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chongcm 發表於 17-6-15 16:14
It's good if he can master both languages.  Sometimes it also depends on the kids' interest in the  ...

That would  be so undesirable, that's why as parents we need to provide enough vocabulary and opportunities for them to practice oral cantonese early on. And don't let the development of Cantonese too lag behind otherwise they will drop it off soon, especially after 7/8 years old. But not all kids can manage both languages well early on, though with time they will probably catch up.

chongcm

364857 發表於 17-6-15 16:30
That would  be so undesirable, that's why as parents we need to provide enough vocabulary and oppor ...

Yes, I agree parents can help a lot but as they get older especially in secondary school, some kids get the peer pressure that speaking Cantonese in IS is so "local"...
So many factors can affect a child's language proficiency other than school curriculum itself

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chongcm 發表於 17-6-15 16:38
Yes, I agree parents can help a lot but as they get older especially in secondary school, some kids ...

That's why we need to provide other opportunities too, e.g. speaking to grandparents and Cantonese speaking friends or coaches.

chongcm

364857 發表於 17-6-15 16:56
That's why we need to provide other opportunities too, e.g. speaking to grandparents and Cantonese  ...

有時自己都諗應該同小朋友講中定英,最後都係廣東話.

chongcm

Covenant2017 發表於 17-6-15 17:10
沒有這個問題，孩子在學校或與同學一起時只會用英語交談，但在家或出席家庭聚會或我們朋友聚會就只會用廣 ...

If your child can follow then good but some kids will not follow the rule as they grow older..

shadeslayer

chongcm 發表於 17-6-15 15:50
本帖最後由 chongcm 於 17-6-15 15:51 編輯

True.In reality, it's very difficult to be native in bo ...

My English is not native but even I can think Chinese when speaking Chinese and think English when speaking English.   i believe most children with high levels of Chinese and English can think in both languages.  Let me ask my girl.

happyfleet

Covenant2017 發表於 17-6-15 16:16
那是父母造成的，我們在家只會用廣東話跟孩子溝通，孩子用英文回應我們會立刻阻止。 ...

請問當你小朋友還是幼稚園/初小時, 你會點樣阻止他們用英語回答? 我小朋友將升小, 最緊幾星期開始用英文同我講野, 之前我們是一直是全廣東話對答的。我應該叫他重新用廣東話再講一次? 可以分享下嗎?

happyfleet

Covenant2017 發表於 17-6-15 22:04
很簡單，每次小朋友用英文回答或跟我們説話，我們都會叫小朋友用中文再説，若不肯，我們就不回應直至改用中 ...

謝謝你

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我們已入讀了K2幾個月，對一切都很滿意，訓練得小孩很獨立，例如要自己換泳衣玩水之後再自己乾身攪掂再收拾東西。最難得放學後可以自由參加課外活動（有十幾種㨂要另收費但不貴），參加完還有遲一班的校車可接送回家。
開校後發現之前讀開甚麼幼稚園也有，Vic, Dalton, ESF, rightmind

Atecila

TeresaWWT 發表於 17-11-8 23:59
Hi, my kids used to go to ESF and now in Kellett... both schools do not provide lots of mandarin an ...

Thanks for the reply! How do you compare the two schools esf and Kellet? Do you mind sharing why you have switched to Kellet from esf? Many thanks in advance. My feeling is that Kellet's Chinese level seems even more basic with fewer Chinese students - not sure if this is indeed the case.

Atecila

364857 發表於 17-11-9 07:50
我們已入讀了K2幾個月，對一切都很滿意，訓練得小孩很獨立，例如要自己換泳衣玩水之後再自己乾身攪掂再收拾 ...

Thanks for the shAring indeed !!! Seems GSIS is quite disciplined indeed. Do most of the students behave well in class and how is it compared with esf ? I am also wondering if they have any Chinese class At all. Many thanks in advance for any insights!!

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Atecila 發表於 17-11-9 19:54
Thanks for the shAring indeed !!! Seems GSIS is quite disciplined indeed. Do most of the students b ...

Very different style from ESF. Chinese at kinder is PTH is 2x/ week each 30 min. But we will self supplement her chinese learning anyway.

Atecila

TeresaWWT 發表於 17-11-9 20:00
Hi. I never expect both schools would provide lots of Chinese support to begin with so I have alway ...

Thanks so much for the reply! Would you say national curriculum at Kellet is more structured than IBPYP? I am also more inclined for a more structured programme at early years.They also IB depends very much on the quality of the teachers not sure if it's your experience too. Separately Is it the case that there are only very few Chinese at Kellet and most of the students are expats?