Vol.1 No.5 English: Using It or Losing It

with a special report on the increasing problem of youth drug abuse
December 2009 Volume 1 Number 5 a quarterIy journaI from the hongkong federation of youth groups
3 EditoriaI
Rosanna Wong
Executive Director, HKFYG
4 HighIight
Lakshmi Jacota
English: use it or lose it?
8 Interview
Amy Tsui
University of Hong Kong
English skills and the search
for a common language
11 Interview pIus
Kingsley Bolton
City University of Hong Kong
Culture of confidence,
not of complaint
16 Opinion
Regina p
Savantas Policy nstitute
English standards:
grasping the nettle
Feature
18 Grant Butler
British Council
Speaking of English:
an upbeat message
21 Diana Martin
English 24/7:
Hong Kong students abroad
24 Insight
Young musicians give English
a warm welcome
26 Perspective
Lingua franca for Hong Kong:
comment from professionals
and the business sector
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December 2009 Volume 1 Number 5 C103/032
28 Growing trends
Survey on mastering or avoiding English
32 Youth speak
English is essential,
but often worrying
On the agenda
Special report on school drug testing
36 Daniel Shek
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong: a special case?
38 Sally Wong
David Wong
Narcotics Division
Testing time
41 Audrey Eu
Legislative Councillor
Sense of proportion
TaIking point
42 Rosanna Wong
Executive Director, HKFYG
Presence not presents
44 Drug abuse:
how other countries cope
Fresh focus
45 English TALKS!
46 HKFYG Standard Chartered
English Public Speaking Contest 2010
48 KaIeidoscope
Creativity with confidence
51 Factsheet
Acknowledgements and
distribution information
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Notes and sources
1 Hasman, Melvia, "The Role of English in the 21st Century", English Teaching ForumOnline.
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English
Language Programs; Volume 39, Number 1, pp.1-2, http://cs.bilgi.edu.
tr/~hobbittr/english/CS_COMP_149_Role_English_21st_century.pdf (accessed15November
2009)
2 Graduate Management Admissions Council (2008), "Education Markets and Globalization
- Macro Realities and Micro Considerations: The Graduate Management Education Market,"
p.2. http://www.gmac.com/NR/rdonlyres/A3D11C04-B37C-4733-8074-
C2B2BAAE08A5/0/1aEducationMarketsandGlobalization.pdf (accessed 15 November 2009)
3 China's University and College Admission System, Harbin nstitute of Technology.
http://school.e-admission.cn/HomePage/105/2009-07-28/page_1787.shtml (accessed 17
November 2009)
4 Medical Student Advisors, Study Abroad for nternational Medical Students. http://www.
medstudentadvisors.com/university-of-medicine-and-pharmacy-gt-popa-of-iasi.htm(accessed
16 November 2009)
5 English Mediumnstruction at Anadolu University, Turkey. http://www.hku.
hk/clear/conference08/doc/handouts/KMAV%20Ali%20Ulus_full%20text%20of%20poster.pdf
(accessed 15 November 2009)
6 TheBolognaProcess - Towards theEuropeanHigher EducationArea, EuropeanCommission
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7 http://www.britishcouncil.org/learning-faq-the-english-language.htm(accessed 15 November
2009)
8 Evans, S "Language Policy in British Colonial Education: Evidence fromnineteenth-century
Hong Kong", Journal of Educational Administration and History 38(3), December 2006,
pp.293-312. http://www.engl.polyu.edu.hk/department/academicstaff/documents/2_Evans%
20(2006a).pdf, p.4 (accessed 15 November 2009)
9 For a summarized list of official pronouncements on the falling standards of English, see
Chun K. Wong, "The falling English standard in Hong Kong: A time has to be stemmed or
a'social psyche' has tobechanged?" University of Connecticut, p.8at Educational Resources
nformation Centre, 2002. http://www.eric.ed.
gov/ERCWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?
_nfpb=true&_&ERCExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED481801&ERCExtSearch_SearchTyp
e_0=no&accno=ED481801 (accessed 16 November 2009). See also Evans, S. "Hong
Kong's new English language policy in education" in World Englishes 19(2), pp.185-204,
2000.
