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SummerEnglishCourse2014
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CourseSummary P.1 EnglishCocktail P.2 Wewillmakeuseoftheworldofmusical,poetic,animatedandsensorycompositiontoopenaworldof creativityandliterature.ThecourseincludesLyricsComposition,IdeasCollector,ShortFilmViewingand FoodFair Age:P.25(dependonwritingability) GroupSize:46 ThoughtfullyPlayfulEnglishPhilosophyandDrama P.3 WewillstartajourneyonseekingthemeaningofFairness,braveryandgenerosity..:.Thecourseincludes Philosophicalquest,CriticalLiterary,CreativedesignandDrama Age:P.2P.5(dependsonwritingability) GroupSize:46 LittleJournalistSeekandSketch,WritewithWit P.4 Wewilllearndifferenttypesofnewswritingbymakinguseofmoderntechnologylikephotography,computer andinternet.ThiscourseincludesHowtosourceidea,toresearchfortopic,tointerview,toleadandend thestory,tohoneyourpointofviews,andtomuscleyourwordswillbeourfocus. Age:P.3orabove GroupSize:46 ShakespeareandtheWorld P.5 WewilltakeaglimpseofShakespearesworldthroughanimationandmoderntexts.Thecourseincludes Twelfthnights,Macbeth,JuliusCaesarandRomeoandJuliet Age:P.5orabove GroupSize:46 WriteforareasonWhatdoyouthink? P.6 Wewillexplorethecommonestscenarioinourlivestogainaninsightfulviewthroughreading,discussionand narration.ThiscourseincludesdiscussionsonSelfidentity,Friendship,Education,FreedomandSociety, HonestyandNecessity,JusticeandResponsibility,andTechnology. Age:P.6orabove GroupSize:46 DocumentaryBingePoweryourbrain P.7 Wewilllinktwoormoreappearingunrelatedconceptsorissuestogethertorevealhowintertwiningissuesare. Wewillexplorethelandfrompsychologytoglobaleconomy,letustakeaglimpseofandacquiretheskillsto analyseeverythingthatmatters. Age:F.2orabove Groupsize:46 WhyShakespeare? P.8 WhyPhilosophy? WhyDocumentary? *Pleaserefertobelowformoredetails

@msjenniferstudio.weebly.com EnglishCocktail Englishisfun,ifitisputasarightmedium.Numerousstimulantsinourdailylifeare broughttousinEnglish,songs,books,films,westernfood,butpassingbywithout emphasisingtheirroleasEnglishambassador.Theworldofmusical,poetic,animated andsensorycompositiontwirlarounduswithoutthesternfaceofacademic.Thefriendly andmerryimpressiontheyleaveletsusreadilyembrace.Letsmakeuseofthesemedia toopenaworldofcreativityandliterature. ThiscourseaimsatbringingtokidswithdifferentexposurestoweedtheinsipidimageofEnglishimposedby schoolandtransformitintoimaginativetool. Thecocktailincludes: Lyrics Composition Dressupapieceofsongoffamiliarmelodywithnewlyrics.Honetherhymingskills withmusicalfun.Singaloudthecomposition.Getatasteofwritingwithpoetictouch. Wewillunveilthemysteryofsongwritingandstartourjourneyofcomposingwith simplechildrenfolksongsandeventuallymarchintothelandofFrozen. Songsinclude: BINGO Twinklelittlestars Littlesnowflake Doyouwanttobuildasnowman? Everygoodwriterhasanotepadfornotejotting.TocopyfromthebestToremember thequoteTomarktheodd Wewillbuildupasystematicwaystoappreciatedifferenttypesofsentence.Putthemin collectionboxesliketidyingupthedrawersinawaywecanretrievewhenweneed them.Useillustrationtovisualisewhatisintheboxandhowwecanuseittosupplement thecreativeflowofidea. Watchingshortfilmislikereadingprosewherewatchingamovieresemblessavouringa novel.Byviewingshortfilm,wewillgetagraspofhowtoconstructaneatand meaningfultale. Wewilldissectthestructureofastoryanddiscusshowtoenrichthecontentwiththe helpofsnapshotsfromthefilm. Foodformsthestapleoflife.Howcanweneglectthelanguageonit?Cookingisfun. Feastingisjovial.Wecombinetwotocreateablastingexperience.Ononehand,wewill bethechefOntheother,wewillbethefoodconnoisseur.Wewillgettocreateour recipesandofferourmostthoughtfulfoodcritics.Attheend,weexpandthesenseof tasteaswellasthepoolofvocabulary.

