Notice

Class times

All Hua schools have classes at the following times：

Each class period is 110 minutes long and includes：

1. Quiz / Review: The aim is to check that students understand and remember what was taught in the previous lesson and that they have done their homework. This is also an opportunity for teachers to correct pronunciation and intonation and check the progress of each student. The new material to be taught should follow on naturally from the review.
2. Presentation of new material: using intensive sound exposure, flashcards and other teaching aids. Students are expected to ask and answer questions and are encouraged to participate actively in each lesson.
3. Dictation / recitation: As well as the assigned homework, students are required to do a dictation or recitation based on the main points of the lesson. This ensures that they go home with a correct piece of written or spoken English from which to review.
4. Homework: Homework is assigned and the teacher checks and signs the students’ communication books at the end of each lesson.

Students need to bring a tape recorder or similar device to every lesson in order to record the key language taught in that lesson. This provides listening material for students to review at home. For some homework assignments, students will be asked to record themselves at home and bring the tape to the next class.

1. Each semester, there is a mid-term and a final exam. Students who attain 70% or above can proceed to the next level.
2. After each assessment, the top three students in each class will be named on their school’s Honor Roll and the Hua website.

In order to maintain a good class atmosphere and give students a healthy sense of competition, each class has between 16 – 24 students. If class size falls below 10, students will be assigned to other classes according to ability.

At Hua, we welcome parents to sit in on their children’s classes. We hope that parents can gain a deep understanding of the lesson content and the progress of each student. We hope that you will be able to help your child review at home and thereby work together with the teacher to make the learning process more effective.

However, with respect to the limited space in the classroom, parents are asked to respect the school’s guidelines regarding observations, so that the students will not be distracted from learning.

In order that students have more opportunities to practice English and study more effectively, parents are encouraged to help their children review taught material at home:

• Reviewing the key points from each lesson by listening to the taped recording will give your child more sound exposure.
• Reading the Communication Book after each lesson will keep you up to date regarding what your child has learnt in class.
• Check your child’s written and oral homework to make sure it has been completed correctly.
• Encouraging your child to make regular use of additional learning resources, such as Audio CDs and Multimedia CD-Roms will improve his/her listening skills.
• The techniques you see used in the classroom can be used to help your child to review at home.
• Communicating regularly with teachers will help you gain a better understanding of how to help your child.

Parental observations are a unique part of Hua’s English program. We feel that inviting parents to observe the lessons has many positive effects on students’ learning experience. Successful learning is not only a matter for teachers and students, but requires the active cooperation of teachers, parents, and students. However, in order to ensure that teaching is not disrupted, observations are offered for all regular classes, but limited to the first four sessions at KEEP level.

Having a parent in the classroom can be encouraging for students, as well as give parents a better understanding of what students are learning and how they are progressing. On returning home, parents have the first-hand knowledge that enables them to consolidate the learning process that began in the classroom.

1. All regular elementary classes
2. First 4 KEEP classes

1. Only one parent can accompany each student into the classroom.
2. For safety reasons, the number of parents admitted will be dependant on the size of the classroom. (For most classrooms this means 10 parents.)
3. Priority will be given to parents of younger students, or those who require more support.
4. Parents are requested to only sit in seats reserved for observers and leave the central seating area free for the students themselves.
5. So as not to disturb the class, please do not read the newspaper or talk during the lesson. If you have any questions, please speak to the teacher after class.
6. Please switch off your cell phones in the classroom.
7. Please do not photograph or film the class.
8. Please do not walk in and out during the class or bring other children into the classroom.

Please contact the secretary at your nearest Hua branch, leaving your contact details, and class preference. When 16 students have registered, the secretary will inform parents by telephone that the class is ready to start. Regular classes take between 16 and 24 students. KEEP classes take between 8 and 12 students.

1. KEEP: students aged 6 – 8 years
2. Regular classes: Grade 3 Elementary upwards

After receiving confirmation that the class will open, please come to school before the first day of class to fill out enrollment forms, pay outstanding tuition fees, and purchase the necessary textbooks.

1. Tuition is calculated per class and paid in full for 16 classes at a time
2. Cost of learning materials varies for each level.

Applicable to: Students with some knowledge of English, or returning students.Procedure: A placement test will be taken (oral and written), after which the student will be placed in a suitable class by the teacher. Enrollment: Please phone to arrange a time for the placement test, for which there is a NT$100 fee.

To ensure that students are in the class that is most appropriate, assessments take place regularly at every level. The following procedures are available to students wishing to change classes.

1. Students who do not pass the assessments for their level will be assigned to another, more suitable class at the discretion of the branch director.
2. If at any point, the teacher feels that the student would benefit from transferring to a different class, both the branch director and the parents will be consulted to decide if the student should transfer to another class.
3. If a parent feels that his/her child would benefit from changing classes, the teacher and branch director must also be in agreement before the student can transfer to a suitable class.

Students who are unable to continue their studies must complete the following procedures:

1. Inform the teacher of reasons for leaving.
2. Show your student ID to the secretary, who will complete a Departure form on your behalf.
3. Discuss with branch secretary whether or not remaining tuition fees can be transferred.

Returning students should adhere to the following procedures:

1. Contact the branch secretary to arrange a placement test (free of charge), after which the student will be assigned to the appropriate class.
2. Before the student’s first class, his/her student ID should be presented to the secretary on payment of his/her tuition fees.
3. The student may begin classes when the enrollment procedure is completed.