10 Sir WilliamPurvis, quoted in Evans, S. "Hong Kong's new English language policy in
education" in World Englishes 19(2), pp.185-204, 2000 (p.193).
11 Lau, C.K., "Hong Kong's English Teaching Conundrum", Hong Kong Journal 2009, p.2.
http://www.hkjournal.org/archive/2009_summer/3.htm(accessed 18 November 2009)
12 Even the Education Commission's sixth report, 1995, argues that there is "little firmevidence
of declining standards".
13 Evans, S. "Hong Kong's new English language policy in education" in World Englishes
19(2), pp.185-204, 2000 (p.192).
14 Evans, Stephen and Cheng, Winnie. "Language use in the professional world in Hong
Kong." http://www.polyu.edu.hk/cpa/polyu/hotnews/details_e.php?year=all&news_id=1518
(accessed 1 December 2009)
xnIerview
tngIish skiIIs and Ihe search
Spoken tngIish on campus
wow wouId you raIe Ihe tngIish wriIing skiIIs of average sIudenIsn
AGOCJPBC OC@ <Q@M<B@ NOP?@IO'N NKJF@I NFDGGN C<Q@ DHKMJQ@?, OC@DM RMDOO@I NFDGGN
C<Q@ IJO. 3CDN C<N OJ ?J RDOC HJ?@N JA >JHHPID><ODJI, <I? DI>GP?@N OC@ @AA@>ON
JA @-G@<MIDIB, =GJBN, RDFDN, <I? IJR ORDOO@MN. 3J?<T, OCDIBN <M@ HJQDIB NJ A<NO
<I? K@JKG@ <M@ =@>JHDIB NJ DHK<OD@IO. 2OP?@ION C<Q@ NO<MO@? H<FDIB KJR@MKJDIO
KM@N@IO<ODJIN, RDOC =PGG@O KJDION <I? KD>OPM@N, <I? OC<O ?J@NI'O C@GK OC@DM RMDOO@I
EIBGDNC. lI OC@ RJMFKG<>@, KJR@MKJDIO KM@N@IO<ODJIN <M@ JAO@I NPKKG@H@IO@?
=T C<IOJI@N@ @SKG<I<ODJIN, =PO RC@I RMDOO@I ?J>PH@ION, NP>C <N KMJKJN<GN
<I? M@KJMON C<Q@ OJ =@ KMJ?P>@? DI EIBGDNC, OC@T C<Q@ KMJ=G@HN. 2OP?@ION O<FDIB
PK OC@DM ADMNO EJ=N RDGG ADI? OC<O RMDODIB R@GG DI EIBGDNC DN M@LPDM@? IJO JIGT DI
HPGODI<ODJI<G ADMHN =PO <GNJ 2,EN.
6@ QDNDO@? ProIcssor Amy 1suI <O OC@ 5D>@-CC@GGJM'N
.AAD>@ <O HKU <I? <NF@? AJM C@M QD@RN JI DNNP@N M@G<O@? OJ
OC@ PN@ JA EIBGDNC JI ><HKPN. 2C@ NKJF@ JA OC@ N@< >C<IB@
RC@I EIBGDNC =@><H@ OC@ PIDQ@MNDOT'N cè^lX ]iXeZX <I?
OJG? PN <=JPO I@R ?@K<MOPM@N DI EIBGDNC AJM <><?@HD>
KPMKJN@N.
'AGG JQ@M OC@ RJMG?, K@JKG@ G<H@IO OC@ ?@>GDIDIB NO<I?<M?N JA EIBGDNC. HJR@Q@M,
DI OC@ HJIB *JIB >JIO@SO, l ?JI'O OCDIF OC@M@ <M@ NOMJIB BMJPI?N AJM NP>C JPG? K<NN <N I<ODQ@ NK@<F@MN. +<R NOP?@ION AJM @S<HKG@. 2JH@ JA OC@H R@IO
OCMJPBC OC@ GJ><G N>CJJG NTNO@H OJJ. BPO l <H NK@<FDIB JA OC@ Zird\ [\ cX
Zird\ C@M@ <O H*4.'
