EDUCATION AND MANPOWER BUREAU CIRCULAR MEMORANDUM NO. 278/2004

From : Secretary for Education and Manpower To : Heads of Secondary and Primary Schools (except ESF schools and international Ref. : EMB/LPA/PRO/8 schools) Date : 1 December 2004 - for necessary action

Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers (LPAT) (Note: This circular should be read by all heads and teachers of secondary and primary schools.)

Summary

This circular memorandum informs school heads and teachers of the arrangements of entry for the LPAT to be held in March 2005. This is the second LPAT in the 2004/05 school year.

Details

Entry for the LPAT in March 2005

2. The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) and the Education and Manpower Bureau (EMB) jointly conduct the LPAT twice a year, one in September and one in March. The following categories of teachers and potential teachers are now invited to enter for the forthcoming LPAT to be held in March 2005:

(a) English/Putonghua (PTH) teachers holding permanent posts

English/PTH teachers holding permanent posts in a public sector school or a local private primary/secondary day school offering the full curriculum should meet the Language Proficiency Requirement (LPR) by specific deadlines. For details, please refer to Appendix 1. It should be noted that English/PTH teachers joining or re-joining the teaching profession and holding permanent posts from the 2001/02 to 2003/04 school years have to meet the LPR within the first two years of teaching English/PTH through either exemption or assessment. It follows that those who joined or re-joined the teaching profession in the 2003/04 school year have to meet the LPR by the end of August 2005. Teachers of this category are strongly advised to enter for the coming LPAT if they have not yet fulfilled the requirement. School heads are also urged to monitor the LPR status of English/PTH teachers holding permanent posts in their schools.

(b) Other Teachers and Members of the Public

(i) From the 2004/05 school year onwards, English/PTH teachers newly appointed to hold a permanent post and teachers not included in Paragraph 2(a) but are newly

deployed to teach English/PTH should meet the LPR in all the core language skills (i.e. Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking for English teachers, and Listening and Recognition, Pinyin, and Speaking for PTH teachers) except for Classroom Language Assessment (CLA) before taking up the respective subject. They will have to meet the LPR in CLA within one year of their taking up the duties. Teachers holding a permanent post and newly appointed or deployed to teach English / PTH in the 2004/05 school year are also strongly advised to enter for this LPAT if they have not fulfilled the requirement.

(ii) Any teacher (not teaching English or PTH) or member of the public who meets the entry requirement for the LPAT can also enter for all papers, with the exception of CLA.

Teachers Employed under the Native-speaking English Teachers (NET) Scheme

3. The LPR and all its related arrangements are not applicable to teachers employed under the NET Scheme.

Arrangements for the 2005 March LPAT

4. The CLA will be conducted by the EMB, and all other papers by the HKEAA. Details of the Assessment are as follows:

Events Dates

Registration for the LPAT Postal Registration Counter Registration (in person or by an

authorized representative)

1 – 14 December 2004 1 – 21 December 2004

LPAT (PTH) Listening & Recognition Pinyin

5 March 2005

LPAT (English Language) Reading Listening Writing

6 March 2005

LPAT (English Language & PTH) Speaking Starting from 7 March 2005

LPAT (English Language & PTH) Classroom Language Assessment Starting from late January 2005

Release of Assessment Results end of May 2005

(For Speaking and CLA, candidates will be informed individually of the assessment dates by the HKEAA and EMB.)

5. The Entry Form (including Notes for Persons Entering for the Assessment) is enclosed (Appendix 2). This Form can be downloaded from the EMB website (http://www.emb.gov.hk/) and the HKEAA website (http://www.hkeaa.edu.hk/), or obtained - 2 -

from the HKEAA Southorn Centre Office (at 12/F, Southorn Centre, 130 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong) and San Po Kong Sub-office (at 17 Tseuk Luk Street, San Po Kong, Kowloon) during office hours from 1 to 21 December 2004. Teachers may also make photocopies of the Entry Form for use.

