A technology-aided pedagogy for students to learn a second language more effectively

m-Chinese Solution Limited develops a new pedagogy called “mLang” and introduces it to schools. Aided by an educational technology e-platform, “mLang” helps underprivileged students learn a second language, in particular non-Chinese speaking students in learning Chinese and grassroots students in learning English.

The “mLang” pedagogy encourages students to express themselves, create and exchange ideas among the peers based on their daily life experiences, personal interests and innovative thinking. Teachers will provide feedback to individual students. To equip teachers with the knowledge for deploying the “mLang” pedagogy, regular workshops, collaborative lesson-preparation meetings and class demonstrations will be organised. Project experts will pay visits to schools to examine its effectiveness in teaching.

With the “mLang” mobile app, students can make use of multi-media resources available on the Internet to create electronic learning cards on topics assigned by teachers. Teachers can provide feedback instantly and share students’ work among the class with ease.

Teachers can utilise these electronic learning cards to conduct extended activities to strengthen students’ practice in using their second language. A “pen-pal” programme will be introduced to facilitate exchange between the two groups of students.