Chan Ho-leung. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 113-120). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ABSTRACT --- p.i / English version --- p.ii / Chinese version --- p.iii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.iv / LIST OF ACRONYMS --- p.v / LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES --- p.x / Chapter CHAPTER ONE: --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background of the Study --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Syllabus --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Syllabus and Curriculum --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2 --- Infrastructure of English Language Curriculum in Hong Kong --- p.4 / Chapter 1.3 --- Research Focus --- p.5 / Chapter 1.4 --- Research Questions --- p.5 / Chapter 1.5 --- Significance --- p.6 / Chapter 1.6 --- Thesis Outline --- p.8 / Chapter CHAPTER TWO: --- REVIEW OF LITERATURE --- p.10 / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2 --- Historical Development of English Language Education in Hong Kong --- p.11 / Chapter 2.3 --- Oral-Structural Approach in the 1960s and 1970s --- p.14 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Primary English Syllabus in 1967 --- p.15 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Primary English Syllabus in 1976 --- p.16 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Relationships between the Two Syllabuses --- p.17 / Chapter 2.4 --- Communicative Language Teaching from the 1980s to the Early 1990s --- p.19 / Chapter 2.5 --- Target Oriented Curriculum (TOC) Initiatives --- p.22 / Chapter 2.5.1 --- First Phase: TTRA and Genesis of the TOC --- p.23 / Chapter 2.5.2 --- Second Phase: The TOC in Shape --- p.25 / Chapter 2.5.3 --- Third Phase: The TOC beyond 1997 --- p.26 / Chapter 2.6 --- Summary of Chapter Two --- p.29 / Chapter CHAPTER THREE: --- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY --- p.31 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.31 / Chapter 3.2 --- Focus of the Study --- p.33 / Chapter 3.3 --- Nature of the Research --- p.34 / Chapter 3.4 --- Procedures of Data Collection --- p.36 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Syllabuses --- p.36 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Interviews --- p.36 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Triangulation of Data --- p.37 / Chapter 3.5 --- Analytical Framework --- p.38 / Chapter 3.6 --- Methods of Data Analysis --- p.40 / Chapter 3.7 --- Data Reliability --- p.41 / Chapter 3.8 --- Limitation --- p.41 / Chapter 3.9 --- Summary of Chapter Three --- p.41 / Chapter CHAPTER FOUR: --- ORAL-STRUCTURAL APPROACH --- p.43 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction...................................................................... --- p.43 / Chapter 4.2 --- Rationale for Introducing the Oral-Structural Approach --- p.43 / Chapter 4.3 --- Theoretical Basis of the Oral-Structural Approach --- p.45 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Genesis of the Oral-Structural Approach --- p.45 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Theory of Language --- p.46 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Theory of Language Learning --- p.47 / Chapter 4.4 --- Oral-Structural Approach Manifested in Hong Kong --- p.47 / Chapter 4.5 --- Analysis of Pedagogical Features --- p.51 / Chapter 4.5.1 --- Goal Setting --- p.51 / Chapter 4.5.2 --- Curriculum Selection --- p.52 / Chapter 4.5.3 --- Curriculum Structuring --- p.53 / Chapter 4.5.4 --- Instructional Planning --- p.54 / Chapter 4.5.5 --- Technical Evaluation --- p.55 / Chapter 4.6 --- Discussion of the Hong Kong Adaptation of the OSA --- p.56 / Chapter 4.7 --- Syllabus and the Oral-Structural Approach --- p.57 / Chapter 4.8 --- Limitations of the OSA --- p.58 / Chapter 4.9 --- Summary of Chapter Four --- p.59 / Chapter CHAPTER FIVE: --- COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING --- p.61 / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.61 / Chapter 5.2 --- Rationale for Introducing CLT in the 1981 Syllabus --- p.61 / Chapter 5.3 --- Theoretical Basis of Communicative Language Teaching --- p.64 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Genesis of Communicative Language Teaching --- p.64 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Theory of Language --- p.66 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- Theory of Language Learning --- p.67 / Chapter 5.4 --- Communicative Language Teaching Manifested in the 1981 Syllabus --- p.68 / Chapter 5.5 --- Analysis of Pedagogical Features --- p.71 / Chapter 5.5.1 --- Goal Setting --- p.71 / Chapter 5.5.2 --- Curriculum Selection --- p.73 / Chapter 5.5.3 --- Curriculum Structuring --- p.74 / Chapter 5.5.4 --- Instructional Planning --- p.75 / Chapter 5.5.5 --- Technical Evaluation --- p.77 / Chapter 5.6 --- Discussion of the Hong Kong Adaptation of CLT --- p.78 / Chapter 5.6.1 --- Merits --- p.78 / Chapter 5.6.2 --- Demerits --- p.80 / Chapter 5.7 --- Syllabus and Communicative Language Teaching --- p.81 / Chapter 5 .8 --- Summary of Chapter Five --- p.82 / Chapter CHAPTER SIX: --- TASK-BASED LANGUAGE TEACHING --- p.83 / Chapter 6.1 --- Introduction --- p.83 / Chapter 6.2 --- Rationale for introducing the TOC in the 1997 syllabus --- p.84 / Chapter 6.3 --- Theoretical Basis of TBLT --- p.86 / Chapter 6.3.1 --- Genesis of TBLT --- p.86 / Chapter 6.3.2 --- Theory of Language --- p.87 / Chapter 6.3.3 --- Theory of Language Learning --- p.88 / Chapter 6.4 --- TBLT Manifested in the 1997 syllabus --- p.89 / Chapter 6.5 --- Analysis of Pedagogical Features --- p.90 / Chapter 6.5.1 --- Goal Setting --- p.91 / Chapter 6.5.2 --- Curriculum Selection --- p.93 / Chapter 6.5.3 --- Curriculum Structuring --- p.94 / Chapter 6.5.4 --- Instructional Planning --- p.94 / Chapter 6.5.5 --- Technical Evaluation --- p.97 / Chapter 6.6 --- Syllabus and the TOC --- p.98 / Chapter 6.7 --- Summary of Chapter Six --- p.101 / Chapter CHAPTER SEVEN: --- CONCLUSION --- p.103 / Chapter 7.1 --- Introduction --- p.103 / Chapter 7.2 --- Research Question 1 --- p.104 / Chapter 7.3 --- Research Question 2 --- p.106 / Chapter 7.4 --- Research Question 3 --- p.107 / Chapter 7.5 --- Limitations of the Study --- p.109 / Chapter 7.6 --- Implications and Recommendations --- p.110 / REFERENCES --- p.113 / APPENDICES --- p.121 / Appendix I Newspaper Clipping --- p.121 / Appendix II Semi-Structured Interview Questions --- p.123 / Appendix III Profile of Interviewees --- p.124 / Appendix IV Sample Transcript of Interview A --- p.125 / Appendix V Sample Transcript of Interview B --- p.135 / Appendix VI Sample Transcript of Interview F --- p.144 / Appendix VII Interview Data Recorded in CDs
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323793 |
| Date | January 2002 |
| Contributors | Chan, Ho-leung., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of English. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xi, 151 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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