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Certificate in Professional Development Programmes (2020-2021)

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:

Following the Government’s announcement yesterday on city-wide suspension of face-to-face classes taking effect from this Wednesday, December 2, the last two sessions of Saturday Seminar Series Cohort 2 (5 Dec & 12 Dec 2020) will switch to online mode via Zoom, subject to any new developments of COVID-19.

 

Programme NameCore Course(s) / Course option(s)DurationCourse outlineCourse Details

For Primary Teachers
(BWP048) (1 week)

 

Certificate in Professional Development Programme for Primary Teachers of English

 

(Choose either one theme)
(Theme 1: Towards a smooth transition from kindergarten to primary
Theme 2: Developing e-resources for reading across the curriculum)

Cohort 1:
Towards a smooth transition from kindergarten to primary (ENG5410)
2 Jun - 8 Jun 2021DetailsClick here
Cohort 2:
Developing e-resources for reading across the curriculum (ENG5411)
9 Jun - 16 Jun 2021Details

For Secondary Teachers
(BWP085) (1 week)


Certificate in Professional Development Programme for Teachers Using English as the Medium of Instruction in Secondary Schools


(Theme: Improving content subject teaching in the English medium)

Teaching content subjects in the English medium (ENG5375)9 Jun – 16 Jun 2021DetailsClick here

For Primary and Secondary Teachers
(BWP125) (1 week)


Certificate in Professional Development Programme for Teachers of English

 

(Choose either one theme)
(Theme 1: Developing literacy skills: KS2 to KS3 
 Theme 2: Catering for learner diversity in ELT
 Theme 3: Effective use of e-resources in the English classroom
 Theme 4: Supporting English language learners with reading difficulties)

Cohort 1:
Developing literacy skills: KS2 to KS3 (ENG5389)
5 May - 11 May 2021DetailsClick here
Cohort 2:
Catering for learner diversity in ELT (ENG5366)
2 Jun - 8 Jun 2021Details
Cohort 3:
Effective use of e-resources in the English classroom (ENG5407)
9 Jun – 16 Jun 2021Details
Cohort 4:
Supporting English language learners with reading difficulties (ENG5415)
16 Jun – 22 Jun 2021Details

For Primary and Secondary Teachers
(CWP004) (Saturday Mode)


Certificate in Professional Development Programme for English Teachers

 

(Choose either one theme)
(Theme 1: English Language Teaching in the Digital Era-Practical Ideas and Strategies 
Theme 2: Teaching grammar in context)

Cohort 1:
English Language Teaching in the Digital Era-Practical Ideas and Strategies (ENG5431)
26 Sept – 7 Nov 2020
(26/9, 10/10, 17/10, 24/10, 31/10, 7/11 - contingency)
DetailsClick here
Cohort 2:
Teaching grammar in Context (ENG5401)
14 Nov 2020 – 19 Dec 2020
TKO Study Centre
(14/11, 21/11, 28/11, 5/12, 12/12, 19/12 - contingency)
Details
Cohort 3:
English Language Teaching in the Digital Era-Practical Ideas and Strategies (ENG5431)
20 Mar 2021 – 8 May 2021
(20/3, 27/3, 10/4, 17/4, 24/4,
8/5 - contingency)
Details
Cohort 4:
Teaching grammar in context (ENG5401)
15 May 2021 – 19 Jun 2021
(15/5, 22/5, 29/5, 5/6, 12/6,
19/6 - contingency)
Details

*Please note that course outlines are subject to change.

 

Programme handbooks and timetables

  • For programme handbooks and timetables, please click here (for PDP students only).

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