Support Scheme for Secondary 3 Non-Chinese Language Students Learning Chinese History

Provision of Services on Professional Support Scheme for S.3 NCS students studying Junior Secondary Chinese History

In his 2017 Policy Address, the Chief Executive proposed making Chinese history an independent compulsory subject in junior secondary schools, so that non-Chinese speaking students could also deepen their understanding of Chinese history and culture through studying Chinese history.

The Education Bureau commissioned Dynamic Chinese Solutions Limited to provide support services to junior secondary schools that enroll non-Chinese speaking students during the 2021/22 and 2022/23 academic year, which was well received by the participating schools. In order to provide teaching and learning support to other non-Chinese speaking students who are studying regular Chinese history courses in mainstream classes with local students, the Education Bureau began supporting non-Chinese speaking students to study regular Chinese history courses in mainstream classes in the 2023/24 academic year. In the new academic year, the support will be expanded to Secondary 2, and the company will continue to undertake the "Professional Support Scheme for Secondary 2 Non-Chinese Speaking Students to Study Regular Chinese History Courses in Mainstream Classes (2024/25)".

This program aims to provide professional support services to help non-Chinese speaking students learn secondary Chinese history. The team provides on-site support services to pilot schools, including classroom observation and professional advice on classroom language and teaching strategies. The team also conducts teacher professional development workshops and learning circle activities for participating pilot and online schools. To foster student interest, the program discusses various innovative teaching methods with teachers, including Chinese history language teaching, drama teaching, e-learning methods (such as mLang), and promotion of reading teaching, to help teachers improve teaching effectiveness.