6. Please note that English/PTH teachers holding permanent posts or temporary posts on at least a half-yearly basis in public-sector schools or local private primary/secondary day schools offering the full curriculum may enter for the CLA. Teachers who taught English/PTH in the 2001/02 and 2002/03 school years and did not meet the respective LPR by their due dates may also enter for CLA if their schools would allow them access to two lessons for assessment purposes. Any applicant entering for the CLA should provide, together with the Entry Form to be submitted to the HKEAA, a copy of the school calendar and his/her own full teaching timetable as officially issued by the school. Each copy should also bear the name of the applicant, name of the school and the school chop. (Please refer to Appendix 2 for details.)

Reference Materials

7. The following documents are published by the Government for candidates’ reference:

(a) Syllabus Specifications for the Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers (English Language);

(b) Syllabus Specifications for the Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers (Putonghua);

(c) Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers (English Language) Guidance Notes for Candidates;

(d) Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers (Putonghua) Guidance Notes for Candidates;

(e) 2004 (March) Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers (English Language) Assessment Report; and

(f) 2004 (March) Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers (Putonghua) Assessment Report.

These documents can be downloaded from the EMB or HKEAA website and are available for collection at the Registration Centre. Teachers may also request to have these documents mailed to them by sending a stamped (postage: HK$ 16.40), self-addressed A4 size envelope to the HKEAA (Address: 12/F., Southorn Centre, 130 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong).

8. The Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers (English Language & Putonghua) September 2003 and March 2004 Question Papers (with suggested answers and - 3 -

listening test CD) are now available for sale at the HKEAA On-line Bookstore (http://bookstore.esdlife.com) and the following places:

(a) Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority, 13/F, Southorn Centre, 130 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong; and

(b) The HKEAA Publications Unit, 17 Tseuk Luk Street, San Po Kong, Kowloon

The September 2004 Question Papers, with suggested answers and listening test CD and Assessment Reports, will also be available for sale in mid-January 2005.

Briefing Session

9. A briefing session jointly organized by the EMB and the HKEAA will be held on 15 January 2005 for candidates who have entered for the March administration of LPAT 2005. The purpose of the briefing session is to familiarize candidates with the requirements of individual papers and the assessment procedures. The skills required to achieve success and the major pitfalls to avoid will be highlighted with reference to the Syllabus Specifications and Guidance Notes for Candidates. There will be a Q&A session to address queries that candidates might have on the dos and don’ts in the course of their preparation for the assessments and during the assessment process.

10. Candidates will receive an admission ticket for the event during registration and they are requested to attend the briefing and bring along the ticket and the relevant reference materials.

Submission of Applications

11. Teachers who wish to sit for the LPAT in March 2005 may submit their applications to the HKEAA Southorn Centre Office during the registration period as specified in Paragraph 4 by post, in person or by an authorized representative. Late applications for entry will only be accepted under special circumstances and at the discretion of the HKEAA. Late applicants will be required to pay a supplementary fee of HK$250 in addition to the normal assessment fee. Applications received after 31 December 2004 will not be accepted.

12. Appeals candidates of the LPAT 2004 September administration who will receive their appeals results by 13 January 2005 may register for the LPAT 2005 March administration from 13 to 20 January 2005 if they wish to do so.

Release of Results

13. Results of the LPAT will be mailed directly to candidates by the HKEAA and copied to the EMB for record purposes.

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Reimbursement

14. English/PTH teachers holding permanent posts as from the 2000/01 school year in a public-sector school or a local private primary/secondary day school offering the full curriculum are eligible for reimbursement for one attempt of each paper of the LPAT. A circular memorandum informing teachers of the details of the application for reimbursement will be issued to schools later this year. Teachers eligible for reimbursement may then apply to have their assessment fees reimbursed on production of the original Demand Note for the assessment fees issued by the HKEAA.

