。(聯絡人:羅頌平校友 65/C1班)
Kei Heep English Salon 2016
In light of the declining English proficiency amongst Hong Kong
students in general, with the help of the Keiheep Past Student
Association, Kei Heep Secondary School embarked an innovative
program to provide an unique opportunity for participating students
to engage in English conversation with volunteers around the world
via “Skype” and “Wechat”. During the first half of 2016, a total of
eleven Saturday morning sessions had been held in the school
premises under the supervision of the school staff and assisted by
volunteers of the alumni association.
The program began on March 5 2016 and completed on June 5 before the
school term ended.
26 students from F.1 to F.5 participated in the 2016 program. The
participating students attended a weekly discussion of a chosen
topic with volunteers via the use of skype. A total of 32 volunteers
age ranging from 12 to 68 in Canada, Australia, USA and Hong Kong
participated on a rotational basis in each session.
The students who have completed the program were given a special
treat in a unique tour of the Marine Coastal Laborary, 3 D printing
lab and the student housing facilities of the Hong Kong University
of Science and Technology followed by a buffet lunch on July 9 2016.
Each student was also awarded a prize in a raffle draw. Prizes
include an Ipad, two Samsung Tablets, Parker Pens, USB flashdrives,
Shanghai Mechanical Watch, Digital Watches, LED flashlights and
iphone sleeves all donated by members of the alumni association.
This English Salon Program is probably the first of its kind in
connecting English native speaking volunteers from around the world
in helping non English speaking students to improve their English at
no cost to the students. We have witnessed the progress of the
students throughout this valuable experience. The students are given
the opportunity to open up their horizon in speaking to volunteers
from a wide spectrum of experience, geographical locations,
different age groups and various cultural background. Although the
sessions are brief, the goal of enhancing motivation has been well
accomplished.
Taking full advantage of modern communication technology which is
only available in recent years, we hope this pilot project which
would be continued in the years ahead would become more popular with
non English speaking local students in the near future. Further
support from more volunteers would be much appreciated. (Lawrence
Lo, 65/C1 class)
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