- General Information
- User Guide
- School Case
- Training Workshop
- FAQ
- Resources
- Easter Challenge 2021 Result
Key Stage
♦ Primary 1 - 3 ♦ Primary 4 - 6 ♦ Secondary 1 - 3 ♦ Secondary 4 - 6
KLA
♦ English Language Education
Introduction: Improve English listening and speaking skills and enrich vocabulary with interactive videos
EnglishCentral employs engrossing videos and an interactive vocabulary learning system to effectively strengthen listening and speaking skills. Its special Speech recognition system promotes pronunciation accuracy and fluency interactively.
Introduction of EnglishCentral
- Ms Harmony Wong, Sales and Marketing Executive, MangoSTEEMS by Info Access & Distribution (HK) Limited
Features in Learning and Teaching
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Affluent materials: over 10,000 videos lessons and 50 video-based courses are available, each lesson with well-defined learning goal, topic, difficulty level and feature words
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Assistance to second language learners: the platform provides user-friendly functions
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Slow mode allows watching videos at desired speed
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Definition of every word in a video can be shown
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Phonetics alphabet prompts helps improve pronunciation
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Speech recognition system analyses and gives feedback on learners' pronunciation accuracy and fluency
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Video transcripts, comprehension tasks and discussion questions are available
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Some videos are supported with captions in English and simplified Chinese
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Personal learning record: learners can add words to a personal library for review
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Consolidation: Vocabulary quizzes help strengthen understanding after watching videos
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Tasks assignment: teachers can assign videos to learners and monitor their performance
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Tracking learners' progress: on the 'Teach' page, teachers can check data on learners' achievements, listen to the recordings spoken by learners, and export reports
Demo Video
Support platform
Official Website
Easter Challenge of EnglishCentral 2021
Teacher
1. User Guide of Teacher Account
2. Searching for Teaching Materials
3. Editing Curriculum
4. Creating Assignment
5. Viewing Report
Student
1. User Guide of Student Account
2. Searching for Teaching Materials
eREAP 2019/20 Briefing Session
Speaker: Mr Ho Chun-yip, English Panel Head, Lok Sin Tong Yu Kan Hing Secondary School
EnglishCentral Refresher Training Workshop and Community Building Activity
Date: 20th November, 2018 (Tuesday)
Time: 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Speaker:
School Experience Sharing
- Ms Pun Kit Wah (The Church of Christ in China Tam Lee Lai Fun Memorial Secondary School)
Refresher Training Workshop
- Mr Alan Schwartz (CEO, EnglishCentral)
- Mr Jon Manalo (Global Sales & Partner Manager, EnglishCentral)
EnglishCentral Training Workshop Review
Date: 13th September, 2017 (Wednesday)
Time: 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Login
1. How can teachers and students log in?
Click ‘Sign in’ at EnglishCentral website. Choose ‘Login with HKEdCity’. In the popup window, enter HKEdCity login name and password, then click ‘log in’.
2. Any special points to note for first time login?
Before proceeding, authorise HKEdCity to permit EnglishCentral accessing your profile, which will last until 31 Aug 2019. Students must login and accept terms before teachers could see them in the teacher’s user interface. Teachers can set goals for classes, and review their progress from time to time afterwards. Choose ‘Teach’ in the top menu bar, and click ‘curriculum’ to set curriculum goals.
3. What support platforms available?
EnglishCentral is available in both web, Android and iOS versions.
Accounts
4. What are the steps to add new teacher or student accounts?
Please advise your School Administrator to update teacher or student account information in HKEdCity’s School Accounts Administration System. Then, ask your school’s eResource administrator to send a request to ereap@hkedcity.net, and provide the information of the new teacher or student, including name, login ID, student's grade and class.
5. How can I edit my profile?
Click on the profile picture and click the gear button, or ‘My Account’ on the top menu bar. You will be directed to the ‘My Account’ page. To change your name or email, click the gear button next to ‘Login Information’. To change your password, click ‘Edit Password’. To change your profile picture, click ‘upload’ under the profile picture.
