Bilingual Education

27 Feb 2013

The arguments given by Dr Caldwell are echoed by my 24 years of English language teaching experiences in six different secondary schools in Hong Kong. They have been proved valid in teaching...

Learning Curve: bilingual education for the IB diploma

24 Feb 2013

Bilingual education loosely refers to programmes in which a native language and a second language are taught as subject matter and used as medium of instruction for academic subjects.

How Chinese words can aid in English learning

21 Feb 2013

The state of English in Hong Kong has improved steadily over the past decade, thanks to deliberate strategies. There is in progress, however, a more dynamic paradigm shift in language learning. It...

Early steps to fluency

25 Jun 2012

Ten-year-old Kaia Herbst, who goes by the Chinese name of Xu Kaili, shrugs it off lightly when asked if she finds learning Putonghua difficult. 'It's easier to write it than speak it,'' says the...

They're the brainy bunch

3 Jun 2012

People raising children in Hong Kong recognise the importance of bilingualism. Local parents hope for their children to speak English fluently, and expatriate parents appreciate opportunities for...

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Bilingual model opens students' minds

In the era of globalisation, a bilingual co-teaching model has been adopted to help students better understand world affairs. It also promotes the development of fluency and proficiency in the...

Now teaching in English must be done correctly

The government portrayed the relaxation of the 12-year-old mother-tongue teaching policy in secondary schools as fine-tuning. That was always wishful thinking. As expected, many schools have...

A little knowledge of English is still essential in some subjects

The fine-tuning of the medium of instruction policy for schools is still meeting opposition.

Experts doubt change will help lift English standards

Lawmaker says government moving in wrong direction

Leading academics have rejected claims that adjustments to the medium of instruction policy will improve the standard of English...

Tsuen Wan college has success in switch to bilingual teaching

AD&FD POHL Leung Sing Tak College, a Chinese-medium school in Tsuen Wan, has been progressively switching to bilingual teaching.

Not enough teachers who are competent in English

I agree with Virginia Yue ('Parents must change attitudes', July 30).

It cannot be guaranteed that greater exposure to English will improve English language skills in Hong Kong.

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