English-Language Education

4 Nov 2012

My son is trying to pick up English, but I've found that he is far behind the other students at his age. Is there anything we can do to help him catch up?

English may be the language of peace

8 Sep 2012

As a question of fairness, the government should mandate the introduction of national education in English Schools Foundation and international schools as well.

View that native English-speaking teachers are better is very misguided

31 Jul 2012

In response to Dermot Cooper's letter ('Parents should beware of fraudulent tutorial centres that do not help children', July 24), I would like to point out that the issue he raised is in fact a...

Parents should beware of fraudulent tutorial centres that do not help children

24 Jul 2012

As someone who has taught in a kindergarten and tutorial centres here in Hong Kong, I believe it is about time that parents of children attending these places realised that there is a significant...

The talk of the global village is ... in English

22 May 2012

The second president of the United States, John Adams, predicted in 1780 that English would be the 'most respectable language' in the world and the most read and spoken.

Opinion

Alex Lo

Church developers remain unbowed by government rules

George Chen

A house is not a home until it becomes affordable

Tom Holland

Signs of nightmare scenario in China's latest economic data

Patrons of good education

Editorial staff (English Language Teaching Team)
Oxford University Press

If you really care about education and wish to work in an environment where others do too, Oxford...

Speaking up

Whoever wins the chief executive race next year needs to have the nerve and boldness to bring Hong Kong back to the pre-handover days as far as using English as the teaching medium in high schools...

Lessons in English not for everyone

With local schools being given more freedom to choose whether to teach classes in English or Chinese, there are worries that few will be able to resist the temptation to abandon the mother tongue...

English lessons failing pupils in many schools

Many secondary schools are unprepared for the switch from teaching in Chinese to English in senior classes, threatening the city's economic potential, scholars have warned.

Teacher-training pays dividends

An English-language teacher training programme started by a Hong Kong nun in the aftermath of the Sichuan earthquake has grown into an international effort that is gaining...

Trying times

It's true that, when it comes to learning English, one big challenge local schoolchildren face is lack of confidence.