Will allowing more Hong Kong schools to teach in English be too testing for pupils?
After decades of debate, authorities and schools sector say time is right to adjust the language policy but some argue move is mainly political
Throughout her secondary schooling at Yan Chai Hospital Law Chan Chor Si College in Kowloon Bay, only science subjects, such as maths and biology, were taught in English as the school adopted Chinese as the medium of instruction (CMI).
Chan, 19, felt that she lacked the vocabulary needed to tell a compelling story and often compared herself with peers from schools with English as their medium of instruction (EMI).
“I felt hesitant the moment I started writing,” she said. “I questioned whether my plot would be as well written or creative as those of students from EMI schools. I thought my writing was formulaic and lagged behind.”
Chan said she was not alone, as her struggles were shared by many other students who graduated from CMI schools when they entered higher education.
