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I have no issues at all for my boy learning simplified Chinese. By putting him in IS, I am prepared that Chinese will not be his mother tongue. In fact, I am glad that at least he is learning Chinese and can communicate to others in Chinese.

It's easier for him to learn to write the simplified Chinese, so he's more eager to do it. He can read most full version Chinese characters but can't write any. He reads both simplified and full version Chinese books.

I learned full version in HK and switched to simplified in Australia as the Aussie follows the Singaporean Chinese curriculum. My hubby has lived all his life in HK so far. Now he mostly writes in simplified Chinese as he can type Pinyin so fast on his computer in simplified Chinese.

Put it that way, we and our kids are not going to be Chinese scholars who specialise in ancient Chinese studies anyway. From the practical point of view, the simplified Chinese is more useful as it is more widely used all over the world now.

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本帖最後由 Activehealth 於 16-4-21 16:02 編輯

I read an article recently saying that 分=份，志=誌，申=伸 in many ancient Chinese writings.
I think that traditional Chinese should not only include full version Chinese characters, some of the simplified Chinese characters are indeed traditional Chinese as well.

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繁簡體的問題吾係好大，因為好多其實都估得到，真係完全吾同樣的字可能就係一、兩百個。小朋友在香港長大，耳濡目染，吾會吾識繁體字。

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我希望自己教小朋友繁體，或出面上tuition 學繁體。只係懂簡體好難明繁體，懂繁體好容易明簡體。

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我希望自己教小朋友繁體，或出面上tuition 學繁體。只係懂簡體好難明繁體，懂繁體好容易明簡體。

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At ESF seminar yesterday, they mentioned all their primary students are using the chinese textbook which are all 1 side is Simplied Chinese and the other side is traditional chinese words! Lessons frequency has changed from 2 lesson a week into daily lesson! Students can choose by themselves either using simplified or transitional chinese to answer papers, even mix is still ok! So, I think IS are now more flexible on this issue as parents have different views on this, the trend may come to accept both!

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At ESF seminar yesterday, they mentioned all their primary students are using ...

That's a good news! Is it referring to primary school or secondary school? Thanks.

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Personally I feel that Simplified Chinese is more a "tool" than a "culture".

My hubby and myself have solid Chinese language foundation, in both Simplified and Traditional Chinese, that we can even write in Mainland Chinese style and with local phrase and terms.

But I do want my child to learn the language as a "culture", so it would be more effective to start with Traditional Chinese. When he builds a good foundation on Chinese culture with Traditional Chinese, it's just piece of cake to learn Simplified Chinese as a "tool".

My own experience proves this to be an easy process, but it's challenging to go vice versa.

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本帖最後由 Park88 於 16-4-23 10:09 編輯

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As yesterday's (wed) seminar is for Kindergarten & Primary, thus I'm not so sure for Secondary cuz during the Secondary seminar which was held on Monday didn't have so much to talk about the Simplified/Traditional chinese topic, as this was only a question raised by a parent at yesterday's Kinder/primary seminar! But I think they will in line with each other,I can feel ESF is putting more emphasis on their Chinese curriculum, their students are divided into 3 streams for chinese studies, for those both parents are foreigners, the chinese lessons will not be as difficult as for those local chinese students; for those native language is chinese family, their chinese curriculum will be more intensive and harder, they can choose to attend both local and overseas exam. For others in between the two, will take a moderate chinese curriculum!

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本帖最後由 elmostoney 於 16-4-22 14:44 編輯

Follow what's the most comfortable for yourself.  I know many mainland Chinese who can easily read traditional Chinese as well.  You can read if you want to.  If you don't want to, I know lots of HKers who complain reading Simplified Chinese is a chore.  Unless your child has the potential to become a Chinese scholar, don't feel bogged down by "中華文化" to make it difficult for him by pushing him to learn two systems at the same time.

Keep in mind that IS kids' Chinese is not great to start with.  I know a CIS graduate (now working already) who learned traditional in school.  Subsequent work and living took him to China.  He said if he had a choice all over again, he would choose to learn Simplified Chinese.  Remember IS kids' Chinese is not as fluent as our generation.  So what  we think of as easy to switch from traditional to simplified could prove a more difficult task for them.

Interesting to note -- I find that parents who tend to travel often to work in China are much more receptive of their kids learning simplified Chinese.

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Admitted or not, simplified Chinese is the trend.

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To me, language is for communication. Except Hk , Macau and Taiwan, Simplifed chines is well used in the rest of the world. I can't think of reason to go against it

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Note also that quite a few IS also teaches in traditional Chinese for some of their streams. For parents who are keen on traditional Chinese characters, the choice is still available.

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When my daughter 1st attended this IS she totally not into speaking mandarin. moreover this school apparently both english n mandarin are 50/50, so gotta send tuition and glad this tuition centre helps her to pick up real fast.
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Hi Joyousmum - PM you! Many thanks.

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Simplified Chinese is the trend? Maybe, but there are more IS switching to Traditional Chinese now, because Hong Kong uses traditional chinese, schools want students to be able to apply and learn their Chinese in daily life, this way of learning is more efficient and interesting.

I am not against simplified chinese, but given the choice, I would always choose traditional chinese. I think once you know traditional chinese, you can easily read simplified chinese with some getting use to, but more difficult the other way round.

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