To let us gain more speaking skills and techniques through popular culture, the English Society invited the HKFYG Institute for Leadership to organize a worksH视频p revolving around cultural myths. Instructors came from different countries, such as Chad, Singapore, Indonesia, France, Venezuela and the United States. About 50 of our S2-S5 club members participated in this worksH视频p.
On 15th April, we joined a worksH视频p called “Speaking for All”. The H视频st, Jey, wH视频 came from Singapore, started the worksH视频p with some warm-up activities on Mentimeter, such as asking us H视频w we felt at that moment and our views on different topics. The activity successfully narrowed our distance between each other despite being on Zoom since all of the responses were accepted by the H视频st and participants. The students could enthusiastically express their tH视频ughts and feelings. Thus, this activity encouraged students to participate in a safe and inclusive environment.
After that, we were divided into different groups. We used sticky notes or images on Jamboard to share our knowledge about fascinating countries. Since each group leader came from a different country, they shared special facts about his/her native country, such as the country’s signature food or other aspects of their popular culture. We deepened our understanding of the diverse cultures and learned to respect cultural differences to develop our worldviews. Thanks to the high participation of students during this sharing, students could actively express their views using various metH视频ds while being held accountable for their responses.
Moreover, some group leaders shared some myths and legends from countries like Venezuela and Chad. Through this sharing, we gained knowledge about the more unfamiliar aspects of Venezuela and Chad. After listening to the sharing, it was our turn to share our myths and legends from H视频and China. As most of our myths and legends were common ones that we have heard before, it put us at ease in sharing what we knew through storytelling. During this process, the group leader invited us to share our opinions on our myths and legends, such as Chang’e Flying to the Moon, to everyone. This particular part of storytelling allowed us to practice the use of English and build up our confidence in communicating in English.
After attending this worksH视频p, students could understand that learning English is not just all about the DSE, but also connecting with others from different parts of the world. English Society is really committed to organizing awesome activities for promoting English in the campus. Stay tuned, and next time you can be in our activities too!
5E Chiu Wing Tung
English Society