IdeasCollector

ShortFilm Viewing

FoodFair

Duration:3hoursperlesson,8sessions Date:Wednesdaymorning912 Age:P.25(dependonwritingability) GroupSize:46 Fee:$600perday(including$50foradditionalmaterials) Venue:HungHomorothersuggestedplace *Eachlessonwillincludesomeart&craft,foodandothermaterials

@msjenniferstudio.weebly.com ThoughtfullyPlayfulEnglishPhilosophyandDrama Philosophy,aGreekwordliterallymeansloveofwisdomwhich hasbeenanessentialelementtofosterthinkingamongus,even inChineseculture,thinkingisquintessential, ConfuciusLearningwithoutthoughtislabourlostThought withoutlearningisperilous.Buthowtointroduceittoouryoung minds?Usingfablesandclassicsastheapproachisliteraryenrichingandmindboggling. Duringthehecticacademicyear,welackthechanceforkidstodrawtheirownframeoflearning.This summercourseaimsatputtingdifferentfunelementstogetherforaphilosophicalquest.Dramaplays, costumedesignandcharacterdiscussion,allbythemselvestonarratetheirideasofdifferentvirtues, Fairness,braveryandgenerosity..:.Withthese,wewillboostthekidscreativity,organization,literary appreciationandcriticalmind. 1.Philosophicalquest Letthemthinkabouttheactionsandconsequencesofthecharactersandthepossibilityofchange. 2.CriticalLiterary Letthemlearntoappreciatethecreativeuseoflanguageandtheeffectofcertaintexts. 3.Creativedesign Letthemshowtheircreativityonmakingsomethingoutofnothing. 4.Drama Letthemwritetheplay,shineonstageandenjoytocreate. TimeTablefor1play(9hours) Day1 180mins Day2 180mins Day3 180mins Learntheplay,understandthecharacters,discusstheending,makeachange Writethescript,designcostumes,buildthescene,assignroles Polishthescript,rehearsetheplay,shineonstage

Play 1.TheHappyPrincebyOscarWilde 2.FrogandToad,DragonandGiantsbyArnoldLobel 3.AntandthegrasshopperbyAesop Duration:3hoursperlesson,3playsin9lessons Date:Fridayafternoon25 Age:P.2P.5(dependsonwritingability) GroupSize:46 Location:HungHom Fee:$550perday *Eachshowwillbeplayedoutdoor *Includebasiccostumeandpropsmaking

@msjenniferstudio.weebly.com LittleJournalistSeekandSketch,WritewithWit AfterlayingasolidEnglishfoundation,studentsshouldstepuptopolishtheirusagein theirwriting.Thebestwayistobeajournalist,beinquisitive,besensitiveandbe figurative.Manystudentsarelackofvocabularyincomposingtheirideas,likely becauseoftheirinsensitivitytothesurroundings.Asaresult,theyarelesseloquentin expressingthemselves.Thissummercourseaimsathoningtheirskillsonbrewing ideas,approachingtopicsandcomposingtheirnarratives.Differentactivitiesare incorporatedinthelessontoengagestudentsinafunandinteractivelearning. Wewilllearndifferenttypesofnewswritingbymakinguseofmoderntechnologylikephotography, computerandinternet.Howtosourceidea,toresearchfortopic,tointerview,toleadandendthe story,tohoneyourpointofviews,andtomuscleyourwordswillbeourfocus. Theme Object personifyobject beinquisitivetosearchforthestorybehind integratedifferentingredientsforwriting honethepointofview facialexpression gestures emotions&personality otherfeatures sharpen5senses observemicroactivities compare&contrast metaphororsimiles organizethesequenceofevents muscletheverbs interactionamongpersona&surroundings foreshadowing

