香港01 | HK Society benefits so much from our multi-lingual young citizens!
Kainaat's family are from Pakistan. She was born and bred in HK and is studying Nursing at HKU. She is working on multi-lingual resources...
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CALHK
Jun 29, 20211 min read
香港01 | Strengthen teacher training and support children from non-Chinese families in local schools
Studying in a mainstream school should be a fast-track way to attain Chinese language fluency. But, as this article explains, non-Chinese...
CALHK
May 13, 20211 min read
SCMP | Implementation guidelines and outcome tracking metrics needed for NCS Grant, says HK Unison
Hong Kong Unison calls on The Education Bureau to develop guidelines for money spent by schools to support children from non-Chinese...
CALHK
May 10, 20211 min read
HKFP | HK School system leaves non-Chinese minorities behind.
"It is time to fix this gaping hole in our education system, not simply because it is the right thing to do, but because it is an...
CALHK
May 8, 20211 min read
SCMP | Online learning pushes children from ethnic minority families down the learning curve
Article by Emma Russell Another article which reports how the suspension of face to face classes has a negative impact on children from...
CALHK
Apr 29, 20211 min read
HKFP | Government auditors say HK's ethnic minority children need more help learning Chinese
A write up of the Audit Commission's March report. Read Full Article here:
CALHK
Apr 29, 20211 min read
The Standard | Schools receiving non-Chinese speaking grant not monitored by Education Bureau
Some 283 schools receive the Grant for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students up to HK$1.5 million. However, the latest government’s audit...
CALHK
Feb 15, 20211 min read
SCMP | Online lessons may cause children from non-Chinese speaking households to fall behind.
Article by Chan Ho-him Some highlights: Restrictions on schools during the pandemic have also affected children from ethnic minority...
CALHK
Feb 13, 20211 min read
HKFP | Schools should use Jyutping to teach Chinese to children from non-Chinese speaking families.
Article by CALHK explaining why romanisation is a necessary tool for students of Chinese (Cantonese) as an additional language. Read Full...
CALHK
Jan 30, 20211 min read
SCMP: Chinese lessons translate into success for ethnic minority pupils
Article about Integrated Brilliant Education, which has managed to stay open for face to face lessons during the pandemic. Read Full...
CALHK
Jan 29, 20211 min read
Ming Pao 明報 | The experience of children from ethnic minority groups studying Chinese in Hong Kong.
Ming Pao 明報 has devoted a whole section of its magazine to the issue of students from ethnic minority groups learning Chinese in Hong...
CALHK
Jan 14, 20211 min read
MingPao | Kulsoom's Dad insisted she learn Chinese. Now she is studying Nursing at HKU.
(Photo by 黃炒謙） Kulsoom was born and bred in Hong Kong. She went to a 'designated' primary school but her Dad was adamant she should go to...
CALHK
Dec 13, 20201 min read
HKFP | Why the ‘Non-Chinese Speaking’ tag is doing real harm to Hong Kong’s non-Chinese pupils
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
Nov 25, 20201 min read
The Chief Executive's 2020 Policy Address
Supplement: Chapter 8. Caring Society. Page 129 The HKSARG WILL: Continue to provide NCS students with the support for Chinese language...
CALHK
Nov 24, 20201 min read
Stand News | Hong Kong Unison: Lack of teacher training for Chinese as a Second Language teachers.
On the eve of the Hong Kong Chief Executive’s Policy Address: Hong Kong Unison laments the lack of teacher training for teachers of...
CALHK
Aug 30, 20201 min read
SCMP | Academic marginalisation of HK’s ethnic minority groups increases amid coronavirus pandemic
CALHK is making language support materials available online, including vocabulary lists as well as videos and Chinese poems
CALHK
Aug 22, 20201 min read
CNN | Spat at & segregated: Hong Kong's dark-skinned minorities say they've never felt accepted
The article explains the structural problems within the HK Education system, which have caused in educational segregation
CALHK
Aug 21, 20201 min read
HKFP | Cantonese is the key to success for Hong Kong’s ethnic minorities
learning a language is not a preference but a right which every student in Hong Kong should be able to enjoy....
CALHK
Jul 13, 20201 min read
HKFP | Should we expect non-Chinese Hongkongers to learn Cantonese?
Non Ethnic Chinese parents lament that the focus on learning Chinese causes a great deal of stress, disappointment and confusion.
CALHK
Jun 22, 20201 min read
The Standard | Survey finds hurdles to hiring ethnic minorities
Dr Simon Chan from HKBU said a tailor-made Chinese-language curriculum is needed...
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