Enquiry

15. For enquiries on arrangements for the CLA, please contact the Language Proficiency Assessment Team of this Bureau (tel. no.: 2186 8749; fax no.: 2123 1229). For all other enquiries on the arrangements for the LPAT, please contact the HKEAA (tel. no.: 2239 2771; fax no.: 2591 9139).

Ms Susanna CHEUNG for Secretary for Education and Manpower

c.c. Heads of Sections – for information

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Appendix 1

Timeframe for English/Putonghua (PTH) Teachers to meet the Language Proficiency Requirement (LPR)

Teachers Deadline for meeting LPR

Means to meet LPR

English/PTH teachers holding a permanent post as from the 2000/01 school year

By 31 August 2006

Teachers of other subjects holding a permanent post as from 2000/01 school year and deployed to teach English/PTH from the 2001/02 to 2003/04 school years.

By 31 August 2006

Training, exemption, assessment or a combination of these means

English/PTH teachers joining or re-joining the teaching profession and holding a permanent post from the 2001/02 to 2003/04 school years

Within the first two years of teaching the language

English/PTH teachers joining or re-joining the teaching profession and holding a permanent post in the 2001/02 school year

By 31 August 2003

English/PTH teachers joining or re-joining the teaching profession and holding a permanent post in the 2002/03 school year

By 31 August 2004

English/PTH teachers joining or re-joining the teaching profession and holding a permanent post in the 2003/04 school year

By 31 August 2005

Any teacher holding a permanent post who begins teaching English/PTH from the 2004/05 school year

Must meet the LPR prior to teaching the subjects (except the part on ‘Classroom Language Assessment’, which must be met within the first year of teaching)

Exemption and/or assessment

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Appendix 2 香港考試及評核局

Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority 2005 年(3 月)教師語文能力評核報名表

Language Proficiency Assessment for eachers 2005 (March) - Entry Form T

請用原子筆填寫 填 寫 本 表 格 前 請 參 閱 「 報 名 須 知 」 6

PLEASE USE BALL PEN

P L E A S E R E A D “ N O T E S F O R P E R S O N S E N T E R I N GFOR THE ASSESSMENT”BEFORE COMPLETING THIS FORM

繳費單編號 Demand Note No.

中文姓名 Name in Chinese

7 30

中文商用電碼 Name in CC Code

31 65

英文姓名 Name in English

66 67 75 230 239

香港身分證號碼 HK ID Card No.

( ) 聯絡電話 Contact Tel. No.

性別 Sex

M=男 Male F 女Female =

通訊地址 ﹝須用英文正楷填寫﹞Postal Address (Complete each item in block letters)

76 80 81 83 84 88

Flat/Room 室 Floor 樓 Block 座

89

大廈名稱 Name of Building

屋邨名稱 Estate/Village

門牌號數及街道名稱 Street No. & Name

地區名稱 District Name

229

地區 Area* : □ 香港 Hong Kong □ 九龍 Kowloon □ 新 界 New T rrito ies e r 選報科目／卷別及評核費用 Selection of Subject / Paper and Assessment Fee

240 Teaching Focus+

English Language ▲ □ Primary □ Secondary

普通話

Paper ▲ Assessment Fee 卷別 ▲ 評核費用

241 □ Paper 1 Reading 242 □ Paper 2 Writing+

243 □ Paper 3 Listening

$200 $200 $200

246 □ 卷一 聆聽與認辨 247 □ 卷二 拼音

$200 $200

244 □ Paper 4 Speaking+ $370 248 □ 卷三 口語能力 $370

245 □ Paper 5 Classroom Language Assessment#

$370 249 □ 卷四 課堂語言運用# $370

250

253

應付評核費用 Assessment Fee Payable $ + $ = $ 254

試 場地 選擇 Choice of Centre Area *: 區 □ 香港 Hong Kong □ 九龍 Kowloon

▲ 申請人可選報全科或部分卷別，請在適當的空格內加上 號 Applicants may enter for the full subject or individual papers. Please tick the appropriate box(es) + 申請人選報英文科卷二及/或卷四，必須選擇其中一個教學焦點 Applicants who enter for the English Language Paper 2 and/or Paper 4 must indicate either one

teaching focus. # 「課堂語言運用」一卷由教育統籌局（教統局）負責評核。申請人必須是在公營學校或提供全面課程的私立日間中、小學校任教的英文/普通話科常額教師或

