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在香港，英文老師都要通過教育局的教師語言能力評核 (坊間稱之為「基準試」)。考試分為閱讀，寫作，聆聽，口語和課堂語言運用五部份。除了校核課堂語言的卷五，其餘讀寫聽講四卷和其他英文考試大同小異。但我特別欣賞寫作卷的Task 2B。
考生要讀一篇錯漏百出的學生文章，先把錯誤修正，再以淺白的文字分析錯處，解釋修正原因。例如看到考題中的病句："My brother much worser than I am."，考生就要寫出這樣的答案：
對語文老師來說，這部份考核的能力十分重要。老師改文，只把錯處改正自然容易，但對學生幫助不大。老師必須解釋犯錯的原因，學生才能從錯誤中學習。這並不是簡單的用紅筆圈著錯字，旁註 part of speech，spelling 等標籤就能做到的。而作文卷 Task 2B 確能有效評核這能力。
很可惜，這正是香港多數英文老師所欠缺的。從他們考基準試的表現就可看出。基準試創立至今，每年作文卷合格率不足四成，其中考生表現最差勁的不就是 Task 2B嗎? 每年考試報告都談到這個問題，零六年的就說到：
「考生有能力修正簡單錯誤，但他們缺乏準確地把錯誤歸類，解釋錯誤和改法的能力。有些考生更把本來就正確的文字改寫，亦有考生寫出不合文法的答案，讓評卷員無從入手。」
零七年還不是一樣? 有答案含糊不清，有文法概念還未掌握，也有不懂詞性，不懂句型，也有答非所問，全無解釋。很多考生連本身的文法根基也打得不穩。年報其中一段在狠批考生的答案後，很不客氣的寫道：
「這些錯漏百出的答案，也反映了某些考生語文能力的低下。」
有見及此，你想考評局有甚麼妙計?
他們竟然把這甚有考核作用的部份，變成了一個不用分析，不須思考的填格仔遊戲。在這新模式下，知道 which 是個 relative pronoun，知道 which clause 叫 relative clause 就能答對，連試題原文也不用瞥一眼。這評核的是考生的甚麼能力? 考試目的何在?
下年考基準試的準老師有福了。以後的學生們? 好自為之吧。
Disclaimer: The author of this article is in no way connected to or associated with the Hong Kong Examination and Assessment Authority (香港考試及評核局), and no part of this article is published under the direction or endorsement by the said authority.
Cactus 2009-01-22 01:57
Even a form 5 student can answer that question! How come!
Actually, I am that form 5 student....
穿皮草的園丁 2008-02-18 10:03
Justin,
The English tense like a time line if you draw a line to show the timing that will be easier to understand. Eg. now is 10:00 p.m. use present tense. 8:00 p.m. on left hand side is past time. 11:00 p.m. is future time on right hand side.
8:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 11:00 p.m.
past tense present tense future tense
l--------------------------------------------> present pecfect tense
If some action happened in the past (from 8:00p.m. to 10:00p.m), and did not finish at (10:00), and will be continue until sometime after 10:00 p.m., we wil use present pecfect tense. We always use since to show the timing in present prefect tense.
eg. I have clean up my room since 8:00 p.m. (that means you started at 8:00 p.m. and still clean up your room now).
eg. I ate my dinner at 8:00 p.m. ( that means you finished your dinner at 8:00 p.m.).
I hope it help you to understand.
Bianca 2008-02-16 19:11
我唔否認老師既英文好唔好會影響學生學英文。
但係英文好係唔係就可以教得好呢？英文好既人大把，駛咩讀教育？
英文又好教得又好，咁學生又係唔係一定學到呢？
由我讀書到教書，遇過好多好老師，英文好教得又好，但一樣有好多同學學唔到野。睇見好多同學、而家既學生，一係玩、夢遊，堂堂如是，功課一係唔做，一係亂做，一ｄ有聽就會學到既野佢地都唔聽。
個學生都唔想學，咁搵好好既老師教又點呢？
唔係話我自己係老師就幫老師講好說話，就算作為一個學生，我都睇唔過眼，成日話邊個老師英文唔好、邊個老師教得唔好，唔好話有無俾心機上堂，而係有無嘗試過去聽？定只係諗住由返學玩到放學？
Mike Lau 2008-01-13 00:52
救命，改format拉高及格率有鬼用咩.............
