HIST SENIOR SCHOOL Years 10 & 11 ESL UPDATES

Bulletin 3, Weeks 8 and 9, Semester 1, 2018-19

天津黑利伯瑞國際學校國高部英語組校報

2018 -19學年，第1學期，第8/9周，公告3

2018年10月26日

　　Dear Senior School Parents and Families,

　　親愛的家長們，

　　As we complete the first half of the first semester, we review how students are progressing and reflect on what the students have accomplished. With a tailored syllabus for each English level, we need to continuously focus on their needs and how their English supports their other subjects, especially for the VCE. Basic structured classes ‘I do’, ‘We do’ and ‘You do’ are at the forefront of our methodology. We have produced a 200 page general vocabulary workbook, which all teachers use at the A1, A2 and B1 levels to support their teaching. 

　　在我們完成學期的前半部分之際，我們回顧了學生如何進步，并就學生已經(jīng)取得的進步和成績進行總結。每個英語水平都有專門的教學大綱，我們需要繼續(xù)關注學生的需求以及他們的英語如何支持其他學科的學習，特別是VCE課程。而貫穿課堂教學基本結構的“我做”(老師示范)、“我們做”(老師和學生一起做練習)和“你做”(學生自行操練)在我們的方法論中是最前沿的。另外，我們?yōu)閷W生們制作了200頁的常用單詞詞匯手冊，所有教授A1、A2和B1水平的教師都在使用該手冊用以支持他們的教學。

　　For year 10, A1+ level students – 13 classes of intensive Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, Grammar and Vocabulary, teachers focus on the students ‘natural’ acquisition of the English language where students are taught structures in grammar starting at the basic level, backed up with vocabulary to support the writing, speaking, listening and reading.

　　對于10年級的A1+水平的學生來說——我們一周有13節(jié)課時緊鑼密鼓地進行精讀、寫作、聽力、口語、語法和詞匯等的教學和練習，教師關注學生對英語的自然習得，并基于此，從基本水平開始講語法結構，用詞匯支持學生的寫作、口語、聽力和閱讀。

　　Brief description of the focus of the year 10, 5 + 5 + 3 Classes:

　　十年級5+5+3 課時設置的簡介

　　In the ‘Writing & Speaking’ classes, students learn how to write descriptive paragraphs structured with a topic sentence, supporting details and a conclusion. They also practice describing one of their peers, where other students have to guess who he or she is according to the information they are given. All students really enjoy these types of classes especially as it engages their senses and all learning skills. Using adjectives to describe people, students are encouraged to think and analyse for themselves and one way to begin is by sharing their own experiences.

　　在“寫作與口語”課上，學生學習如何運用主題句、支撐句和結論句來進行描述性段落的寫作。他們還練習描述他們的同齡人，其他學生必須根據(jù)他們給出的信息猜測他/她是誰。所有的學生都非常喜歡這種類型的課程，尤其是跟他們的想法和學習到的技巧有關的時候。另外，在用形容詞來描述一個人，并鼓勵學生自己進行思考和分析這個方面，教師通過讓學生分享他們自己的經(jīng)歷來達到這一目標。

　　‘’For many students, this is the first opportunity to speak in front of their peers so building confidence and sharing in public is an important part of our approach.’’

　　“對于很多學生來說，這是他們次站在同齡人面前進行演講。

　　因此讓學生建立信心并學會分享是我們教學方法的一個重要部分。”

　　For year 11, over 45% of the students (B1+ and B2- students) are focusing on IELTS preparation at the 5.0 – 6.5 level. In addition, they are also taking academic vocabulary classes to support their future academic requirements.

　　對于11年級來說，45%以上的學生(B1+和B2-水平的學生)專注于雅思5到6.5水平的學習。此外，他們還有學術詞匯課，以支持他們在以后的學術學習。

　　At year 11 B1 and B1+ level, students have been concentrating on describing personal qualities – both positive and negative. As we know, using adjectives can add significantly to general and academic writing and supporting the word building and word formation which is vital in all B1+ and above classes. Students have been spending time describing people they know (friends, family, famous people, etc.). Not only have they been using their newly acquired vocabulary but giving reasons for their choices. Overall, this gives their writing much added depth and encourages students to think critically. Some students are working on a ‘how to’ essay topic of their choice using the appropriate text type. By choosing their own topics, students are able to take some ownership of their learning and explore the vocabulary of topics they have an interest in. ‘How to’ paragraphs are a very common text type which will serve students well in their future studies.

　　對于11年級B1和B1+水平的學生來說，他們集中進行了在個人素質方面的描述--包括正面和負面的寫作練習。眾所周知，使用形容詞可以大大提高學術寫作的質量，并有助于增加詞匯儲備，這對所有B1+及以上水平的課程都是至關重要的。學生在描述他們認識的人(朋友、家人、名人等)方面進行了練習。他們不僅使用了新學習的詞匯，而且能夠對自己的選擇給予合理的解釋�？偟膩碚f，這加深了他們寫作的深度，同時在教學中我們提倡學生進行批判性的思考。另外，學生學會了使用合適的文體類型來研究如何選擇文章題目。學生通過選擇自己感興趣的主題，擁有了學習自主權，并探索相關主題的詞匯。“如何做”是一種非常常見的文體類型，它將為學生將來的學習打下良好的基礎。

　　Some year 11 students have also been working very intensively on their ‘Speaking and Writing’ projects in preparation for their powerpoint presentations which will be formally assessed at the end of November. The main focus of the work has been on introducing students to the skills required 1) when researching a topic and 2) to the speaking and writing skills required when making presentations. The main objective of this exercise is to prepare students for real life situations in both their academic and professional lives in the future.

　　In addition in year 11, the 5 + 3 intensive grammar and vocabulary classes focus has been on the future by using ‘be going to’, ‘will’ and the ‘present continuous’ using ‘ing’ and the past using regular verbs ‘ed’. For preparation students also share among their peers with ‘fears’ one topic which is important for building confidence and being able to think critically and analyse through self-awareness.

　　此外，對于11年級的學生來說，5+3模式的強化語法和詞匯課主要集中于將來時時態(tài)的學習和練習，并能正確使用“be going to”、“will”和“be doing”表示將來時，規(guī)則動詞在詞尾加“ed”等。同時，學生還與同齡人分享“恐懼”這一話題，這對于建立自信、通過自我意識進行批判性思維的思考和分析很重要。

　　The ESL programme continues to focus on the needs of each student at their level and to challenge them appropriately. The focus and support to the students in each class is, either the teacher is addressing the ‘whole class’, a group of students or an individual student’. Group work and pair work are fundamental in second language learning and all ESL teachers are trained and experienced in this method.

　　英語項目組持續(xù)關注每個等級學生的英語需求。我們減少了班級學生人數(shù)，并且還會有兩名新老師的加入。這樣做的目的是，通過小班教學，使得老師能夠更有效地幫助到學生，并為他們提供有針對性的指導。

　　All ESL classroom teachers follow Haileybury’s strict teaching guidelines of ‘I do, We do and You do.’

　　每一位英語老師都堅持著黑利伯瑞固有的教學模式，以便為學生們提供各種有效的學習方法。在第二語言習得的過程中，小組學習和同伴學習是最有效的途徑，每一位老師都會在課堂中使用此類方法。

　　We continue to put the welfare and needs of the students first.

　　我們會繼續(xù)把學生的德育教育和學習需要放在教學的首位。

　　At Haileybury, every child matters, every day.

　　在黑利伯瑞，每個孩子的每至關重要。

　　Cheryl Ann McKenna

　　Head of English as a Second Language Programme

　　英語項目組負責人