RSSVolume 40

From outside in: from inside out; student’s expectations and perceptions of culturally different teaching styles

From outside in: from inside out; student’s expectations and perceptions of culturally different teaching styles

| November 1, 2009

Significant curriculum reform has been undertaken in Hong Kong for over a decade. There has been substantial education initiatives designed to enhance Hong Kong students’ English proficiency. The most prominent initiative has been the introduction of the Native English Teacher (NET) Scheme.

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Punctuation and Spelling in Learners’ Writing

Punctuation and Spelling in Learners’ Writing

| November 1, 2009

Despite their apparent straightforwardness, certain features of language seem almost less teachable. The learners’ writing is often full of minor errors on surface features that make it hard for the reader to make sense of it, let alone appreciate its content.

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