This is a website for those who have been involved in the 3 week In-service Course for Guangdong Primary/Secondary School English Teachers, jointly organised by the Guangdong Education Department, the Hong Kong Education Bureau (EDB) and the English Department of the HKIEd.

The participants of the Guangdong Course represent a group of high-caliber, dedicated English teachers. They are a rich pool of human resources that contribute to the advancement of English language education in China. GDLink is set up to capture good memories of the past courses, to maintain a network among the participants, tutors and those involved and to allow for exchanges of teaching ideas, resources, news and information relevant to the professional development of English language teachers in Guangdong province.

In-service Course and Hospitality Services for Guangdong English Teachers

A 3 week In-service Course for Guangdong Primary/Secondary School English Teachers, jointly organised by the Guangdong Education Department, the Hong Kong Education Bureau (EDB) and the English Department of the HKIEd, has been held ten times in HKIEd since the collaboration among the three parties started in 1999.

Each time a total of 40 teachers and researchers from different parts of Guangdong Province, led by an official from the Guangdong Education Bureau, participated in the Course. The major aim of the Course was to further develop the professionalism of these teachers and researchers through reflecting upon the principles and practice of English language teaching and learning. The participants had to complete seven modules on the Course and pay three school visits to local and international schools to observe different education systems in action and draw implications for their own curriculum. During the Course the participants stayed in our Jockey Club Student Quarters to experience the life as full-time students on campus for three weeks.

The Course has benefited not only teachers and researchers from Guangdong but also enabled academic staff from the English Department of the HKIEd to understand more about the English language curriculum and the needs of the English teachers in China, who has become a source of the Institute’s target students.