老師差，學生想學好英文更難。
科學人 2007-12-30 00:09
whizkid_hk 2007-11-18 20:09
我寧願佢比D老師中英混合咁作答,都唔好比埋答案比老師佢地。
農夫 2007-11-01 19:41
myukwan 2007-11-01 13:29
大頭米米 2007-10-30 12:37
咖哩豬~ 2007-10-29 23:03
(如果有語文學位+英文專科師訓的....基本上已經唔駛考依個試...)
我覺得作為一個老師...如果只識應用...識改...
但唔識解釋點解咁樣用的話...對於佢的教學一定會有影響....
所以我覺得依種評核....確實有必要的...
個人認為....英文應用叻的人...(正如以上話A-Level A 的人)
唔代表佢一定會識點樣去解釋以上的問題...
而且...A-Level 唔代表咩野...亦唔代表佢讀完大學之後的英文係點...
(個人認為只係人生-學習英文中的其中一章而已...
只要有心學....係人生任何時候都可以學習...以達到更高的水平...)
Clarasjoy 2007-10-29 22:18
You've got to watch out for the Paparazzi now.
dv_vb 2007-10-29 16:53
我又有問題問: 其實香港教育制度或多或少都係英國殖民遺留落黎, 但係教育/社會風氣關唔關英國事呢? 英國人既英文教育又係點呢? 雖然係母語, 但係我都唔敢講英國人英文一定好, 正如我地香港人中文都未必好咁
今日我同我細佬傾一個問題: 大家有冇發覺而家d人, 尤其係年青一輩, 講廣東話都越來越咬字不清, 'lur'(月利)~自己母語都講唔好, 更何況英文同其他語言!
Benson 2007-10-29 15:46
I believe that many language teachers in Hong Kong are not trained in English language, but in other fields such as humanities, social sciences.
They have no choice but have to teach English.
Who is to be blamed in this regard? Teachers? School headmasters? Government?
I believe that if they can choose the subjects that they can teach, at least over half of "language" teachers will vanish in the occupation.
It's not a bad thing, at least the government will not use such a stupid examination to qualify teachers without effectiveness.
Before making a harsh criticism, make sure that how the local educational system and policies are operating. We know partially about the issue, but very little about its nature.
ordman 2007-10-29 11:04
I therefore agree to your comment. It is a dumb down.
Sesame Chu Chu 2007-10-29 10:53
Lansi 2007-10-29 10:13
如準英文老師讀了這麼多年文法都解釋不了錯處﹐
那我們的中/大學教育問題相當嚴重。必必 2007-10-29 05:46
由Youtube 看到你的 Yahoo Blog，我真的獲益良多。請您冒必要加油繼續你的分享！
順帶一問：我在外國讀過幾年書，回港後英文明顯比以前減弱了，但對發音的準確性仍舊，想請教一下有甚麼好方法能夠在華人社會中再提升英文呢？ （個人認為學英文最好的方法是從生活中學習。）
dv_vb 2007-10-29 02:19
好彩我都叫做讀完中學姐~我想問一個問題, 大家都可以答:
唔好話個老師識唔識教, 大家覺得如果要一個英文根基好既中學英文老師(本地), a level係咪應該A呢? 唔好講基準試
siu82english2007-10-29 02:23
好問題。
我從來不信公開考試，要看一個人英文可不可以，看他寫段一百字的短文就知。
on 2007-10-28 23:03
班老師有後台
你見唔到佢地一出黎遊行
政府就喇喇聲做野咩?
siu82english2007-10-29 02:26
人多嘛。
aliza_choi 2007-10-28 22:36
基準試不是要提高競爭力,培養好教師嗎?
這樣遷就教師們,會不會本末倒置了呢?
siu82english2007-10-29 02:27
其實改考試模式，另一考慮可能是改卷的公正吧。填充題的確易改，也少爭拗。
Justin 2007-10-28 22:32
最近我老師教present perfect同past perfect的分別.
其中一個例子係: I've lost my portable phone (PRESENT PERFECT) &
I lost my portable phone (SIMPLE PAST) .
佢話第一個有have的是佢身上冇電話到現在.
第二個冇have的可能是佢身上有電話,不再是失去的狀態.
(即唔見過,但e+有)
我立刻想起你講話have係暗示另一意思.甘唔係應該係有have的先係唔見過,但e+有咩?而冇have的先係唔見左,到e+都係咩?
即係想問佢係唔係調轉左呢?
幫幫忙.THANKS
cdg 2007-10-28 21:17
手快打錯野- -"考評局先岩
cdg 2007-10-28 21:16
Jas 2007-10-28 20:56
下年考基準試的準老師有福了。以後的學生們?
要多看Siu sir的blog，
請Siu sir 多多指教了！
Jas 2007-10-28 20:54