聘用期不短於半年的合約教師，並確保能提供實際的課室環境供評核員進行課堂語言評核，方可選報「課堂語言運用」。申請者同時須填報供進行「課堂語言運用」的學校資料，包括學校名稱、地址、電話號碼、傳真號碼及 SCRN 資料﹝請向校方查詢有關資料或瀏覽教統局網頁 http://www.emb.gov.hk「幼稚園、小學及中學教育」網頁內的「教育統籌局分區學校名冊」﹞。 Classroom Language Assessment (CLA) is conducted by the Education and Manpower Bureau (EMB). English/Putonghua teachers holding permanent posts or temporary posts on at least a half-yearly basis in public-sector schools or local private primary/secondary day schools offering full curriculum may enter for CLA. Applicants must ensure that they can provide live classroom situations where performance can be assessed and provide information of the school where CLA is to be conducted, i.e. school name, address, telephone number, fax number and SCRN information (applicants may obtain the SCRN information from their schools or browse the ‘School Lists’ on the web page ‘Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary Education’ at the EMB website http://www.emb.gov.hk).

請轉下一頁 Please turn overleaf

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如申請人是在公營學校或提供全面課程的私立日間中、小學校任教的英文/普通話科常額教師或聘用期不短於半年的合約教師，請填寫本節。 Complete this section if you are an English/Putonghua teacher holding permanent post or temporary post on at least a half-yearly basis in a public-sector school or local private primary/secondary day school offering full curriculum. 教學程度 School Level* 265

小學

Primary 中學

Secondary

在 2004/05 學年，本人是任教下列科目的 教師 In the 2004/05 school year I am a teacher of * 267

英文科 English

普通話科

Putonghua

268

*本人是英文/普通話科常額教師，並須在 2005 年 8 月 31 日或以前達到語文能力要求。 I am a permanent English/Putonghua teacher and have to meet the LPR by 31/8/2005.

*請在適當的空格內加上 號 Please tick the appropriate box(es)

選報「課堂語言運用」者請填寫下列資料，申請人須同時附上註明申請人姓名及學校名稱的詳細學校行事曆及由任教學校蓋章

核實的完整上課時間表。如上述資料有任何改動，申請者須盡快通知教統局語文能力評核小組(電話：2186 8749，傳真號碼：

2123 1229)。 CLA applicants are to supply the following information (to be completed in English) and to submit a copy of the school calendar and his/her own full teaching timetable as officially issued by the school. Each copy should also bear the name of the applicant, name of the school and the school chop. Any subsequent changes to the information submitted must be reported to the Language

roficiency Assessment Team of EMB as soon as possible (Tel. No.: 2186 8749, Fax no.：2123 1229). P 學校名稱 : ______________________________________________________ (中文名稱) School Name: _____________________________________________________ 學校地址 : (須用英文正楷填寫)

School Address : ___________________________________________________________________________________

地區 Area* : □ 香港 Hong Kong □ 九龍 Kowloon □ 新界 New Territories

255 260 261 264 266

SCRN:

0 0 0 上午

AM 下午

PM 全日

WD 學校編號 學校位置標籤 授課時間 School Number Location ID Session (Teaching)*

學校電話號碼 School Tel. No. 住所電話號碼 Home Tel. No. 手提電話號碼 Mobile Tel. No. 學校傳真號碼 School Fax. No.

269 278 279 288 289 298 299 308 請注意：如沒有證據證明申請人在 2004/05 學年任教報考「課堂語言運用」卷別的語文科目，教統局將不會接受其申請。 Please note that without verified evidence of the applicant teaching the language subject within the 2004/05 school year, application to take CLA will not be accepted.

