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May 24, 20231 min read
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...
CALHK
May 16, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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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