英小 vs 中小

WYmom

原文章由 w_y 於 07-11-27 14:53 硐表
網上小學概覽話 sfa 係中小
我都明明記得呢間係英小...

http://psp.proj.hkedcity.net/2007/chi/detail_sch_basic.php?sch_id=13

唔止一年咁寫架啦.

Have asked the school before, remember that only English and Science are in English....  so not really an English primary.  You can check with the school again.

WYmom

原文章由 G-Ma 於 07-12-5 14:30 發表
同樣的情況一樣會在他們讀中學, 大學時發生, 那時課程更深更難理解, 但他們堂上要說英文, 看英文書, 做英文作業, 但思考卻要用中文, 那不是更花功夫?!  那不是在小學時打好底子更好嗎?

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G-Ma,

Actually do you know if your kid "think" in Cantonese first and translate to English to speak out or does she think in English directly?  If kids are used to Chinese teaching in primary, they will need to translate to English if they study in EMI secondary, but if they are used to English teaching since P.1, will they simply "think" in English?

Besides, does your kid like learning Chinese and reading Chinese story books?  Seems to me that kids study in English primary tend to like English more than Chinese and some may even don't have interest to learn Chinese.

Thanks.

[ 本文章最後由 WYmom 於 07-12-5 15:16 編輯 ]

WYmom

原文章由 ChiChiPaPa 於 07-12-5 17:42 發表
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In Europe, people used to learn 2 or 3 languages together, but the languages usually have some similarities.  For us, Chinese and English are entirely different, that's why it maybe more difficult for the kids to learn the 2 languages together.  Usually they will learn one of the language at a faster speed than the other, depends which language they are more exposed to.  

We all know that Chinese language is in fact more difficult than English, so should the kids study in Chinese primary first?  However, HK is a Chinese society and kids have little chance to speak or learn English, then should they study in English primary to learn more English so that they can adapt more easily in secondary?  I think this is always controversial and is a dilemma for many parents.

What's your view?

WYmom

原文章由 ChiChiPaPa 於 07-12-5 18:54 發表


我的意見是最理想就是不選擇(除語文科目外)用單一教學語言的學校(無論用的語言是英文、普通話或廣東話)。

(即係純中文或英文小學，都唔好！)

最好係不同學科可用不同語言教授。孩子應該在多語文環境下成長。

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Oh, if then, everything a little bit, what will the result be??

Actually, is the standard of students from existing local English primaries really higher than those from Chinese primaries?  Seems not very obvious.  So I think that the teaching approach and teachers' quality are more the key factors for decision on selecting schools.