2016 Tung Hua Primary Day ［Part II］ 活動時間及地點
Topic 3：From Reading to Writing
Over the last ten years research has shown that reading and writing are more interdependent than we thought. A child’s literacy development is dependent on this interconnection between reading and writing. In this session, the presenter will introduce a structured approach to teaching students through text analysis, scaffolding, and process writing. Through the use of exemplar readings and practicing writing in different text types, students can build their knowledge of text structure and language features and become more effective writers in English.
About the presenter
Sarah Tsai Feng Yin has more than 25 years of teaching English to children and adults. She’s been actively involved in conducting teacher training workshops and giving presentations for different international publishers and local course book distributors. In addition, She’s been invited to conduct English and/or presentation training courses for corporates such as Carrefour etc. For the past few years, she’s been interested in inquiry-based and learning-centered teaching and learning.
Topic 4：From language skills learning to test preparation
Along with their English learning path, children are inevitably facing all kinds of English proficiency tests. The results of English proficiency tests come from the accumulation of English teaching and learning. How to incorporate the test taking strategies into the regular English lessons is a challenge. In this session, the presenter will give many practical teaching ideas and tips that can be used as test taking training while building students’ English language foundation.
About the presenter
Ring Lin has been working in the ELT field for over 14 years and has been actively involved in EFL teaching, EFL curriculum design, the development of teaching materials, and teacher training. On numerous occasions she has been a guest lecturer at Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science and Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages. She has also been a presenter at numerous ELT workshops. After working with students of all ages and assisting learners with test preparation, she has come to understand that no learning occurs without students’ motivation.