The problem is that some (quite many ?) of the so-called EMI schools encourage students to attempt certain subjects in Chinese in CE (e.g. liberal studies, bible, history) and AL in order to push up the passing percentage. This is very bad because these EMI schools take the advantage and the EMB is double-standard in this matter.
Yes, quite a lot of so-called EMI schools in fact only teach 50% of subjects in English, and for subjects in English, they use English text books but may teach in Cantonese (?). So they are not really EMI schools, but are more bilingual schools.
Now there are not much restrictions on EMI schools from EMB and DSS, these schools can teach different no. of subjects in English as they like. In future (by 2008 or after), EMB will set a standard for being EMI schools - need to accept at least 85% students who pass the required standard in Eng, Chinese and Maths. The % of students maybe adjusted after consultation which has just ended on July 2.
發表於 05-7-8 11:19
