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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...

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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...

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Feb 15, 20221 min read

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...

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Sep 30, 20211 min read

CALHK Project: Chinese Picture Books, Digi-reading Fun!

CALHK's school-based reading project •Created a library of age-appropriate, compelling Chinese reading books for a Hong Kong primary...

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Jul 22, 20211 min read

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...

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Jul 20, 20212 min read

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....

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Mar 27, 20211 min read

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...

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Mar 21, 20212 min read

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...

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Mar 14, 20211 min read

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...

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Mar 9, 20211 min read

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...

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Feb 13, 20211 min read

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...

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Dec 13, 20201 min read

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...

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Sep 6, 20201 min read

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...

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Aug 30, 20202 min read

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...

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Oct 19, 20191 min read

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...

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Sep 15, 20191 min read

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...

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Jun 22, 20191 min read

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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