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Jun 4, 20201 min read
SCMP | How comedian Vivek Mahbubani came to be the funniest person in HK – in Cantonese and English
How comedian Vivek Mahbubani came to be the funniest person in HK – in Cantonese and English
CALHK
Apr 6, 20202 min read
hk01 | How can NCS students learn online if they don't understand the questions?
the difficulties faced by children from non-Chinese speaking families since school classes schools moved online.
CALHK
Apr 4, 20202 min read
hk01 | School closures mean a loss of Chinese language environment for ethnic minority students
School closures mean a loss of Chinese language environment for ethnic minority students and their Chinese levels are suffering.
CALHK
Mar 20, 20201 min read
Reuters | NCS students may fall behind as Coronavirus Forces Online Learning.
Hong Kong Unison's Phyllis Cheung adds: 80% of the 30 families they contacted were unable to help with homework because of language barrier
CALHK
Mar 16, 20201 min read
HKFP | Improving the quality of education for non-Chinese speaking students requires effort
Currently, there is a serious lack of teaching materials systematically designed for NCS students that cater to their varying academic level
CALHK
Feb 28, 20201 min read
HKFP | Hong Kong Teachers have a professional responsibility to non-Chinese speaking learners.
Manoj Dhar is the co-founder & CEO of Integrated Brilliant Education. "...Teaching, the noblest of professions, entrusts educator with..."
CALHK
Feb 25, 20201 min read
China Daily | Teaching Chinese to ethnic minority requires commitment
the current narrative hinges on educators’ tendency to frequently blame their failure on the ethnic background of NCS students. T
CALHK
Feb 3, 20201 min read
SCMP | To tackle poverty, Hong Kong must end discrimination against all minorities
Ethnic minorities are disadvantaged by structural problems in the education system. The lack of a fully-fledged Chinese curriculum
CALHK
Jan 23, 20201 min read
SCMP | Hong Kong schools struggling to teach Chinese to ethnic minority students.
by Chan Ho-him Three in five teachers are not confident in teaching Chinese to ethnic minority students, a survey has found, sparking...
CALHK
Jan 10, 20201 min read
Bastille Post | The Hong Kong Pakistani teacher who teaches Chinese to ethnic minority students.
Hina Butt was born and bred in Hong Kong but suffered years of racial discrimination during her school years. She attended Chinese...
CALHK
Oct 8, 20191 min read
HKFP | Hong Kong’s education gap hurts ethnic minorities as much as society at large
Ricky Chu, Chairperson of the EOC, on the structural problems in Hong Kong's Chinese-as-a-second-language curriculum
CALHK
Aug 28, 20191 min read
hk01 | Ms Dou: Primary school teacher of 10 NCS students
Article about a Ms Dou, a teacher who was responsible for supporting 10 primary school children from Pakistani families.
CALHK
Aug 22, 20191 min read
ejinsight | Study finds poor Chinese language skills among NCS students
The Caritas Community Centre commissioned HKBU to find the average Chinese literacy rate among NCS students at high school
CALHK
Jul 11, 20191 min read
SCMP | Chinese language barrier for HK's ethnic minority students in Diploma of Secondary Education
Fears raised that students who do not speak Chinese are being let down by curriculum that prevents them reaching higher standards in local
CALHK
Jul 1, 20191 min read
SCMP | Race should not matter for getting a quality kindergarten education in Hong Kong
An open letter from Hong Kong Unison on the failings of The Free Quality Kindergarten Education Scheme
CALHK
Mar 23, 20191 min read
SCMP Letters | Let Hong Kong’s ethnic minority students learn Chinese alongside native speakers
A range of classroom-based support strategies to keep Chinese as Additional Language students learning alongside Chinese children in Chinese
CALHK
Mar 11, 20191 min read
SCMP Young Post | Ethnic minority students lack support and Cantonese assistance at local schools
Ethnic minority students in Hong Kong only understand 70 per cent of what is taught in class, a survey has found.
CALHK
Mar 10, 20191 min read
SCMP | Ethnic minority students in Hong Kong only understand 70 per cent of class syllabus
Ethnic minority students in Hong Kong only understand 70 per cent of class syllabus because of weak Chinese language foundation:
CALHK
Feb 24, 20191 min read
HKFP | Primary school should apologise over reports it punishes students for speaking Cantonese
Activists urge primary school to apologise over reports it punishes students for speaking Cantonese
CALHK
Feb 21, 20191 min read
SCMP | Problems parents face and how to solve the language question for ethnic minority pupils in HK
EDB for not doing enough to push schools and teachers to use various services on offer, urges it to review support measures to help NCS stud
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