Friday, September 19, 2014

Talks for Teachers teaching English at Grades 7-9 in Guangzhou and Shenzhen

2014-9-18/19      4 talks for teachers teaching English at Grade 7-9 levels. The 3 talks at Guangzhou organised by the Teaching and Research Institute, Guangzhou. The talk at Shenzhen organised by the Teaching and Research Institute, Shenzhen. Attendance at each talk: About 450 teachers
  • Reading and Listening as Input: Effective teaching strategies (Guangzhou)
  • Speaking and Writing as Output: Strategies for effective teaching (Guangzhou)
  • Culture and Reading: Conceptions and Teaching Strategies (Guangzhou and Shenzhen)

Talks for parents: 2014 August and September

2014 August and September   2 talks for parents, one on phonics learning for young children, the other on developing young children's phonological awareness. Organised by Oxford University Press. 


Pyrotechnics show

 I went to the West Kowloon Park last night to watch the 水上煙火表演. Well, I admit I had had no idea what to call 水上煙火表演  in English, so I had t...