讀了SC, 反而不願說英文?

agaperamy

My kid is studying in SC in K1 this year. When he was in pre-nursery, he spoke only Engish to me at home. He also went to an international pre-nursery class at that time. But after studying in SC (English and Cantonese Class), he switches to Cantonese. He doesn't want to speak English at home. I am wondering if other kids have the same problem. Please share, as it really troubles me a lot! Thanks!

agaperamy

Continued with the last message, may I ask the mums who have kids studying in K2 and K3 to share if their kids speak more English in K2 and K3 than in K1?

SC is famous for English proficiency. I don't understand why my boy is not willing to speak English. Please advice. Many Many Thanks!!!

MB媽咪

妳應該選擇國際學校not國際英文幼稚園
妳選擇得主流班, 小朋友之間都是用中文溝通. 回家後自然便會說中文多的

dwkw333

agaperamy 發表於 12-6-18 16:29
Continued with the last message, may I ask the mums who have kids studying in K2 and K3 to share if  ...

"...SC is famous for English proficiency..." ==> I think you expect too much on St. Cat....However, I can tell you the fact that the students in St. Cat. loves the school so much!

agaperamy

Hi dwkw333,

Thanks for your reply! You said that the students in SC loves the school so much. Will they enjoy the school life more in K2 and K3 when compared with in K1? What do they like in their school? Will they have more activities? Thanks a lot!

gloria_cwy3

我諗 "唔講" 唔代表佢 "唔識"。如果你是中國人，小朋友用中文同你溝通，係好正常的一件事。如果將來讀主流小學，同學仔之間也是用中文溝通的。
我仔仔未夠兩歲，只識講單字/簡單詞語，但佢都識分 "同媽媽爸爸講中文" 、"同工人姐姐/西人鄰居講英文"。

bearcat2003

我覺得冇問題,
呀女同我地講中文,同工人姐姐自動轉台講英文,,
如果我地用英文問佢問題,佢會轉台講英文

agaperamy

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Hi bearcat2003,

My son isn't like this. He will ask us to speak Cantonese even if we speak English to him! That makes us think he is reluntant to speak in English!

MB媽咪

有些人認為在SC讀書就覺得英文一定會特別好,其實SC只是提供教材和一個大平台讓你的小朋友在快樂的環境下學習和增強自信的機會.
的確SC所提供的英文教材比其他幼稚園深, 但如果父母唔FOLLOW根本是很難配合.  

我好唔明白我們都是中國人, 在香港生活為何要用英文和小朋友溝通呢, 是否覺得很了不起 ? 有沒有想過小朋友將來升小學OR讀傳統學校.
到時候可能會比其他小朋友排斥就太可憐啦 !

cycream

MB媽咪 發表於 12-6-18 17:14
妳應該選擇國際學校not國際英文幼稚園
妳選擇得主流班, 小朋友之間都是用中文溝通. 回家後自然便會說中文多 ..

Yes, I think it is becasue your son is in E/C class.  My son only spoke english before 2 years old.  He studied N1 E/C class in another kg, he started to speak a lot of cantonese.  but he is now in SC K1 E/P class, he speaks much more english and mandarin.  Sometimes when I speak to him in cantonese, he said "mommy, no cantonese, either english or 普通話", ms xx & x老師 say only english or 普通話.  

dwkw333

agaperamy 發表於 12-6-19 08:05
Hi dwkw333,

Thanks for your reply! You said that the students in SC loves the school so much. Will  ...

I guess it is the interactive teaching approach to let the student enjoy studying...

agaperamy

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Hi ourbaby,

I speak English to my son but my husband speaks Cantonese to him so as to provide hime with the language environment to learn both languages. I think a lot of parents are using the same method. How about you and other mums? Please share, thanks!

gloria_cwy3

agaperamy 發表於 12-6-20 07:51
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Hi ourbaby,

My hubby and I use Cantonese only when I am speaking with my son. We are chinese. Why we need to speak in a foreign language! Of course, when I'm talking to both my son and my helper, I will speak English.

In the estate that I live, French women talk with their kids in french. Indian women talk with their kids in Indian. Japanese moms speak in Japanese. Mainland moms speak in Mandarin. Only HK moms are not speaking to their kids in their mother language. And I am the only HK mom who speaks Cantonese. What a strange phenomenon it is.

MB媽咪

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呢種現象係好奇怪, 我有些親戚住在英國和美國多年, 能講流利正統口音英語, 但他跟自己的小朋友只會講中文, 因為他怕自己小朋友不懂中文, 日後回流的時候怕會很難溝通.

有時候在街上見到一些父母, 大大聲用英文和自己小朋友溝通, 但有無想過發港式的英文, 真係好難聽.

我認識一位朋友, 他的小朋友從小到大都是在國際學校讀書.
現在已經畢業要到社會找工作, 但一直都找唔到.
當中一個原因是不懂中文.

ac917

樓主，其實你小朋友之前讀International Kgs，來到SC一定感覺十分唔同，如果你真的了解SC，其實SC同國際學校好唔同，佢地好注重中文方面既訓練，這樣我地既小朋友先容易配合入本地既傳統學校，我個人認為中文絕對難學過英文，不過呢點就真係要睇你預計小朋友將來入讀乜野學校啦！

不過，你小朋友完全唔想講英文又有d奇怪，喺SC，K1有一半時間對NET，所以我覺得呢個唔係好大問題，唔肯講並唔代表唔識講或者講得唔好，但如果你都好想小朋友在家同媽咪講返英文，不妨同位NET teacher講，叫佢提小朋友返屋企或遇到有人同佢講英文，佢就要講英文，因為呢個都係尊重既一種。

dwkw333

ac917 發表於 12-6-20 12:48
樓主，其實你小朋友之前讀International Kgs，來到SC一定感覺十分唔同，如果你真的了解SC，其實SC同國際學 ...

樓主，其實你小朋友之前讀International Kgs，來到SC一定感覺十分唔同，如果你真的了解SC，其實SC同國際學校好唔同，佢地好注重中文方面既訓練，這樣我地既小朋友先容易配合入本地既傳統學校，我個人認為中文絕對難學過英文，不過呢點就真係要睇你預計小朋友將來入讀乜野學校啦！

==> Strongly agree!!!

agaperamy

Thanks ac917, dwkw333 and MBmummy for your sharing. I plan to let my son study in local primary school.

joeyxlma

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May I know if English is your mother tougue? Do your child knows you speaks Cantonese too?

Assuming that you are Cantonese speaking, so my fair guess is that you may only speak English to him but will speak Cantonese to others, so knows very well that you could speak Cantonese and more important your mother tougue is Cantonese.

If it is the case, I think it is just because he could feel that your English is not your best language; or at least not mother tougue and so do not feel that he should speak in English with you.  It is very natural to children..Children are very sensitive to language and could diffentiate who speaks which language.

I myself have a similar experience but the other way round, i.e. when she is small I speak English & PTH with her, but when I she got to 2nd term of K1, I purposely not to speak English and PTH with her because my Eng/PTH are not that good as compare with her teachers (native speakers). I don't want her to learn anything HK English/PTH from me.

I think the most important point is that you are worry too much on this. I don;'t think it will affect his English standards at at,

cutecutewing

我個女k2係英普班，我同佢地去學校親子旅行時，所有小朋友都是用英文或者普通話溝通的，呢樣係我十分讚賞的。