有冇家長后侮選了國際學校，而非傳統小學？

shadeslayer

原帖由 Mighty 於 13-04-01 發表
RAMEN,不如講下你点解選択ESF？　我就、、、我当年因為従外国回流、小朋友不識中文、根本無MAAK選択、意外 ...

Mighty,

I think others would like to hear why did you regret your decision to go IS.

mesmerising

其實笑人發音唔正好像有點不對。但有個我覺得幾得意的，因我丈夫發唔到音，就係pond同point.  佢發唔到oin "我~愛~銀＂這個變奏音，只能發短音on"安＂。
其實發短／單音正是廣東話的特徵。

tay

Very much agree with the view that every family's situation is different - LS might be good for some while IS is good for others.  But i don't think it's correct to make the assumption/generalisation that LS == heavy workload or children in LS == no childhood or the more controversially, IS == fluent native English (more so to written English).  It's not fair to say that every LS drowns the child with homework.  One child can finish off 3 pieces of simple homework within an hour, another may take 3 hours to finish it.  So all boils down to what you want for your child and your child's personality and capabilities, and the support you can give to your child.   

shadeslayer

原帖由 mesmerising 於 13-04-01 發表
本帖最後由 mesmerising 於 13-4-1 16:26 編輯

其實笑人發音唔正好像有點不對。但有個我覺得幾得意的， ...

Even more who cannot handle Edith/Judith that "ith" at the end.  In fact many who cannot handle "th" well, let alone "ith".

It is one of the few things, if a person learn pronunciation at a young age, the chance of success is much higher.

The other one is reading speed.

shadeslayer

原帖由 Mighty 於 13-04-01 發表
本帖最後由 Mighty 於 13-4-1 05:26 編輯

先回答正提：現在這刻的答案是「有」、但選校当刻是在無其他選 ...

I doubt Regina Yip was too arrogant to correct her accent. It is simply something very difficult for adults to change.

luckyveronique

Mighty 發表於 13-4-1 13:26
RAMEN,不如講下你点解選択ESF？　我就、、、我当年因為従外国回流、小朋友不識中文、根本無MAAK選択、意外 ...

不識中文入到ESF不出奇，若不識英文入到才要意外吧。

同意樓上有家長所講，不如講下為何對選擇IS甚至于選擇ESF而感到后悔

shadeslayer

Mighty  我反覚得READING　SPEED是可以訓練的、如果果排READING　READ得多、SPEED自然会向上。　発音就非常同意、the younger you learn the better.  不過当然有例外GE.

xxxxxx

My daughter and I are a perfect example.  My English was top of class in primary school years and have since studied abroad in University years.  I have a higher degree and I read "quite" a lot for leisure.  At the age of about 6 to 7 years, my girl could already read 5 to 7 times faster than I did.  Over the many years I read many more books and articles than my girl but I read no where near her speed.  Give me another 10 years I could not even approach her speed, so it is not about training and time.

mesmerising

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除自小訓練外，我反而覺得reading speed 和那人的性格有關。性格執著認真，對細節obsess的人，reading speed 通常比較慢。我自己就正正是一個例子！
相反，我兒係一個樂觀、豁達的easygoer, 他閱讀速度神速！

umom

原帖由 mesmerising 於 13-04-01 發表
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除自小訓練外。我反而覺得reading speed 和那人的性格有關。性格執著認真，對細 ...

Yes, I agree! Training, but personality matters too.

shadeslayer

mesmerising 發表於 13-4-1 22:58
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除自小訓練外，我反而覺得reading speed 和那人的性格有關。性格執著認真，對細 ...

Agree, but easy-going or not cannot explain the 5 to 7 times in my case, right?

shadeslayer

Annie123 發表於 13-4-2 00:43
印象中，你小朋友是讀 sjs，你一直都好像對學校很滿意。
現在說覺得後悔，我覺得有點 surprised，其實覺 ...

9 of 10, people are talking about Chinese being weaker in general.  It is likely to be the same reason.  I don't know since when Chinese becomes everything in education, nothing seem to matter anymore.  Of course Chinese is important, but ......  

shadeslayer

mesmerising  May be our children are both gifted in reading.  My son doesn't only read fast, but with high accuracy as well.  I certainly blame my slow reading speed to my personality.  發表於 4 分鐘前

xxxxxx

I doubt it.  Most of the children I know who read a lot at an young age can attain similar speed.  Her reading speed is hardly the fastest among her classmates.

hkparent

Some LS students have very high reading speed if they read a lot, but not thinking and speaking speed in English, which can only be attained if they communicate in English on a daily basis.

hkparent

If Chinese is more important today, why are interviews for medical boards, law firm trainees, non-JUPAS university entries, management trainees in MNCs (even the HK based Cathay Pacific) and professional posts in the civil service conducted in English? Why do Band 1 secondary schools teach in English?

If any of the above are conducted in Mandarin in future, I don't think our children can compete with the Mainland students.

shadeslayer

原帖由 hkparent 於 13-04-02 發表
Some LS students have very high reading speed if they read a lot, but not thinking and speaking spee ...

Hkparent,

Don't all EMI LS provide an all-English environment at school? Is that good enough?

shadeslayer

Mesmerizing,

I am sure you have your basis for that 50% assertion.  From all the children I came across, her classmates, friends and family, LS kids and IS kids etc, I would say personality accounts for far less than 50% in reading speed.

minirat

shadeslayer 發表於 13-3-31 18:20
HK accent is fine but wrong pronunciation is not.

I agree that HK accent or any other accent is ok.  It's more of the confidence in speaking the language that matters.

hkparent

I attended an EMI school and I can say it's far from enough. We don't have much chance to speak in English. Lessons are not interactive. Peers communicate with one another in Cantonese during breaks. Unless the parents speak with the child in good English at home or there is private English tutorial every day, I doubt the English speaking capability of EMI students.