soes Ihe campus offer speciaI opporIuniIies for pracIising tngIish
wiIh inIernaIionaI sIudenIsn
l C<Q@ =@@I @I>JPM<BDIB DIO@M<>ODJI =@OR@@I GJ><G <I? DIO@MI<ODJI<G NOP?@ION,
OC@ <DH DN OJ KMJHJO@ DIO@M>PGOPM<G PI?@MNO<I?DIB. 3C<O DN HP>C HJM@ DHKJMO<IO
OC<HKPN. GDQ@I OC<O OCDN DN GP?@? AMJH ><HKPN <>ODQDOD@N. AN < M@NPGO, OC@M@ C<N =@@I < N@<
>C<IB@, <I? TJP RDGG IJR ADI? < GJO HJM@ EIBGDNC <KK@<MDIB DI KJNO@MN <=JPO
NOP?@IO <>ODQDOD@N. .A >JPMN@, KJNO@MN AMJH NO<AA <I? JAAD>@N <M@ DI EIBGDNC =@><PN@
DO DN OC@ JAAD>D<G H@?DPH JA OC@ PIDQ@MNDOT.
lI < IPH=@M JA H*4 CJNO@GN, JI@ DI @Q@MT AJPM
NOP?@ION HPNO =@ DIO@MI<ODJI<G. lI NJH@ C<GGN JA
M@ND?@I>@, ?JP=G@ MJJHN HPNO =@ NC<M@? =T <
GJ><G <I? <G NOP?@ION <O H*4
R<N 5,268. 3,368 JA OC@H R@M@ AMJH ,<DIG<I?
CCDI<. 3C<O N<D?, DO DN RJMOC M@H@H=@MDIB OC<O
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{ocaI variaIions
You have said in Ihe pasI IhaI Ihe IocaI
varieIy of tngIish does noI seem Io be
accepIed by Ihe communiIy and IhaI IocaI
variaIions are [frowned upon as errors[a
so you Ihink Ihis is Ihe case Iodayn
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Q<MD@OD@N JA EIBGDNC, OC@M@ <M@ OCJN@ RCJ N<T OC<O
DO ?J@N IJO H<OO@M RC@OC@M NKJF@I EIBGDNC
>JIAJMHN OJ 'NO<I?<M?' EIBGDNC, <N GJIB <N TJP
>JI>@MIDIB'
JM '>JI>@MIDIB <=JPO', '@HKC<NDU@' JM '@HKC<NDU@
JI'. 2JH@ RJPG? N<T <GG OC<O H<OO@MN DN RC@OC@M
[pII over Ihe worId_ peopIe IamenI Ihe decIining
sIandards of tngIisha[
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M<?D><G KJNDODJI JA N<TDIB OC<O DO ?J@NI'O H<OO@M RC@OC@M TJP N<T
'OM@@' JM 'OCM@@', <N GJIB <N OC@ >JIO@SO O@GGN TJP RCD>C JA OC@N@
O@MHN DN OJ =@ PI?@MNOJJ?. AO OC@ JOC@M @I? JA OC@ >JIODIPPH
OC@M@ <M@ K@JKG@ RCJ JIGT <>>@KO OC@ 'NO<I?<M?' Q<MD@OT, OC<O DN,
OC@ EIBGDNC NKJF@I =T BMDODNC <I? AH@MD>>@NN OJ
BM<HH<OD><GGT >JMM@>O EIBGDNC RDOC RCD>C OJ >JIQ@T KM@>DN@ H@<IDIB.
BPO JI>@ OC@T C<Q@ M@<>C@? < >@MO<DI G@Q@G JA KMJAD>D@I>T DI NP>C
EIBGDNC <I? <M@ <?@LP<O@GT NFDGG@?, OC@T >M@<ODQ@GT. 3C@ N<H@ KMDI>DKG@ <KKGD@N OJ >J?@-HDSDIB. 6CDG@ NJH@
RJPG? N<T OC@M@'N IJ KMJ=G@H RDOC >J?@-HDSDIB, l'? N<T OC<O
=@AJM@ NOP?@ION C<Q@ M@<>C@? < >JHK@O@IO G@Q@G JA EIBGDNC, DO
RJPG? ?DN<?Q<IO<B@ OC@H =@><PN@ OC@T RJPG? IJO =@ <=G@ OJ
>JINOMP>O < >JHKG@O@ N@IO@I>@ DI @DOC@M EIBGDNC JM CCDI@N@. BPO
OC@T I@@? OJ FIJR CJR OJ ?J OCDN DI JM?@M OJ H<F@ OC@DM H@<IDIB
>G@<M NJ R@ JR@ DO OJ OC@ NOP?@ION OJ O@GG OC@H, '3CDN DN CJR OC@
EIBGDNC G<IBP<B@ DN NKJF@I <I? RMDOO@I >JMM@>OGT.'
