Language

Polish is second most spoken language in England

31 Jan 2013

The language-speaking figures recorded for the first time from a survey of 56.1 million residents of England and Wales show 546,000 speak Polish. It is now the second main language in England....

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State media attacks use of clichés by officials

11 Jan 2013

State media turned on the government's own use of language yesterday, mocking a list of "repulsive" official clichés submitted by the public.

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'Positive energy' chosen as number one Chinese catchphrase of the year

3 Jan 2013

A catchphrase meaning "positive energy" has been named the most popular phrase of 2012 on the mainland, reflecting growing public demands for sweeping change amid disenchantment with corruption,...

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Canada's United Steelworkers union warns Chinese miners pose safety risk

24 Nov 2012

Canadian miners have lodged a demand that work be halted at a controversial Chinese-staffed mine in British Columbia. They say Chinese miners' inability to speak fluent English represents a safety...

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What's being said on facebook.com/southchinamorningpost

31 Oct 2012

On HK dropping in global survey of English proficiency:

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Vocabulary boxes

23 Nov 2011

Due to technical problems, Young Post is unable to run vocabulary boxes at the bottom of its pages. They will be resumed next week.

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Opinion

Tom Holland

Worrying economic parallels between China and India

Updated 4:13PM

Howard Winn

Elsie Leung caught up in Rusal's byzantine politics

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Language Central for Science

Over the years as a teacher, I've come across many bright foreign students who take classes below their learning ability because they fail to make the passing grade when tested in English and...

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Move to promote sign language

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Learning that language is more than just talk

Blockbuster film Avatar may be breaking box-office records and stunning audiences with its 3D effects, but the movie also has people talking for a different reason.

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Language's magic can't be taught by rote

Hong Kong has used up eight of its nine lives in education reform. Now, all eyes and hopes are on the new '3+3+4' programme, which will extend the time at university from three to four years.

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Tuning in and zoning out is the enemy of communication

Anecdotal evidence suggests that many youngsters in tech-savvy Hong Kong are more proficient at interacting with electronic gadgets than they are at communicating with their fellow human beings....

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Learn English by speaking it

English has been the international language for many years. It affects our current study and our future careers. We should work on our English as early as possible.

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