Person&Animal

Scenery

Incidence

Duration:3hoursperlesson Date:Mondaymorning912 Age:P.3orabove GroupSize:46 Fee:$550perday Venue:HungHomorothersuggestedplace *Eachlessonwillincludesomeart&craft *Outdooractivitiesarerequired

@msjenniferstudio.weebly.com ShakespeareandtheWorld WhyShakespeare?ItseemsaheavywordIndeed,heis oneofthebedrocksintheWesterncivilizationinEnglish. Tounderstandthecharacters,thelanguage,thethemes willlendahandtounderstandEnglishliteratureasawhole. Notonlyso,Shakespearecapturedawideviewoflifefrom relationshiptothestressoflife.Togetherwithhis imaginativeandprofoundmetaphors,welearnbypuzzling outthemeaning. Thiscourseaimsatintroducing4playsofShakespeare withanimationandmoderntexts.Wewilllearntodecode somenotablelinesfromeachoriginalscripts.Wewilltake aglimpseofthebackgroundoftheplayswhereandwhen theywerewritten.Also,wewillusegamestoconsolidateourunderstandingofShakespeare. LetsseetheworldthroughShakespeareanlens. Day12 Twelfthnights Day56 Whatkindofcomedywillcomewhenthe twinslooktooalike? Macbeth Howdoesonewrongleadtoanother? Thebadbecomesworse. Day78 RomeoandJuliet Whenastorybecomeareality?Juliets houseinVerona,Italy. JuliusCaesar Whoisthemainroleintheplayifnot JuliusCaesar?

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Duration:3hoursperlesson Date:Thursdaymorning912 Age:P.5orabove GroupSize:46 Fee:$600perday Venue:HungHom *AnimationandGameswillbeincluded

@msjenniferstudio.weebly.com WriteforareasonWhatdoyouthink? Towritewithareasonistowritewithreflectiononthemostbanalincidentsinlives. Havinglearntnarrativeformofwritingintheprimary,itstimetolearnhowtospiceup thewritingwithreflectionandperspective.Steppingintosecondaryyears,narrativeis nolongerthedominantformofwritingHowtoreachaconclusionorbringa reflection,eventheimplicationfromanarrativeismoreimportant. Thiscoursewillexplorethecommonestscenarioinourlivestogainaninsightful viewthroughreading,discussionandnarration. Day1 Day2 Day3 Day4 Day5 Day6 Day7 Day8 Selfidentity Friendship Education FreedomandSociety HonestyandNecessity JusticeandResponsibility Technology Reasontothinkandwrite Whoarewe?WhoamI? Arethingsrealaroundyou? Whoaremyfriends?Areyou? Canothersunderstandyourfeelings? WhydoIhavetogotoschool? Willhavingfunbebetterthanstudying? WhatifIdontwanttodowhattheclasswantstodo? HowmuchshouldIdotovoicemyview? Shouldyouevertellalie? Canyoulietoyourself? Arewefairandjust? DoIhaveadutytohelpothers? Whathastechnologytakenfromus? Cancomputerthinklikeusorevenbetter? DoIwritetothinkorDoIthinktowrite?

Duration:3hoursperlesson Date:Tuesdaymorning912 Age:P.6orabove GroupSize:46 Fee:$600perday Venue:HungHom