Learning and Teaching
For teachers
6. How to create custom group?
To create custom groups within a class, click ‘Teach’ on the top menu bar. Select a class, click ‘add’ and select ‘Group’. Enter a group name and invite students to join.
7. What kind of performance data could be viewed?
Click ‘Teach’ on the top menu bar and click ‘Reports’. Select ‘Report type’. Students’ recordings can be played.
Teaching Ideas
Teaching resources could be found here to help teachers kick off using eResources in learning and teaching, and experience the benefits.
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Suggested Lesson Plan: Improve Public Speaking One of the common challenges for local students is the lack of chance and practice in speaking. Let students visit the great works by speakers all over the world and get inspired with the use of EnglishCentral. |
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Suggested Lesson Plan: Expand Vocabulary Effectively One of the common challenges for students worldwide in language learning is the lack of vocabulary. Whether students want to improve in reading, speaking, listening or writing skills, there is a huge need for expanding frequently-used vocabulary. They can make use of ‘My Words’ - an effective vocabulary consolidation tool on EnglishCentral. |
Easter Challenge 2021 Result
Awarded schools and schools with awarded students will receive a separate notification through email.
Best Performance Awards for Students
Best Performance Awards for Students | |||
Junior Level | Senior Level | ||
TWGHS CHANG MING THIEN COLLEGE |
WONG HOI YIU |
YAN CHAI HOSPITAL WONG WHA SAN SECONDARY SCHOOL |
KOO PAK LAM |
YAN CHAI HOSPITAL WONG WHA SAN SECONDARY SCHOOL |
CHAN WING TUNG |
YAN CHAI HOSPITAL WONG WHA SAN SECONDARY SCHOOL |
WONG LOK HIN ANSON |
DELIA MEMORIAL SCHOOL (HIP WO) |
ZHENG CHENGJIE |
YAN CHAI HOSPITAL WONG WHA SAN SECONDARY SCHOOL |
TSANG CHEUK YAN |
QUEEN ELIZABETH SCHOOL OLD STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION SECONDARY SCHOOL |
CHAN KA YAM |
FANLING KAU YAN COLLEGE |
LI WAI HING |
YAN CHAI HOSPITAL WONG WHA SAN SECONDARY SCHOOL |
HUI KA CHUN |
FANLING KAU YAN COLLEGE |
TSE NGA YI |
Best Learning Awards for Students
Best Learning Awards for Students | |||
Junior Level | Senior Level | ||
DELIA MEMORIAL SCHOOL (HIP WO) |
MOHAMMAD SAQIB |
YAN CHAI HOSPITAL WONG WHA SAN SECONDARY SCHOOL |
CHEUNG SING NAM |
YAN CHAI HOSPITAL WONG WHA SAN SECONDARY SCHOOL |
CHAN CHIN WING |
YAN CHAI HOSPITAL WONG WHA SAN SECONDARY SCHOOL |
HO CHI LAM |
DELIA MEMORIAL SCHOOL (HIP WO) |
HUANG XIAOJIN |
YAN CHAI HOSPITAL WONG WHA SAN SECONDARY SCHOOL |
MAK TSZ HIN |
YAN CHAI HOSPITAL WONG WHA SAN SECONDARY SCHOOL |
O HIU TUNG |
YAN CHAI HOSPITAL WONG WHA SAN SECONDARY SCHOOL |
AU HOI TUNG |
YAN CHAI HOSPITAL WONG WHA SAN SECONDARY SCHOOL |
WONG KEI CHING |
HELEN LIANG MEMORIAL SECONDARY SCHOOL (SHATIN) |
CHU CHUN KIT |
Best Participation Awards for Schools
Best Participation Awards for Schools | |
Junior Level | Senior Level |
YAN CHAI HOSPITAL WONG WHA SAN SECONDARY SCHOOL |
YAN CHAI HOSPITAL WONG WHA SAN SECONDARY SCHOOL |