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CALHK
Jul 30, 20221 min read
Routledge Press: Teaching Chinese as a Second Language: The Way of the Learner
By Jane Orton and Andrew Scrimgeour Chapter 1 of this book is available online. ISBN: 978-1-351-20687-7 (ebk) So much to like: The...
CALHK
Dec 31, 20211 min read
Hong Kong Unison publishes a comparative study on second language education policies overseas
Hong Kong Unison releases a comparative study on language education policies which support second language learners from K1 to P3. The...
CALHK
Oct 6, 20211 min read
The Chief Executive's 2021 Policy Address
Paragraph 146: Non‐Chinese Speaking Students 146. To encourage non‐Chinese speaking parents to send their children to local...
CALHK
Oct 1, 20211 min read
Hong Kong Unison: Submission to C.E. Policy Address Consultation (2021).
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CALHK
Jun 25, 20211 min read
HKU | Using Chinese social media in classroom teaching materials can boost student motivation
Incorporating Chinese social media into classroom teaching materials can enhance Chinese learning for motivation for CAL students. In...
CALHK
Mar 31, 20211 min read
Audit Commission Hong Kong | EDB should step up monitoring of school receiving the NCS Grant.
Audit Commission Hong Kong, Director of Audits report No 76: The number of students from non-Chinese speaking families attending local...
CALHK
Mar 4, 20211 min read
EOC | Calls for urgent action to develop Chinese as a second Language Curriculum.
Equal Opportunities Commission submission to the Legislative Council February, 2021. Page 8: On the educational challenges of...
CALHK
Jan 1, 20211 min read
EDB | Funding for learning and teaching of Chinese for NCS students in the 2021/22 school year.
EDB funding for schools admitting 'NCS' students. See table below. View EDB Circular here:
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
Oct 9, 20201 min read
CALHK Submission: HKSARG Policy Address Consulation 2020
CALHK Submission to HKSARG Policy Address Consultation, 2020.
CALHK
Oct 1, 20201 min read
The University of Hong Kong: improving Chinese language skills for KG students in NCS families
Using the Home-School-Community Model to Enhance the Chinese Language Proficiency of Non-Chinese Speaking Children This research follows...
CALHK
Jan 1, 20201 min read
Oxfam Hong Kong | Study on the Challenges Faced by Mainstream Schools in Educating Ethnic Minorities
The most comprehensive report to date describing the challenges faced by NCS students and their teachers.
CALHK
Sep 1, 20191 min read
EOC | Closing the Gap: Report of the Working Group on Education for Ethnic Minorities
Plug the gaps in the existing system in order to have in place a full-fledged Chinese-as-a second language curriculum.
CALHK
Aug 27, 20191 min read
Oxfam Hong Kong | The research report on the non-Chinese speaking kindergarteners learning Chinese
Unfortunately, we have seen an insufficiency in the government’s support to the non-Chinese speaking students’ early childhood education.
CALHK
Jul 1, 20191 min read
Hong Kong Unison | Submission to Policy Address Consultation 2019 on Equal Rights and Education
EDB should require kindergartens which received NCS grants make reporting transparent to safeguard the accountability of the funding
CALHK
Jun 1, 20191 min read
Hong Kong Unison | Ethnic Minority Parent Opinions- support measures, Kindergarten education scheme
The Chinese foundation of the children built in KGs does not give ethnic minority parents confidence to send their children to a mainstream
CALHK
Mar 1, 20191 min read
HK Policy Research Institute | Study for Chinese proficiency of the non-language subjects textbooks
Over 60% of non-Chinese speaking students reported that they could not effectively cope with non-language subjects.
CALHK
Feb 19, 20191 min read
Office of The Ombudsman Hong Kong | Government's Support for non-Chinese speaking Students.
Recommendations include: EDB to conduct prompt and regular reviews on the effectiveness of the Learning Framework, and strengthen the...
CALHK
Nov 19, 20181 min read
Hong Kong Unison | Submission on Report of HK under (ICERD)
even though the Learning Framework has been implemented since 2014, there...
CALHK
May 1, 20181 min read
The Zubin Foundation | Securing a good start for students of Chinese as an additional language at KG
Linguistic and racial segregation in HK kindergartens
Reading and writing present the greatest challenges
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