SCMP | Have Hong Kong’s society and schools failed ethnic minority students?
Learning Chinese 'despite the education system' instead of 'because of it'. A comprehensive article from SCMP about the issues facing...
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CALHK
- May 16
- 1 min
HKFP | New computer app shows Cantonese pronunciation
A new computer tool has been developed which places a Cantonese pronunciation guide on top of each character. Cantonese tones are shown...
CALHK
- Apr 11
- 1 min
HKFP | Chinese language requirement a barrier to Med School applicants from EM groups
“I feel the whole education system is built to disadvantage us because we have Chinese as a second language,” second-year medical student...
CALHK
- Apr 9
- 1 min
CALHK | We are hiring!
WE ARE HIRING We're looking for Storytellers to read to children from Ethnic Minority groups 中文故事導師 （少數族裔） ETHNIC MINORITIES are very...
CALHK
- Apr 3
- 1 min
CALHK PROJECT | "Talking Words"
CALHK's latest project "Talking Words" enables children who are learning Chinese as a second language to read Chinese storybooks. Reading...
CALHK
- Mar 31
- 1 min
China Daily | Improve Children's education to secure Hong Kong's future
Opinion post by Manoj Dhar, co-founder and CEO of Integrated Brilliant Education. Despite government funding to the tune of HK$200...
CALHK
- Sep 17, 2022
- 1 min
SCMP | A history of Chinese Second Language Learning
A long article about the history of learning Chinese as a second language. The story begins in 1759 with Emperor Qianlong, who forbids...
CALHK
- Sep 12, 2022
- 1 min
HKFP | HK minorities share their stories and struggles
HKFP: People from ethnic minority groups expressing concern about language policy in locals schools and issues surrounding the Chinese...
CALHK
- Aug 9, 2022
- 1 min
Hong Kong Standard | Oxfam’s language support scheme improves ethnic minority children’s Chinese
This Oxfam project involved 74 kindergartens, along with 1,200 NCS students and 170 teachers. "Comparing scores in pre- and post-tests,...
CALHK
- Jul 30, 2022
- 1 min
SCMP | Can Hong Kong’s ethnic minority children master Chinese? It’s an uphill struggle.
by Chester Wong Another plea for suitable CSL teaching materials: "Chinese teacher Lee Yin-fong of ECF Saint Too Canaan College in Kwun...
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