ESF Primary has Manadrin class?

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SJS & KJS will be the pilot schools to have daily Mandarin in Jan. Some kids are good in mandarin because many parents send their kids to have extra lessons. Kids wont speak mandarin in school unless it's during mandarin lessons.

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Re: ESF Primary has Manadrin class?

CherylMum 寫道:
Really? SJS will have daily Mandarin lesson in Jan 2007? Where did you hear this news? I have not heard of it (my daughter is studying in SJS).

And, do you know whether they will assign the students to different Mandarin lesson according to their Mandarin ability (since SJS has conducted a comprehensive review of the Mandarin ability of all students earlier this year).

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kathiema 寫道:
SJS & KJS will be the pilot schools to have daily Mandarin in Jan. Some kids are good in mandarin because many parents send their kids to have extra lessons. Kids wont speak mandarin in school unless it's during mandarin lessons.

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To CherylMum,

Don't worry, Dr. Weston will send newsletter home to inform parents.

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Re: ESF Primary has Manadrin class?

How about BHS? Will they have daily Mandarin by Sept 07 as well?

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Is Mandarin really that important in a place like HK where 99% of the kids either speak English or Cantonese? It is hard for me to comprehend it is currently becoming a criteria for choosing which school to study. It is even more difficult to comprehed fluent mandarin is expected from a child in a school with only 1 lesson of mandarin a day.

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CherylMum 寫道:
To me, having daily Mandarin lessons is not my major consideration in selecting a school (otherwise I won't choose ESF!).

That said, learning a language when the kid is still young has its advantage. Like me, I learnt Mandarin only in the university. Though I was excellent in pinyin, I could not grasp the pronunciation very well and the accent is of course a bit "odd".

So, having Mandarin lessons is a plus, but not necessarily a must.

In fact, I still prefer my daughter to learn Chinese using Cantonese, which will be much easier to them, be it reading or writing.

Agree!

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Re: ESF Primary has Manadrin class?

KJS will be the pilot schools to have daily Mandarin in Jan ??

Are you sure ?
Although my daughter is studying the KJS, I have no idea about it !!

Please enlighten me !!

kathiema 寫道:
SJS & KJS will be the pilot schools to have daily Mandarin in Jan. Some kids are good in mandarin because many parents send their kids to have extra lessons. Kids wont speak mandarin in school unless it's during mandarin lessons.

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Re: ESF Primary has Manadrin class?

UP !

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Re: ESF Primary has Manadrin class?

Learning Mandarin is not really that important to the children, but it is important in the eyes of the parents.

Why did everybody study English decades ago? Practicability.

Now it is the same case for Mandarin, whether for political or commercial reasons. Knowing an additional language (in this case, another dialect) definitely opens up a lot more opportunities for oneself. This being said, I also agree that learning Mandarin is a plus but not a must.

TeddyBear2006 寫道:
Is Mandarin really that important in a place like HK where 99% of the kids either speak English or Cantonese? It is hard for me to comprehend it is currently becoming a criteria for choosing which school to study. It is even more difficult to comprehed fluent mandarin is expected from a child in a school with only 1 lesson of mandarin a day.

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i think it is quite important for children to know a second language and nowadays we all know where all the jobs are in the future.. why not?

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I really do not know where all the jobs are in the future. Maybe you have some crystal ball.

I guess we are all learning 2nd language which is English. Mandarin is considered to be the 3rd.

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It is always good to learn more than less but pushing Mandarin to such a sacre status seems rather trendy than for the good sake of children.

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Re: ESF Primary has Manadrin class?

Hi,

I would like to know more about SJS, would anyone pls share with me in terms of the student's discipline, learning environment, teaching staff attitude...etc.?

Since I'm struggling to let my daughter to study at Int'd school or local school, so I would like to hear from you more.

Thank you very much.

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Re: ESF Primary has Manadrin class?

bbtung 寫道:
KJS will be the pilot schools to have daily Mandarin in Jan ??

Are you sure ?
Although my daughter is studying the KJS, I have no idea about it !!

Please enlighten me !!

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kathiema 寫道:
SJS & KJS will be the pilot schools to have daily Mandarin in Jan. Some kids are good in mandarin because many parents send their kids to have extra lessons. Kids wont speak mandarin in school unless it's during mandarin lessons.

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They postpone to March.