Using subjecI`specific Ianguage
xf examiners find IhaI Ihe meaning in an examinaIion
answer is uncIear_ Io whaI exIenI do you Ihink Ihey show
IoIerance Io sIudenIs heren
3C<O ?@K@I?N JI DI?DQD?P<G O@<>C@MN <I? RC@OC@M OC@ >JI>@KON
<M@ =@DIB >JHKMJHDN@?. lO ?@K@I?N JI OC@ NP=E@>O H<OO@M OJJ.
lI OC@ N>D@I>@N, OC@M@ <M@ ><N@N RC@M@ Q<BP@I@NN >@MO<DIGT
>JHKMJHDN@N OC@ >JI>@KOP<G <>>PM<>T JA PMMD>PGPH DI 2012. 6DOCDI
DO, R@ C<Q@ DIOMJ?P>@? NDS <??DODJI<G >M@?DON AJM EIBGDNC G<IBP<B@,
H<FDIB < OJO<G JA OR@GQ@. 2DS >M@?DON G<T OC@ AJPI?<ODJI AJM PIDQ@MNDOT
G@<MIDIB, <I? OC@ JOC@M NDS >M@?DON RDGG =@ DIO@BM<O@? RDOC OC@
NOP?T JA OC@DM H<EJM ?DN>DKGDI@N.
[aaawe owe iI Io Ihe sIudenIs Io IeII Ihem_
\This is how Ihe tngIish Ianguage is
spoken and wriIIen correcIIya\[
* Professor Jennifer Jenkins, Department of Modern Languages, University of Southampton,
UK.
xnIerview
6CDG@ EIBGDNC AJM <><?@HD> KPMKJN@N DN IJO < I@R >JI>@KO, RC<O
DN K@MC<KN G@NN >JHHJI DN OC@ >JGG<=JM<ODJI =@OR@@I OC@ EIBGDNC
G<IBP<B@ <I? ?DN>DKGDI@ KMJA@NNJMN RCJ RDGG JAA@M 'EIBGDNC DI
OC@ DDN>DKGDI@' >JPMN@N. 3C@N@ @H=@? OC@ G@<MIDIB JA EIBGDNC
NFDGGN DI < M@LPDM@? >JPMN@ AJM H<EJM ?DN>DKGDI@N. l <H @I>JPM<BDIB
?DN>DKGDI@ KMJA@NNJMN OJ O<F@ >G<MDOT <I? <KKMJKMD<O@I@NN JA
@SKM@NNDJI DI EIBGDNC DIOJ >JIND?@M<ODJI RC@I OC@T H<MF
<NNDBIH@ION. lO'N LPDO@ < >C<GG@IB@ =PO DO RDGG =@ HP>C HJM@
@AA@>ODQ@ =@><PN@ NOP?@ION RDGG N@@ OC@ M@G@Q@ JA OC@N@ H<I?<OJMT
>JPMN@N.
{anguage and idenIiIy
xn your book_ Language Polcy, Culture, and ldentty n
Asan Contexts_ you wroIe abouI Ihe use of tngIish and
Ihe consIrucIion of idenIiIya so you Ihink Ihe use of
tngIish by wong zong sIudenIs has affecIed Iheir sense
of idenIiIy or [desinicized[ Ihem_ as you puI iI in your
bookn
3C@ LP@NODJI JA < HJIB *JIB D?@IODOT R<N ADMNO M<DN@? DI OC@
1960N. BT OC@ 190N <I? @<MGT 1980N, DO'N Q@MT J=QDJPN AMJH OC@
JAAD>D<G N>CJJG >PMMD>PGPH OC<O HJ?@MI CCDI@N@ CDNOJMT R<N O<F@I
JPO, OC<O DN, OC@ K@MDJ? =@OR@@I 1911 <I? 1949. l ?@N>MD=@? OCDN
<N CDNOJMD><G ?@KMDQ<ODJI, RCD>C DN < FDI? JA ?@I<ODJI<GDU<ODJI.