本 人 同 意 「 報 名 須 知 」 內 所 述 的 條 件 ， 包 括 將 個 人 資 料 整 理 作 指 定 用 途 。 I agree to the conditions set forth in the“Notes for Persons Entering for the Assessment”including the collection of personal data for the purposes stated.

申請人簽署 日期

Signature of Applicant: ___________________________________________ Date: _____________________________

本 欄 For Office Use 由 香 港 考 試 及 評 核 局 職 員 填 寫

Entry Qualifications

HKCEE Results

Equivalent Exam. Results

1 2 3 4 5 Year □ original certificate(s) / □ photocopy

1 2 3 4 5 Year □ original certificate(s) / □ photocopy

checked by : ____________ LPAT-Entry Form 2005 (March)

HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT FOR TEACHERS 2005 (MARCH)

NOTES FOR PERSONS ENTERING FOR THE ASSESSMENT Entry Requirement 1. Applicants must have obtained Grade E or above in at least 5 subjects, including English Language (Syllabus A or

B) or Chinese Language at one or more sittings in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination or equivalent qualification.

Submission of Entry Form 2. Applicants may submit their applications through one of the following methods:

Registration Centre Closing Date

Office Hours Documents Required

By post

14.12.2004(Tuesday)

(post-mark)

1. A completed entry form 2. A photocopy of applicant’s HKID

card # 3. A photocopy of certificate(s) of

previous examination(s) with results qualifying for entry #

4. A cheque for the assessment fee made payable to “Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority”

5. A stamped, self-addressed envelope (for sending the receipt)*

In person

1. A completed entry form 2. HKID card for inspection 3. Produce for inspection the original

copy of certificate(s) of previous examination(s) with results qualifying for entry or submit the photocopies of these documents#

By an authorised

representative

Office of the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) 12/F, Southorn Centre, 130 Hennessy Road,

Wan Chai, Hong Kong 21.12.2004

(Tuesday)

Monday – Saturday: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm (no lunch break) (Sundays & General

Holidays excluded)

1. A completed entry form 2. Produce for inspection a photocopy

of applicant’s HKID card 3. Produce for inspection the original

copy of certificate(s) of previous examination(s) with results qualifying for entry or submit the photocopies of these documents#

# The document(s) concerned will be destroyed upon completion of the assessment. * If a receipt is not received by 20.12.2004 (Monday), applicants should telephone the HKEAA at 2239 2771

before 5:00pm on 21.12.2004 (Tuesday). 3. All CLA applicants are to submit during registration a copy of the school calendar and his/her own full

teaching timetable as officially issued by the school. Each copy should also bear the name of the applicant, name of the school and the school chop. Any subsequent changes to the information submitted must be reported to the Language Proficiency Assessment Team of EMB as soon as possible (Tel. No.: 2186 8749, Fax No.: 2123 1229). Please note that without verified evidence of the applicant teaching the language subject within the assessment period, application to take CLA will not be accepted.

4. Late applications for entry after the above closing date will only be accepted under special circumstances and at

the discretion of the Authority. The payment of a supplementary fee in the amount of HK$250 in addition to the normal assessment fee is required. Applications received after 31 December 2004 will not be accepted (except for appeals candidates for the September 2004 session.) For appeals candidates for the September 2004 session who will not get their appeals results until 13 January 2005 (Thursday), and who wish to re-sit the Assessment in the March 2005 administration, the deadline for registration will be extended to 20 January 2005 (Thursday).

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Personal Data 5. Personal data of applicants are used for the purpose of conducting the assessment and the subsequent processing

of assessment results. Whether applicants wish to provide the requested personal data or not is voluntary. However, if an applicant fails to provide all the data, or if any of the data are inaccurate or incomplete, it may affect the Authority’s processing of the applicant’s assessment results and the Authority may reject the applicant’s entry.

