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SCMP Reporter

Schools & Families

Yew Chung International School: Secondary introductory meeting, 3 To Fuk Road, Kowloon Tong. Thursday, 9.15am-midday. Tel 2338 7106.

[2] Early Childhood Education introductory meeting: 3 Somerset Road, Kowloon Tong. Same day, 9.15am-11.30am. Tel 2338 0264.

[3] Early Childhood Education

Open Day: 3 Somerset Road, 29 Kent Road and 151 Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong. Next Saturday, 1pm-4.30pm. Tel: 2338 0264 or visit www.ycef.com

Enhancing English Lessons Through Rhymes: Speaker children's author and educator Susan Sprengeler. Australian International School (HK), 3A Norfolk Road, Kowloon Tong. Next Saturday, 10am-noon, Tel 9026 1139; e-mail angela.tam@scmp.com

English Club: Room 405, British Council, 3 Supreme Court Road, Admiralty. Sundays 3pm-6pm. $50/year; my_bcec@yahoo.com

Higher & Continuing

PolyU Information and Careers Day: information seminar (IS) on overseas top-up degrees. School of Professional Education and Executive Development, Core Y, 3/Fl, PolyU. Today, 1.30pm-5.30pm. Tel 3400 2828;  www.speed.polyu.edu.hk [2] M.Sc Integrated Graduate Development Scheme IS. Room AG712, Core A, PolyU. Same day, 2.30pm-3.30pm. Tel Tenniel Lai, 2766 7984; www.igds.polyu.edu.hk

Celebrating a New Book - Washing the Brain; Metaphor and Hidden Ideology: Teaching and Learning Centre, LingnanU. Speaker Prof Andrew Goatly. 1/F Library Foyer. Monday, 2pm-5.30pm. Tel 2616 7581.

Constructing an Evolving Indonesian Chinese Identity: a study of the Yinni Guiqiao in Beijing. CityU Dept of Asian and International Studies. Speaker, research student Huang Jing. Room Y5-203 (Lift 9), Academic Building, CityU. Monday, 4:30pm-5.30pm. In English. Tel Angel Ho, 3442 6352; e-mail ais.enquiry@cityu.edu.hk

Changing Educational Contexts, Issues and Identities: 40 years of Comparative Education. HKU CE Research Centre seminar. Speaker Prof Michael Crossley, BristolU. G01, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, HKU. Monday, 5.30pm-6.30pm. Tel 2857 8541. www.hku.hk/cerc/Seminars seminars.htm

Communication Accessibility, Research Teaching and Practice: HKU Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences; Centre for Communication Disorders and Office of Research, Faculty of Education. Speaker Prof Linda Worrall, QueenslandU. Room 518, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, 34 Hospital Road, Sai Ying Pun. Monday,  6pm-7pm. [2] Measurement More or Less: speakers Profs Ronald Baken and Edwin Yiu. Same venue, April 25, 6pm-7pm. Tel 2241 5453.

Impact, Washback and Consequences of Large-scale Testing: HKU Faculty of Arts & Education, Language in Education and Assessment seminar. Speaker Dr Liying Cheng, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. LG01, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, HKU. Tuesday, 4pm-5.30pm. In English. Tel 2859 2395; www.hku.hk/clear

Australia - Interacting with China in Today's Asia: a Hong Kong perspective. Speaker Australian Consul-General  Murray Cobban, Lam Woo Conference Centre, Shaw Campus, HKBU. Thursday, 1pm-2pm. Tel 3411 5335.

A Strategic View of Pronunciation in English as a Second Language: CityU Dept of English and Communication seminar. Speaker Prof Martha Pennington, Georgia SouthernU, US. Room Y7302, Academic Building (Lift 9), CityU. Thursday, 4.30pm-6.30pm. Tel 2788 8870, e-mail english@cityu.edu.hk

China's Ambitious Training Aid for Africa: Challenges and Opportunities for the Mainland and HK? HKU Comparative Education Research Centre seminar. Speaker Prof Kenneth King. Room G01, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, HKU. Friday,  5pm-6.30pm. Tel 2857 8541;  www.hku.hk/cerc/Seminars/seminars.htm

Exhibitions & Events

Meeting of East-West Culture: Exhibition to mark the 200th anniversary of Rev Robert Morrison's arrival in China. Exhibition Gallery, Lam Woo Centre, Shaw Campus, HKBU. Monday until April 30, 10am-9pm. Tel 3411 5937.

Artist-in-residence project - lecture, workshops and seminar: Hong Kong Art School/HK Arts Development Council. Speaker: multimedia artist Philomene Longpre, Canada. Room 1201A, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road and HK Art School Learning Centre, 17M/F, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai. Now until May 24.

Sun Double Beauty II: Qing Dynasty Couplets from the Lechangzai Xuan Collection. CUHK Art Museum/Dept of Fine Arts. West Wing Exhibition Gallery. Until May 13. Monday to Sunday, 10am-5pm. Tel 2609 7416/7655.

Contemporary Music Workshop Concert: HKBU Music Dept. Room 700, ASH Centre for Film and TV, HSH Campus. Friday, 1.30pm. Tel 3411 7096.



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