HKDSE S4 English Paper 2 Writing Revision Booklet

Topic 6: e-learning Setter: Janice Ho

e-learning: Friend or Foe?

Section 1: Vocabulary Building

Part A: Definition of e-learning

505. institutions 506. connection 507. prevalent 508. device 509. individuals

1. E-learning refers to any kind of learning done with a computer or a mobile ______________
and Internet ________________________ .
2. It is used by both ____________________ and educational ____________________ .
3. As technology advances, e-learning has become ________________________流行 worldwide.

Part B: Ways to learn with IT

Make a list of things you do to enhance your learning with IT:

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510. anytime anywhere 511. current affairs 512. platforms
513. statistics 514. online dictionary 515. official
516. independently 517. pronunciation 518. translation
519. open lectures 520. synonyms 521. tool
522. opinions 523. exchange 524. like-minded
525. distance 526. mobile social media 527. projects

A. Websites browsing
There are many useful websites on the Internet.
We can search information when doing school ______________.
We can find lots of facts and ______________統計數據 from the
______________ websites 官方網站.
B. ____________ ____________________
It is a great learning _______________學習工具.
We can find the meaning of a word.
We can listen to the ______________________.
We can also find ________________ from the thesaurus 同義詞庫.
C. ___________________ software

It enables us to learn languages more _____________獨立自主地.

D. Youtube ___________ ______________

It facilitates 便利_______________ learning 遙距學習.

It promotes 促進 academic ____________________學術交流.

E. Social Media
The social media like Telegram, Twitter or Facebook are great
_____________________平台 for us to discuss issues with
_____________________ people 志同道合的人.

F. ______________ ________________ ____________

It facilitates m-learning.
It enables you to learn new things and share __________ 意見 with
anyone, __________________ _______________隨時隨地.

G. Online news
It enables you to know what is happening around the world.
You can have better knowledge of the _________ __________時事.

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Part C: E-learning in schools

E-learning in schools

(I) Benefits of introducing e-learning in schools

528 allows students to learn at their own pace 容許學生按自己速度學習

529 provides the flexibility for learners 為學生提供彈性

530 encourages students to learn beyond the classroom 鼓勵學生在課堂以外繼續學習

531 a global trend in education 教育的全球趨勢

532 more interesting than learning from traditional 比用傳統的教科書學習更有趣

textbooks
533 raises students’ interest in learning with more interactive 以更互動的媒體提高學生對學
習的興趣
media
534 enhances students’ life-long learning skills 提高學生終身學習的能力

535 facilitates self-directed learning 有利於自主學習

(II) Disadvantages of introducing e-learning in schools

536 hard to hold students’ attention in an e-learning class 在電子學習堂難以令學生專注

537 reduces face-to-face contact 减少面對面的接觸

538 increases ease of cheating 更容易作弊

539 reduces interaction between teachers and students 减少師生間的互動

540 hard to monitor the learning progress of students 很難監察學生的學習進度

541 further increases our young people’s screen time 進一步增加年輕人的屏幕時間

542 may encounter lots of technical problems during the 上課時可能遇到很多技術上的

問題
lesson
543 leads to a waste of class time 造成浪費課時

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Part D: e-learning at home vs learning at schools

Can E-learning replace schools?

(I) YES (FOR)

544 allows students to learn at their own pace 容許學生按自己速度學習

545 provides the flexibility for learners 為學生提供彈性

546 caters to students who do not learn well in a traditional 迎合不想回到傳統學校的學

生
school

547 avoids school violence, such as school bullying 避免校園暴力，例如校園欺淩

548 is not limited by location, income level or class size in 不像傳統學校一般受位置、收

入及班人數所限制
the way traditional schools are

549 caters to students with special talents or interests 迎合有特別才能或興趣的學

550 ensures equality for all students, regardless of disability, 確保對所有學生平等，不論殘

疾，地理位置及社經地位
geographical location and socioeconomic status

(II) NO (AGAINST)
551 reduces face-to-face contact 减少面對面的接觸

552 reduces chances to develop interpersonal skills 减少發展人際關係技巧的機會

553 learners cannot learn from their peers 學生不能從同輩中學習

554 Learning will become boring without peer interaction 沒有同儕互動學習會變得無趣

555 Learners do not get direct and immediate feedback 學生得不到直接及即時的回饋

from teachers.

556 hinders exchange of ideas 阻礙思想交流

557 Many subjects and skills cannot be learnt from the 許多科目和技能無法從電腦學

會
computer

558 hard to monitor the learning progress of students 很難監察學生的學習進度

559 leads to procrastination 造成耽擱時間

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Part E: Can e-books replace printed books?
FOR (Benefits)
560 Students can learn better with the
interactive nature 互動性質 of
e-books.
561 It improves learning efficiency
提高學習效率.
(**) Students can learn better with
the aids 輔助 of apps and other
online learning tools. It is also
easier for students to do revision.
562 Using e-books is more
eco-friendly 更環保 as it reduces
the use of paper.
563 Digital textbooks cost
significantly less than 成本顯著
低 於 printed textbooks as one
tablet can be continuously used
可連續使 for many school years.
564 Using tablets in class is far more
convenient than the bulky 笨重
textbooks.
565 It is good for the health of
students.
(**) They no longer 不再 need to
carry heavy schools packed with
printed textbooks.
AGAINST (Drawbacks)
566 Those multi-functional devices 多功能設
備 will distract 使… 分心 students from
class learning.
(**) When students can surf online or even
take phots, they can hardly concentrate
on 很難集中 the lesson.
567 It requires a good wireless network 需要
良好的無線網絡 to cater to 迎合 such a
large number of users at the same time.
(**) Otherwise, lots of precious class time
寶貴的課時 will be wasted on waiting and
handling technical problems 技術問題.
568 As tablets or other mobile devices are
powered by electricity 由電力驅動, they
might not be as eco-friendly as we think.
569 An average tablet costs several thousands
which is not affordable 負擔得起 for all
school kids.
(**) Besides, they are more delicate 容易損
壞 than printed textbooks. Both software
and hardware have to be constantly
updated 不斷更新.
570 The battery life 電池壽命 of a tablet is a
concern 值得關注.
571 It is bad for students’ eyesight 視力.
(**) It tremendously increases 極大地提高
了 the time we look at the screen 看屏幕
的時間. Sitting for prolonged periods 長
時間 in front of a screen poses health
risks 構成健康風險 too.
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