3C@ >JI>@KO JA _\le^ ^fe^ pXe (HJIBFJIB@M) R<N =@DIB >M@<O@?
<O OC<O ODH@. lO R<N Q@MT HP>C KJGDOD><GGT-?MDQ@I <I? DO R<N <=G@
OJ O<F@ MJJO =@><PN@ OCJN@ =JMI <I? =MJPBCO PK DI HJIB *JIB,
RCJ R@M@ OC@I DI OC@DM 20N, A@GO OC<O HJIB *JIB R<N OC@DM CJH@.
AO OC<O ODH@, <B<DI, LPJODIB AMJH HT =JJF, '3C@ G@<MIDIB JA
EIBGDNC R<N H<?@ >JHKPGNJMT, =PO OC@ G@<MIDIB JA CCDI@N@ R<N
JKODJI<G... EIBGDNC @?P><ODJI R<N IJO EPNO < H@<IN JA KMJQD?DIB
OC@ GJ><G @GDO@ RDOC < >JHHPID><ODJI OJJG, =PO <GNJ < KMJ>@NN JA
<>>PGOPM<ODJI.' HJR@Q@M, OCDIBN C<Q@ >C<IB@? ?M<H<OD><GGT NDI>@
OC@I. 3C@ PN@ JA EIBGDNC AJM DIO@MI<ODJI<G >JHHPID><ODJI DN NJ
RD?@NKM@<? OC<O OC@ LP@NODJI JA '?@NDID>DU<ODJI' DN IJ GJIB@M
M@G@Q<IO.
tngIish or PuIonghua_ or tngIish and PuIonghua
so you Ihink fIuency in PuIonghua shouId be given equaI
or higher prioriIy Io tngIish in wong zong aI universiIy
IeveI_ since mainIand rhina is so imporIanI for wong
zong\s fuIuren
l'H IJO RJMMD@? <=JPO KMJHJODIB /POJIBCP< G@<MIDIB. 3C@ IPH=@M
JA TJPIB K@JKG@ RCJ NK@<F /POJIBCP< DN >JINO<IOGT BMJRDIB.
3C@T RDGG KD>F DO PK. 3C@ IPH=@M JA K@JKG@ RCJ NK@<F EIBGDNC
[aaaec or fc years down Ihe road_ Ihe use of PuIonghua wiII become so widespread
IhaI iI wiII enjoy Ihe same sIaIus as tngIish in Ihe inIernaIionaI arena_ in Ihe same
way IhaI urench used Ioa[
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JA EIBGDNC, OC@M@ DN JIGT JI@ JA OC@H AJM @Q@MT OCM@@ IJI-I<ODQ@
NK@<F@MN JA OC@ G<IBP<B@.
EIBGDNC DN OC@ BGJ=<G G<IBP<B@, AJM IJR. lO'N < GDO@M<>T NFDGG. 8JP
EPNO ><I'O JK@M<O@ RDOCJPO EIBGDNC DI < KG<>@ GDF@ OCDN. EQ@I DI
CCDI<, K@JKG@ <M@ G@<MIDIB EIBGDNC GDF@ H<?. BPO 20 JM 30 T@<MN
?JRI OC@ MJ<?, OC@ PN@ JA /POJIBCP< RDGG =@>JH@ NJ RD?@NKM@<?
OC<O DO RDGG @IEJT OC@ N<H@ NO<OPN <N EIBGDNC DI OC@ DIO@MI<ODJI<G
<M@I<, DI OC@ N<H@ R<T OC<O lM@I>C PN@? OJ. AI? RCT IJO? BPO
PIODG, R@ B@O OJ OC<O NO<B@ R@ ?J I@@? < >JHHJI G<IBP<B@, <I?
