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English Immersion Camp for English Teachers 2010
English Immersion Camp for English Teachers in Rural China
19 August - 24 August 2010
Organized by Institute for Integrated Rural Development, Hong Kong
Supported by Education Bureau of Baojing County, Western Hunan, China
英語扶貧 – 貧困農村英語教師訓練營
19 – 24 August 2010
Organized by Institute for Integrated Rural Development, Hong Kong
Supported by Education Bureau of Baojing County, Western Hunan, China
Objective
To conduct a 5-day intensive English training day camp for primary and junior secondary school English teachers in Baojing County, a poverty-stricken rural county in Western Hunan, China.
Beneficiary
1) Baojing County (保靖縣): Located in Western Hunan (湘西) and mainly inhabitated by Tu (土家族) and Miao (苗族) minorities, the county one of the 586 counties designated by the State Council as a poverty-stricken county.
2) Around 40 English teachers of primary and junior secondary schools in Baojing County.
This is the third consecutive year we organize this training camp. Visit this webpage to see what we have achieved in the first two camps! Report of teacher training 2008
Quotations from trainees: “Everyday is unforgettable, and every moment is unforgettable, I will remember it forever. The most happiest moment is that I taught the children to sing " the leaves" song. At the moment, I am confident and I find I also can make my class so vivid”－ Yang Ping(楊萍),2008 trainee, teacher of Maogou zhongxin wanquan xiaoxue (毛溝中心完全小學) |
Date
30 July- 10 August 2009 |
Two 2-hour preparatory workshops plus group preparation of a teaching kit |
19 August 2010 |
Departing in HK around 4pm: arrive at and staying in Zhangjiajie (張家界) |
20 August 2009 |
1) Arriving Baojing County at noon |
21-24 August 2009 |
1) Teaching programmes focusing on phonics, oral communication and teaching practices |
August to December 2009 |
Compiling a resource kit for English teachers in rural China |
Fee
$3500 (included airfare, local transportation, accommodation and meals)．
The English Immersion Camp
The camp will last for 4.5 days and all participants are required to speak only English during the camp.
Various activities will be organised to enhance the participants’ ability to use English in their teaching and to teach English to their students effectively.
All teacher trainers are expected to contribute to the development of the activities and be person in charge for one or more of the activities.
IRD will provide information for the programme planning and will be responsible for purchasing and/or making copies materials recommended by the teacher trainers.
Requirements for the Teacher Trainers
1) Experienced in teaching English as a second language;
2) Volunteers with no English teaching experience are welcome to join teaching assistants.
Application：Completed application form should be sent to “Unit A, 4/F, Capri Building, 130 Austin Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, Institute For Integrated Rural Development, Hong Kong” or faxed to this no:2384 9363
Enquiry：Should you have any enquiry, please free feel to contact us at 2736 7383 .
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