Teaching Methods
SFLS adopts "An Integrated Course of English" as its main teaching material for English classes. Supplementary materials include "Look, Listen and Learn" (Louis George Alexander) for students in 6th to 9th grade (Junior High), and "Look Ahead Books 3 and 4" for students in 9th to 12th grade (Senior High).
Languages classes are smaller than other classes, and are usually between 20-25 students. Teaching focuses on cultivating students' oral and written abilities in foreign languages. Some of the teaching activities are conducted by foreign experts. The school is equipped with advanced audio-visual equipment.
The school shifted from the traditional teaching methods centering on translation and grammar to a set of "elicitation method of teaching in situations". This emphasizes the students' audio-lingual skills by training their pronunciation and intonation.
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