DO DN EIBGDNC.
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[You jusI can\I operaIe wiIhouI tngIish
in a pIace Iike Ihisa[
Professor pmy Tsui qik`may studied at the University
of Hong Kong before doing a doctorate in Linguistics at the University
of Birmingham in the UK. She is currently Pro-Vice-Chancellor and
Vice-President (Teaching and Learning) and holds the Chair of
Language and Education at the University of Hong Kong.
Some recent pubIications by Professor Tsui
(in chronoIogicaI order)
Medium of Instruction Policies: Which agenda? Whose agenda?
Edited by A.B.M. Tsui and James W. Tollefson. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence
Erlbaum Associates, 2004.
Language Policy, Culture and Identity in Asian Contexts. Edited by
A.B.M. Tsui and James W. Tollefson. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum
Associates, 2007.
"The Complexities of dentily Formation: A Narrative nquiry of an
EFL Teacher." TESOL Quarterly, 40 (2007): 657-680.
"Linguistic Paradoxes and Cultural Domination." International
Multilingual Research Journal, 1 (2007): 135-143.
"nstructional Processes in L2 Grammar Teaching." Studies in English
Education, 11 (2007): 147-173.
"Classroom discourse as a semiotic resource for EFL learning." The
Language Teacher, 31 (2007): 13-16.
"Exploring EFL Teacher dentities and dentity Conflicts." n G.
Poedjosoedarmo (Ed.), Teacher Education in Language Teaching:
RELCAnthology Series 48 (pp. 50-59). Singapore: SEAMEORegional
Language Centre (2007).
"How do Hong Kong Chinese and native speakers of English disagree
with each other?" By Cheng, W., & Tsui, A.B.M. Journal of Pragmatics,
40 (2009): 2365-2380.
xnIerview pIus
ruIIure of confidence_
noI of compIainIm
encouraging proficiency in tngIish
wowimporIanI is iI Io mainIain young
peopIe\s sIandards of tngIishn
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2
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Source Adapted from Figure 2, "Bilingualism and multilingualism in the HKSAR: language surveys and Hong
Kong's changing linguistic profile", by Kingsley Bolton and John Bacon-Shone (see Selected
publications).
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to surveys done in 1993 and 2003, represented in this table, only 4% of respondents were confident
enough in their English to claim a high level of proficiency.
Source Adapted from Figure 3, "Bilingualism and multilingualism in the HKSAR: language surveys and Hong
Kong's changing linguistic profile", by Kingsley Bolton and John Bacon-Shone (see Selected publications).
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Professor KingsIey BoIton,
Chair Professor of English at the City
University of Hong Kong, formerly
Professor of English Linguistics and
Head of Department at Stockholm
University, is a highly respected authority
on sociolinguistics who has published
widely on English in Hong Kong and
mainland China. Thanks also go to Dr
Alice Chik, Dr Rodney Jones and Dr Jia
Jackie Lou for their contributions to this
interview.
SeIected pubIications of Professor KingsIey BoIton on the Ianguage
issue in Hong Kong
"Bilingualism and multilingualism in the HKSAR: language surveys and Hong Kong's
changing linguistic profile", by Kingsley Bolton and John Bacon-Shone. n Language and
Society in Hong Kong, edited by Kingsley Bolton and Han Yang. Hong Kong: Open University
Press, 2008, 25-51.
"Charting multilingualism: language censuses and language surveys in Hong Kong", by John
Bacon-Shone and Kingsley Bolton. n Language in Hong Kong at Century's End, edited by
M Pennington. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 1998.
Chinese Englishes: A Sociolinguistic History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Chinese translation to be published by Shanghai Literature and Arts Publishing House, 2010.
Dictionary of Cantonese Slang, by Kingsley Bolton and Christopher Hutton. Honolulu:
University of Hawaii, 2005.
"English in Asia, Asian Englishes, and the issue of proficiency". n English Today 24 (2),
June 2008, 3-12.
Hong Kong English: Autonomy and Creativity, edited by Kingsley Bolton. Hong Kong: Hong
Kong University Press, 2002.
nternational Corpus of English Hong Kong (CE-HK), encrypted version, downloadable at
http://www.corpus4u.org/archive/index.php/t-1759.html.
