Lunar New Year Event 2024@Manchester
- 港講廣團隊
- Aug 12, 2024
- 1 min read
Updated: Aug 13, 2024
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On Shifting from Cantonese to Mandarin: A Response to the Shangri-La Chair’s "Competitiveness" Argument
Is learning a language merely a matter of competitiveness, or is there something more to it? Recently, Hui Kuok, Chairman and CEO of the Shangri-La Group, suggested at the HSBC Global Investment Summit that Hong Kong schools should consider replacing Cantonese with Mandarin as the primary medium of instruction. What’s her argument? To make the next generation more "competitive," Hong Kong must tighten its linguistic and cultural ties with mainland China. As the daughter of Ro
“Jayden, Mommy told you…” How Should Overseas Hong Kong Parents Handle Kids Mixing Chinese and English?
A video has recently gone viral online where an influencer exaggeratedly mimics the "half-Chinese, half-English" way some Hong Kong parents speak. You hear disjointed phrases like, “Fast a bit put down that toy!” or “Mommy told you like this is not correct lah!” While this "Jayden's Mom" style of speaking seems like a genuine effort to create a bilingual environment, it actually creates hidden risks for a child's language development. So, how can we help children truly reap t
Standard or Traditional Characters? Reclaiming the Story of Chinese Characters for the Next Generation
For Chinese parents living abroad, teaching our children Chinese often feels like a persistent tug-of-war between two worlds—a struggle to ensure our cultural roots aren't lost to time and distance. In our daily lessons, we face a choice that seems simple but carries profound weight: when teaching our children Chinese, should we call it Standard Characters (正體字 / zing3 tai2 zi6) or Traditional Characters (繁體字 / faan4 tai2 zi6)? This isn't just about semantics; the names we us
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