This study investigates how genre can be used as an organisational principle to interweave teaching and assessment in the L2 school context. Relying on data from interviews and lesson observations gathered from two Secondary 1 (that is, Grade 7) Hong Kong classrooms, the study sought to discover how teachers implemented genre-based teaching and assessment in traditional product- and exam-oriented writing classrooms, students' and teachers' evaluation of the approach, as well as the factors that might facilitate or restrain the genre innovation. The findings show that teachers worked collaboratively and shared a common vision in implementing genre-based teaching and assessment, making sure that they integrated teaching and assessment through a focus on genre. Although the limitations of the genre approach were noted, the innovation was generally well received by students and teachers, who felt that the innovation had enabled students to improve their writing and helped teachers enhance their practice. A few facilitative and inhibitory factors are discussed. The findings suggest that the implementation of genre-based teaching and assessment has to be considered within the ecology of teachers' work.
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德育及公民教育是2001年香港課程改革中四個關鍵項目之一，學校推行德育及公民教育是否成功，對學生的身心發展，以至社會的整體安定繁榮也有著密不可分的關係。政府於2001年就四個學習階段訂下德育及公民教育的課程框架，並在2008年作出修訂。本文以課程決定為討論的切人點，嘗試從內在及外在情景的視角，引用不同學者提出的相關理論作初步探討，並提出對香港德育及公民教育發展的個人觀點。
The Moral and Civic Education is one of four key tasks in the Hong Kong curriculum reform 2001. Whether the implementation of school moral and civic education is successful or not, it will impact the development of the student's body and mind, and even the stability and prosperity of the society as a whole. The government subscribed the moral and civic education curriculum framework in 2001 on four learning phases, and made the revision in 2008. This article attempts to explore the issue in view of curriculum decision making and from internal and external context perspectives together with related theories. Author’s point of view on the future development of Hong Kong moral and civic education will also be made.
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本文剖析了香港於回歸前後國民身份教育的發展，發現因受殖民地教育影響，回歸初期進展不大，近年雖有改善，但欠一架構。筆者提出香港要再建構國民身份教育，以全球、國家和本土三個層次去推行國民身份教育。前瞻香港學校推行國民身份教育，應以加強粵港融合和情意教育為要務。
Through analyzing the development of national identity education in Hong Kong before and after Hong Kong’s return, the article reported that not much progress was made during the beginning period of Hong Kong’s return due to the colonial education’s infl uence. Although national identity education has improved in recent years, it lacks a model. The author proposes that Hong Kong needs to reconstruct its national identity education on global, national and local levels for its implementation. As for promoting national identity education in Hong Kong, schools here should emphasize on closer ties between Guangdong and Hong Kong as well as affective education as key tasks.
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