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    RTHK | Hashtag Hong Kong.
    CALHK
    • Feb 15
    • 1 min

    RTHK | Hashtag Hong Kong.

    RTHK's Radio 3 programme Hashtag Hong Kong features CALHK Co-founder, Maggie Holmes. The need for centrally available resources to teach...
    CALHK Parent Support: How to support Chinese reading for non-Chinese literate families.
    CALHK
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    CALHK Parent Support: How to support Chinese reading for non-Chinese literate families.

    We would all love to see our children reading Chinese books for pleasure - or reading Chinese books at all! Unfortunately, reading in...
    CALHK Outreach:  Visit to the Hong Kong Book Fair
    CALHK
    • Jul 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    CALHK Outreach: Visit to the Hong Kong Book Fair

    After many Covid related delays, the Hong Kong Book Fair finally took place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wanchai....
    CALHK Resources: Multi-lingual Chinese Character copysheets
    CALHK
    • Mar 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    CALHK Resources: Multi-lingual Chinese Character copysheets

    CALHK has created 50 multi-lingual printable Chinese character copysheets to help you kickstart Chinese writing skills. Character...
    CALHK School Visit: Chiu Sheung School is using digi-pens to provide audio & support Chinese
    CALHK
    • Mar 21, 2021
    • 2 min

    CALHK School Visit: Chiu Sheung School is using digi-pens to provide audio & support Chinese

    CALHK visited Chiu Sheung School, Hong Kong and met School Principal Mr Chim Hon Ming to see how digital pens and digitally printed...
    CALHK Parent Support:  Zoom sessions for parents in Tung Chung and Tin Shui Wai
    CALHK
    • Mar 14, 2021
    • 1 min

    CALHK Parent Support: Zoom sessions for parents in Tung Chung and Tin Shui Wai

    Parent Support: CALHK has been busy on Zoom this week! We held support meetings for parents in Tung Chung and Tin Shui Wai. The sessions...
    CALHK PRESENTATION : How to support CAL students in Kindergarten.
    CALHK
    • Mar 9, 2021
    • 1 min

    CALHK PRESENTATION : How to support CAL students in Kindergarten.

    CALHK was very happy to meet with students from The Education University of Hong Kong’s Dept. of Early Childhood Education. The students...
    CALHK in the MEDIA: Why schools should use Jyutping to support Chinese learning by Maggie Holmes
    CALHK
    • Feb 12, 2021
    • 1 min

    CALHK in the MEDIA: Why schools should use Jyutping to support Chinese learning by Maggie Holmes

    Article by CALHK explaining why romanisation is a necessary tool for students of Chinese (Cantonese) as an additional language. Read Full...
    CALHK in the MEDIA : Why we've had enough of the 'NCS' non-Chinese speaking tag.
    CALHK
    • Dec 13, 2020
    • 1 min

    CALHK in the MEDIA : Why we've had enough of the 'NCS' non-Chinese speaking tag.

    by CALHK's Maggie Holmes The term NCS is not appropriate because many of the students do speak Chinese. It's a self limiting term, which...
    CALHK and the Human Library!
    CALHK
    • Sep 5, 2020
    • 1 min

    CALHK and the Human Library!

    Thanks to the Hong Kong Community Network - LINK Centre for interviewing one of our co-founders, Maggie, allowing us to explain what...
    CALHK in the MEDIA : CAL students hard hit by suspension of face to face classes.
    CALHK
    • Aug 29, 2020
    • 2 min

    CALHK in the MEDIA : CAL students hard hit by suspension of face to face classes.

    SCMP article by Raquel Carvalho A lack of access to computers or the internet during the Covid-19 pandemic is a further obstacle to...
    CALHK attends the International Symposium on Teaching Cantonese as a Second Language at CUHK.
    CALHK
    • Oct 18, 2019
    • 1 min

    CALHK attends the International Symposium on Teaching Cantonese as a Second Language at CUHK.

    We were excited to attend this interesting selection of talks by distinguished academics which was organised by linguists at the Chinese...
    CALHK School Visit | Pat Heung Central Primary School
    CALHK
    • Sep 15, 2019
    • 1 min

    CALHK School Visit | Pat Heung Central Primary School

    We visited Pat Heung Central Primary School in Yuen Long and were very impressed by the welcoming, warm and positive atmosphere created...
    Workshop | Learning About Jyutping
    CALHK
    • Jun 21, 2019
    • 1 min

    Workshop | Learning About Jyutping

    CALHK held a first workshop at The Hangout on Lamma Island. Many thanks to Donald White for introducing the sounds of Jyutping and for...

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