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New English Corner:

This academic year, to accommodate our growing
student body, we made the decision to expand the
English Corner. The English Corner is a space dedicated
to English-based extracurricular and academic activities.
Being a dynamic, open space, the room gives students
Building an the opportunity to benefit from interactive learning. The
new English Corner, located in Room 125, is packed

English Campus with a number of exciting new features to facilitate
learning in a much more entertaining capacity.

Here at Buddhist Yip Kei Nam Memorial College, Our students have consistently displayed both
we believe that we must provide our students with as a fondness and talent for drama throughout the years.
much experiential learning as possible to foster a holistic To nurture and further develop this, the department
English environment. One way to do this is to transform equipped the room with a state of the art lighting and
the campus into a more English friendly space. Our staff, sound system.
especially our English department, have worked tirelessly A new smart TV is also one of the latest additions
to cultivate a bilingual environment throughout the year.
to the English Corner. Being highly versatile, it has
provided us with the opportunity to increase the scale
Labelling: of competitive, online English-based gaming and

maximized the experience of English multimedia
Second language English learning can be a
challenge when all one relies on is classroom learning. viewing, both of which have increased students’ interest
More often than not, due to time constraints, daily use in the subject of English exponentially. We haven’t
vocabulary is overlooked in a classroom setting. To completely abandoned old-school collaborative learning;
adjust for this, we decided to implement cues for implicit the room is packed with a number of English board
learning. Our minds are wired with the ability to process games so students can roll up their sleeves and get their
language through subtle cues. Instead of relying on task- competitive spirit soaring!
based learning to reinforce memorization, we provide
students with sufficient cues to help them make their
own connections naturally. We have primarily done this
through labelling; through attaching an English label to
every relevant location and item on campus. The idea
behind this is that students will associate the English term
with the physical representation of the object or location.

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