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The Hong Kong handbook says dictation, like all English learning activities, should be contextualised so pupils can seek and process information.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Like all English learning activities, dictation should be contextualised to enable pupils to seek and process information”
Dictation handbook for primary English teachers, Hong Kong Education Bureau, Hong Kong Education Bureau, English Language Education, n.d., Part 1, Guiding Principles for Conducting Dictation.
Open the original- What it measures
- The principle sits in the handbook's guidance for teachers before the dictation examples.
- What it does not show
- The handbook gives the principle without word lists or age guidance, so it shapes how a list is used, not which words are on it.