6. The personal data may also be used for the following purposes:

(1) assisting EMB in carrying out administrative duties related to the Language Proficiency Requirement; (2) certifying applicants’ assessment results in response to legitimate requests; (3) conducting educational research and analysis in an anonymous format with no traceable identities of the data

subjects. 7. In compliance with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, access to all examination-related personal data will be

made available, on payment of the appropriate fee, to anyone who can establish his/her right to be informed of such data as are retained by the HKEAA. The procedures for applications for data access are included in the “Application Guide on Data Access Requests”, which is available at the HKEAA Southorn Centre office, San Po Kong Sub-office and the HKEAA Web Site (http://www.hkeaa.edu.hk).

Completing the Entry Form

8. Name/C.C. Code (i) The applicant should make sure that the name written on the entry form agrees with that on his/her Hong

Kong Identity Card. The name should be written in block letters with surname first in the boxes provided, starting from the first box on the left and leaving a blank between names. For example,

Name in English C H A N M I N G K W O N G

(ii) If the applicant has a Chinese name, the name in commercial code is printed under the Chinese name on his/her Identity Card. Copy this code from the Identity Card. An example is shown below:

中文姓名 陳 明 江

中文商用電碼 Name in CC Code 7 1 1 5 2 4 9 4 3 0 6 8

9. Hong Kong Identity Card Number

HK ID Card No. E 1 2 3 4 5 6 ( 2 ) 10. Sex

F Female or M Male

11. Postal Address

The address should be written in block letters. All documents (e.g. admission form and results notice) will be sent to this address. If any item is not applicable, leave it blank. An example is shown below:

Flat/Room 3 9 0 8 Floor 3 9 Block

Name of Building M A N T A I H O U S E

Estate/Village T S Z M A N E S T A T E Street No. & Name

District Name T S Z W A N S H A N

Area: Hong Kong Kowloon New Territories

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When an applicant changes his/her address, he/she should inform the Authority of the new address in writing. Applicants should enclose a copy of the assessment fee demand note or admission form together with the notification.

12. Selection of Subject / Paper The assessment dates are as follows:

Subject Paper Date Time Paper 1 Listening & Recognition 2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.Paper 2 Pinyin 5 March 2005 (Saturday) 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.Paper 3 Speaking Starting from 7 March 2005 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.Putonghua Paper 4 Classroom Language

Assessment Starting from January 2005

Paper 1 Reading 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.Paper 3 Listening 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.Paper 2 Writing

6 March 2005 (Sunday) 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Paper 4 Speaking Starting from 7 March 2005 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

English Language

Paper 5 Classroom Language Assessment Starting from January 2005

Put a ‘ ’ in the box adjacent to the paper name of the subject you enter for.

Applicants who enter for the subject of English Language must put a ‘ ’ in the appropriate box adjacent to the subject name to indicate their teaching focus (i.e. primary or secondary). They will be given either a primary-focused task or secondary-focused task for Papers 2 and 4, depending on their selected teaching focus.

13. CLA is conducted by EMB. Only English/Putonghua teachers holding permanent posts or temporary posts on at least a

half-yearly basis in public-sector schools or local private primary/secondary day schools offering full curriculum may enter for CLA. Permanent teachers who previously taught English/PTH in the 2001/02, 2002/03 and 2003/04 school years and did not meet the respective LPR may also enter for CLA if their school would allow them access to two lessons for assessment purposes. Applicants must also ensure that they can provide live classroom situations so that their performance can be assessed. Applicants must fill in the information of the school where CLA is to be conducted, i.e. school name, address, telephone number, fax number and SCRN information (applicants may obtain the SCRN information from their school or browse the ‘School Lists’ on the web page ‘Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary Education’ at the EMB website http://www.emb.gov.hk).

14. Employment Status Applicants who are English/Putonghua teachers holding a permanent post or a temporary post on at least a half-yearly basis in public-sector schools or local private primary/secondary day schools offering full curriculum should provide his/her employment status. This information will be used to facilitate the compilation of examination statistics.

