09/05/2025
👋🏼Hi Teachers,
🎙There will be a pre-service teacher workshop on 👉🏼May 27, 2025 👈🏼:
Preparing for the Future of Education: Job-Searching Skills and Innovative Teaching Strategies. We also welcome in-service teachers to join!💪🏼
🙌🏼This workshop offers practical tools and fresh perspectives to support your professional growth. We hope it brings valuable inspiration to your teaching journey! 👏🏼
🟩 Section 1: Landing Your First Teaching Job – Applications and Interviews
🕒 Time: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
👨🏫 Speaker: Mr. Tony K.H. Lai
📚Senior Lecturer, Department of Education and Psychology, Hong Kong Baptist University
🔸In this session, Mr. Lai will guide participants—especially pre-service teachers—through the essential skills needed for successful job interviews in the education field. He’ll offer expert advice on crafting strong application materials, including resumes, cover letters, and statements of teaching philosophy. This session is designed to help you present yourself confidently and align your professional goals with the expectations of your future role.
🟩 Section 2: Teaching English Idioms in ESL/EFL Contexts through a Cognitive-Linguistic Lens
🕒 Time: 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
👨🏫 Speaker: Dr. Danny Leung
📚Associate Professor and Head, Department of Applied Language Studies, Hong Kong Metropolitan University
🔸Dr. Leung will explore the fascinating world of English idioms in second-language teaching. Drawing on a cognitive-linguistic and cross-linguistic approach, this session will examine conceptual similarities and differences between English (L2) and Chinese (L1) idioms. Participants will gain innovative strategies for teaching idiomatic expressions and enhancing students’ language proficiency in culturally meaningful ways.
✨Don’t miss this opportunity to enrich your teaching practice and connect with fellow teachers. We look forward to seeing you there! 🥂
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Jockey Club "Blended Learning" ProjectPreparing for the Future of Education: Job-Searching Skills and Innovative Teaching StrategiesDate: 27 May 2025 (Tue)Time: 2:30pm – 4:30pm • Section One (2:30pm – 3:30pm): Landing Your First Teaching Job: Applications and Interviews • Section Two (3:30pm...
