Press Invitation
| Name | : | Guest Lecture － “How to teach and learn English for the global economy: What lessons can Macau learn from Hong Kong’s mistakes?” |
| Organizer | : | Academic Affairs Office, University of Macau |
| Date | : | 06/05/2009 |
| Time | : | 17:00 |
| Venue | : | STDM Auditorium, University of Macau Library |
| Content | : | Speaker ： Mr. Philip Yeung, English editor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Columnist at the South China Morning Post on English language teaching and learning and other educational issues Many lament the decline of the standard of English in Hong Kong in recent years. Some blame it on the government’s mother-tongue teaching policy. But Mr Philip Yeung believes that the wrong kind of English has been taught, and the wrong approach has been used in teaching students in mass education. A radically new approach is called for. Chinese is largely a grammarless language. Getting students trapped in a web of grammar rules defies the psychology of learning, leaving students disengaged and helpless. He advocates the teaching of Empowerment English which is based on a step-by-step pattern recognition approach. It is fun and functional and highly interactive. |
| Language | : | English or Chinese |
Contact Person for Details
| Name | : | Information and Public Relations Office |
| Tel. No | : | 8397 4334 |
| : | ipr.media@umac.mo | |
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