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Mandarin Language Transition Program

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The Mandarin Language Transition Program is open to students in Junior Kindergarten to Grade 5 whose first language is Mandarin. The Program is intended to support students in developing English language skills. In the program, students use Mandarin as a resource in acquiring English and developing their skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English as they learn the Ontario Curriculum. Students are consistently exposed to real-world language opportunities as language learning strategies, and goal setting/reflection.

In the early years of the program, the goal is to develop basic communication skills in English. Our teachers offer many opportunities for oral interaction and spontaneous discussion. The classroom is a language rich environment where students build connections between their first language to English. As students’ progress throughout the program, their English proficiency develops so that they are able to successfully transition to enter mainstream English programming in Grade 6.

哈密尔顿中英文过渡项目接收从幼儿园小班到小学五年级以汉语为母语的学生。本项目并不是中英文双语项目,而是用中文做为辅助语言来学习英语技能。这个项目可以提供给学生用母语交流的机会,进而促进学生们英语学习的听、说、 读、写的四项技能,顺利达到安大略省教学大纲的考核目标。学生们通过浸润于真实的语言环境,来帮助他们提高语言学习的整体策略和目标设定。

对于项目低年级阶段的教育来说,教学目标是加强学生基本的英语听和说技能。项目的各科教学目标均是按照安大略省教学目标来执行。除了语文教学外,其他科目都是用英语教学。课堂为学生们提供一个用母语来促进英语学习的语言环境。随着年级的升高,孩子们逐步发展他们的英语语言能力,从而能够在六年级的时候顺利过渡到全英文的课堂。

  • Registration for the 2023-2024 school year begins on February 2, 2023.
  • Applications will close on February 23.
  • Students currently learning in these programs do not need to reapply.
  • Applications open for students in Kindergarten or Grade 1 in the 2023-24 school year

Visit the HWDSB website for more information and for the link to apply: hwdsb.on.ca/elementary/programs/all/focus/

Updated on Thursday, February 02, 2023.
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