Assessment Fee 15. Assessment fee must be paid at the time of registration. Assessment fee is not transferable from one

examination to another, nor from one person to another. Assessment fee will not be refunded if applicants subsequently withdraw from the Assessment.

Change /Addition of Subject Paper / Change of Teaching Focus 16. Applicants should note that applications for change /addition of subject paper / change of teaching focus after the

completion of the registration procedures are subject to the approval of the Authority and the payment of supplementary fee in the amount of $160 for each amendment.

Documents 17. After the entry data have been processed, the HKEAA will send the following documents to applicants:

Document Tentative date of receipt

Admission Form Monday, 21 February 2005

Results Notice End of May 2005* *Candidates may surf the HKEAA website (http://www.hkeaa.edu.hk) in mid May 2005 for the latest information

about the release of results.

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Reference Materials 18. The following documents are published by the Government for the reference of candidates:

(1) Syllabus Specifications for the Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers (English Language) (2) Syllabus Specifications for the Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers (Putonghua)

(3) Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers (English Language) Guidance Notes for Candidates (4) Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers (Putonghua) Guidance Notes for Candidates (5) 2004 (March) Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers (English Language) Assessment Report (6) 2004 (March) Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers (Putonghua) Assessment Report

These documents can be downloaded from the EMB or HKEAA website and are available for collection at the Registration Centre. Applicants may also request to have these documents mailed to them by sending a stamped (postage: HK$ 16.4), self-addressed A4 size envelope to the HKEAA (Address: 12/F., Southorn Centre, 130 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong). The 2004 (September) LPAT Assessment Reports are not available now but will be posted on the HKEAA and EMB homepages in mid January 2005.

19. Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers (English Language & Putonghua) September 2003 and March 2004 Question Papers (with suggested answers and listening test CD) The above publications are available for sale at the HKEAA On-line Bookstore (http://bookstore.esdlife.com) and the following places: (1) Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority, 13/F, Southorn Centre, 130 Hennessy Road, Wanchai,

Hong Kong; and (2) The HKEAA Publications Unit, 17 Tseuk Luk Street, San Po Kong, Kowloon. (The September 2004 Question Papers, with suggested answers and listening test CD and Assessment Reports, will be available for sale in mid January 2005.)

Briefing Sessions 20. Briefing sessions will be jointly held by the EMB and the HKEAA for candidates who have entered for the

March administration of LPAT 2005. Details of the sessions are as follows:

Date: Saturday, 15 January 2005

Time: 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Putonghua)；2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m (English Language)

Venue: Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Oi Kwan Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

The purpose of the briefing sessions is to familiarise candidates with the requirements of individual papers and the assessment procedures. The skills required to achieve success and the major pitfalls to avoid will be highlighted with reference to the Syllabus Specifications and Guidance Notes for Candidates. There will also be a Q&A session to address queries that candidates might have on the dos and don’ts in the course of their preparation for the assessments and during the assessment process. In order to provide common ground for more in-depth discussions, participants are invited to read through the reference materials mentioned in para. 18 above beforehand and bring them along to the briefing. An admission ticket for the event will be distributed during registration. Please turn up punctually at the venue with the ticket and the reference materials.

Enquiries

21. • For enquiries concerning assessment arrangements, please contact the HKEAA office at 12/F, Southorn Centre, 130 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong (Tel. No.: 2239 2771; Fax No.: 2591 9139 and email: lpat@hkeaa.edu.hk).

• For enquiries concerning CLA arrangements and the LPR policy, please contact the Language Proficiency

Assessment Team, Education and Manpower Bureau at Room 1702, 17/F., Murray Building, Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong (Tel. No: 2186 8749; Fax No：2123 1229 and email: lpa@emb.gov.hk).

• For information on the LPR, please browse the EMB homepage at http://www.emb.gov.hk.

LPAT-ENTRYINSTRUCTION 2005 (March)