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What is the WSA-EC?

•Aims to help schools achieve the desired outcome of effective communication in English for every student.

•Develops awareness of the importance of good English and its role in effective communication.

•School-based customised programmes, activities to meet teachers’ & students’ needs in EL and all English-medium subjects.

Why do we need WSA-EC?

Develop teachers’ ability to communicate effectively in English, so that every teacher will be able to:

•More effectively guide and support students to achieve the desired student learning outcomes.

•Communicate subject knowledge more clearly and effectively to students.

•Ensure students effectively communicate subject content knowledge and clearly articulate their perspectives, reasoning and conclusions.

Our school will embark on the WSA-EC starting from Term 2. Besides attending workshops organised by ELIS, we will also have other activities to promote the use of good English among teachers.

During Contact Time, the EL department will highlight some common mispronounced words as well as the proper use of words and correct sentence structures. This will heighten the teachers’ awareness of the importance of good English. To start with, a pre-test will be conducted for all the teachers. Are you ready for the test?

By Esther