@msjenniferstudio.weebly.com DocumentaryBingePoweryourbrain NomatterweareunderHKDSEorIB,evenasacitizen,we cantavoidlookingintoglobalissues.Capitalism,universal suffrageandsocialsecurity,theseareforeignconceptsaswell asglobalphenomena.Somehavelongexistedwhiletheothers arecreepingin.Howdoweinterpretandanalysethedynamics oftheworldanditsimpactinoursociallandscape? Theanswerseemssimple:ToasktherightquestionsTodig fortherightanswers.Butthefunnythingislearningisnotlinear butinterweaving.Onesubjectmayappearirrelevanttoanother butitaddsuponyourknowledgebaseuntiltherighttrigger pulled,itwillcomeintoplaceofapplication. Withdifferentdocumentaries,wewilllinktwoormoreappearingunrelatedconceptsorissuestogetherto revealhowintertwiningissuesare.Itisamatterofsensitivitytoissuesandarticulationofunrelateddata.We willexplorethelandfrompsychologytoglobaleconomy,letustakeaglimpseofandacquiretheskillsto analyseeverythingthatmatters. Day1 Day2 Day3 Day4 Day5 Day6 Day7 Day8 Day9 Whatisthesecretyou? CanyoulearnabouttheWorldin2hours? Isourworldupforsale? Howmuchisourhealth&ourlives? Whymoredefencebringsmoreterrorism? Whatisthetruedemocracy? Whatcantmoneybuy? Arewericherthanever&betteroffOr...? Arewechoosingwhatwearechoosing? Psychology History Globalization&Religion PublicGood NationalSecurity Democracy Virtue Economy Propaganda

Duration:3hoursperlesson Date:Fridaymorning912 Age:F.2orabove GroupSize:46 Fee:$600perday Venue:HungHom

@msjenniferstudio.weebly.com WhyShakespeare? Shakespeareisanameasfamiliarasdistanttous.Helived400hundredyearsagobuthislegacystilllingers today.Hewasamannotofanage,butforalltimes.Hisabilitytosummarizehumanemotionsinsimpleyet profoundlyeloquentverseHisabilitytotranscendtimeandculturewithhisstoriesHisabilitytocreate compellingcharacters(Romeo&Juliet,Hamlet,Macbeth)Hisabilitytoturnaphrasewhichremainsa impactonourmodernlanguage(ifyousay:knittedyourbrows,madeavirtueofnecessity,insistedonfairplay, sleptnotonewink,Iamaneyesore,alaughingstock,thedevilincarnate,astonyheartedvillain,youare quotingShakespeare)Alloftheseearnedhimthegreatestnameinallworldofstorytelling. WhyPhilosophy? Philosophyisaprocessisaboutreasoningandarguingaboutbigquestionsinlifereality(Whatis?)and humanity(Whatistherightthingtodo?)Ofcourse,notonlyso.Itformsthebasisforanalysisandcritical thinkingtodistinguishfactfromopiniontomakehypothesisanddrawinference. Aschildrenlistentoandlearnfromeachother,theypractiseanddevelop'communicationskills,suchas empathy,patienceandgenerosity.Bothindividuallyandasagrouptheybecomeattentiveandsupportiveof eachother.Allthisleadstochildrenspendingmoretimereflectingonideas,andbecominggenerallymore thoughtfulandarticulate.Theabilitytoreflectonone'sownthinkingis,afterall,wearetold,afeatureofvery ablepeople.Andso,thechildren'simprovedselfesteemtranslatesintoincreasedacademicachievement.The childrendevelopedsignificantlyascriticalthinkers,too. Thethoughtstheyexpressedbecameincreasinglyoriginalandthechildrenbegantobasetheirjudgementson reason.Thechildrenfeltasthoughtheyreallywerepartofademocraticcommunity. PhilosophyinSchools,MartinCohen Fromthesourceofphilosophy(curiosity,perplexityanddoubt),withtheattitude(investigative,reflectiveand critical),wewillreachthegoals(insight,enlightenmentandunderstanding). Letthewhatandwhyleadthecuriositytothecomprehensionofaproblem! WhyDocumentary? Documentaryfilmisanartformtodocumentsomeaspectsofreality.Itfilmsanonfictionbookwhich resemblestheformoffilmingabestsellernovel.Indeed,itisagreatdepositoryofhistoryandotherknowledge forsomereconditeconceptsandfacts.Youmaynothavetimetoreadabouteconomics,butthrougha 45minuteoreven2hourdocumentary,youcanhaveagoodgrasponwhatthetruthofmoderneconomics.A newconceptoranewbranchofknowledgeisunderstoodwhichenablessensiblediscussion.Therefore,itisa greatstarttodiscusssocialissuesandglobalphenomenawithadebatedperspective.Eventually,theexposure tocertainissueswillleadthemtoreadsomeoftheintellectualbooks.