{"id":46138,"date":"2025-06-05T21:10:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T13:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honwah.edu.hk\/language-of-instruction\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T21:22:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T13:22:58","slug":"language-of-instruction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.honwah.edu.hk\/en-hk\/secondary\/language-of-instruction\/","title":{"rendered":"Medium of Instruction"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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  1. There are three classes in each form ranging from Secondary One to Secondary Six, English language will be adopted as the medium of instruction for the subject of English Language.<\/li>
  2. For S1 to S6 Chinese Language, Putonghua is used as the medium of instruction.<\/li>
  3. Two English classes will be offered in the forms from Secondary One to Secondary Three, while History, Geography, Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics will be taught in English, among the two English classes from Secondary One to Secondary Three, one of which (All-English Class) will adopt English as the medium of instruction for all subjects (excluding Chinese Language and Chinese History), and Cantonese will be adopted as the medium of instruction for the other class.<\/li>
  4. For S4 to S6, two separate learning groups adopting Cantonese and English respectively as the medium of instruction are offered in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History and Geography, while other subjects will only be taught in Cantonese.<\/li>
  5. Language across curriculum: To enable students adapt to the English learning environment, the S1 Bridging Course contains vocabulary learning, and the relevant audio files will be provided for students\u2019 self-learning.<\/li>
  6. Besides, students will be given a booklet for classroom use and self-learning. The contents include:
    1. Classroom Language<\/li>
    2. Language Function<\/li>
    3. Text Structure<\/li>
    4. Keywords and Definitions<\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      \n\t\t\tMedium of instructions: English (E), Chinese (C), Putonghua (P)<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/colgroup>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\t\t<\/tfoot>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/tr><\/tr>
      Subject<\/span><\/span><\/th>S1<\/span><\/span><\/th>S2<\/span><\/span><\/th>S3<\/span><\/span><\/th>S4<\/span><\/span><\/th>S5<\/span><\/span><\/th>S6<\/span><\/span><\/th>\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t
      English Language<\/span><\/span><\/td>E<\/span><\/span><\/td>E<\/span><\/span><\/td>E<\/span><\/span><\/td>E<\/span><\/span><\/td>E<\/span><\/span><\/td>E<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Chinese Language<\/span><\/span><\/td>P<\/span><\/span><\/td>P<\/span><\/span><\/td>P<\/span><\/span><\/td>P<\/span><\/span><\/td>P<\/span><\/span><\/td>P<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Mathematics<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Mathematics (Module 2)<\/span><\/span><\/td> \u2500<\/span><\/span><\/td> \u2500<\/span><\/span><\/td> \u2500<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C\n<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C\n<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C\n<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Citizenship, Economics and Society<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C\n<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C\n<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C\n<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u2500<\/span><\/span><\/td>\u2500\n<\/span><\/span><\/td>\u2500\n<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Citizenship and Social Development<\/span><\/span><\/td>\u2500\n<\/span><\/span><\/td>\u2500\n<\/span><\/span><\/td>\u2500\n<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nE\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nE\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nE\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Integrated Science<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C\n<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C\n<\/span><\/span><\/td> \u2500<\/span><\/span><\/td> \u2500<\/span><\/span><\/td> \u2500<\/span><\/span><\/td> \u2500<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Physics<\/span><\/span><\/td> \u2500<\/span><\/span><\/td> \u2500<\/span><\/span><\/td> E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td> E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td> E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td> E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Chemistry<\/span><\/span><\/td> \u2500<\/span><\/span><\/td> \u2500<\/span><\/span><\/td> E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td> E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td> E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td> E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Biology<\/span><\/span><\/td> \u2500<\/span><\/span><\/td> \u2500<\/span><\/span><\/td> E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td> E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td> E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td> E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Chinese History<\/span><\/span><\/td>C<\/span><\/span><\/td>C<\/span><\/span><\/td>C<\/span><\/span><\/td>C<\/span><\/span><\/td>C<\/span><\/span><\/td>C<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      History<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Geography<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Economics<\/span><\/span><\/td> \u2500<\/span><\/span><\/td> \u2500<\/span><\/span><\/td> \u2500<\/span><\/span><\/td>C<\/span><\/span><\/td>C<\/span><\/span><\/td>C<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Business, Accounting and Financial Studies<\/span><\/span><\/td> \u2500<\/span><\/span><\/td> \u2500<\/span><\/span><\/td> \u2500<\/span><\/span><\/td>C<\/span><\/span><\/td>C<\/span><\/span><\/td>C<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Tourism & Hospitality Studies<\/span><\/span><\/td> \u2500<\/span><\/span><\/td> \u2500<\/span><\/span><\/td> \u2500<\/span><\/span><\/td>C<\/span><\/span><\/td>C<\/span><\/span><\/td>C<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Computer Literacy<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td> \u2500<\/span><\/span><\/td> \u2500<\/span><\/span><\/td> \u2500<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Visual Arts<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td>C<\/span><\/span><\/td>C<\/span><\/span><\/td>C<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Music<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td>C<\/span><\/span><\/td>C<\/span><\/span><\/td>C<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Physical Education<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td>E\/C<\/span><\/span><\/td>C<\/span><\/span><\/td>C<\/span><\/span><\/td>C<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      Arts & Sports Education<\/span><\/span><\/td>C<\/span><\/span><\/td>C<\/span><\/span><\/td>C<\/span><\/span><\/td>\u2500<\/span><\/span><\/td>\u2500<\/span><\/span><\/td>\u2500<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr>\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      There are three classes in each form ranging from Secondary One to Secondary Six, English language will be adopted as the medium of instruction for the subject of English Language. For S1 to S6 Chinese Language, Putonghua is used as the medium of instruction. Two English classes will be offered in the forms from Secondary […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":5435,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-46138","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honwah.edu.hk\/en-hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honwah.edu.hk\/en-hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honwah.edu.hk\/en-hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honwah.edu.hk\/en-hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honwah.edu.hk\/en-hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46138"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.honwah.edu.hk\/en-hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46152,"href":"https:\/\/www.honwah.edu.hk\/en-hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46138\/revisions\/46152"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honwah.edu.hk\/en-hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honwah.edu.hk\/en-hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}