Language and Society in Hong Kong, edited by Kingsley Bolton and Han Yang. Hong Kong:
Hong Kong Open University Press, 2008.
World Englishes 19 (3): Special issue on English in Hong Kong. Oxford: Blackwell, 2000.
World Englishes 21 (2): Special issue on English in China. Oxford: Blackwell, 2002.
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Io geI basic tngIish usage righIa[
~pinion
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[x fear IhaI someIhing has
gone IerribIy wrong wiIh
our tngIish Ianguage
educaIiona[
[vood tngIish is imporIanI
for upward mobiIiIya x can\I
give graduaIes anaIyIicaI
duIies if Ihey are noI
confidenI in tngIishaaa Ihey
can\I undersIand whaI is
going on ouI Ihere in Ihe
wider worIda[
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Regina xp {au Suk`yee_ GBS JP, is a
directly elected member of the Legislative
Council, representing the Hong Kong sland
geographical constituency. She is also
Chairperson of the Savantas Policy nstitute,
a think tank. She was formerly a prominent
government official of the HKSAR. She was
the first woman to head a disciplined service,
the mmigration Department, and the first to
be appointed as Secretary for Security. She
did an M.A. at Stanford University and
subsequently returned there as a Visiting
Research Scholar in the Asian Languages
Department.
Dcar rcadcrs,
Wat arc your vIcws on tc nccd Ior
goodEngIIstomaIntaInHongKong's
compctItIvcncss? PIcasc wrItc and
tcII us about tcm. EmaII
youtongkongkIyg.org.k.
Speaking of tngIishm an upb
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2@MQD>@N <O OC@ BMDODNC CJPI>DG DI HJIB *JIB,
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>JPIOMD@N C@ DN A<QJPM<=GT DHKM@NN@? RDOC RC<O
C@ ADI?N C@M@. Ann Wong, < H@H=@M JA
H<I<B@H@IO NO<AA <O OC@ BMDODNC CJPI>DG, BM@R
PK DI HJIB *JIB. 2C@ <??@? < >JHKG@H@IO<MT
?DH@INDJI OJ OC@ ?DN>PNNDJI.
A toddler with his grandparent was at the
British Council in Hong Kong's Supreme
Court Road when we visited. He was
humming, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,
while waiting at reception.
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TJPIB K@MNJI DI N@MQD>@ JM >G@MD><G DI?PNOMD@N
C@M@ H<I<B@N R@GG.'
|oIivaIion maIIers mosI
Both Grant and Ann agreed that the usual
motivation to practise English in Hong
Kong is pressure to pass exams.
Nevertheless, motivation of students is
the number-one challenge for English
teachers and learners, according to Grant.
How can it be done?
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R<T.' (2@@ =JS JI K<B@ 20)
ueaIure
Grant Butler
Ann Wong
beaI message
vroup dynamics and inIerpersonaI communicaIing skiIIs
Other opportunities to practise English outside the classroom
and the need to communicate is a common motive for Hong
Kong youth, especially those who travel or study abroad. n such
cases, is one-to-one communication a good way to practise
informally?
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NK@<FDIB,' C@ @SKG<DI@?. '3C@ >G<NND> HDNO<F@ DN BJDIB PK K@JKG@
<I? NO<MODIB OJ O<GF OJ OC@H, =PO IJO M@<GGT PI?@MNO<I?DIB RC<O
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PI?@MNO<I?. CC DN <?HDOODIB A<DGPM@, RC@I <GG DO M@<GGT
DN OMTDIB OJ @INPM@ DN OC<O M@<G >JHHPID><ODJI O<F@N KG<>@.'
uocus on message overcomes inhibiIions
What is it that stops young Hong Kong people speaking English?
s it lack of confidence or exam anxiety?
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AJM < =MD@ADIB JI NOP?TDIB DI BMDO<DI. 3C@T R@M@ <O < Q@MT BJJ?
[pcIuaIIy_ x\m amazed aI how weII young
peopIe here speak tngIisha wong zong
peopIe are very \can`do\ and Ihere\s a
sIrongaffiniIy for tngIisha xI\s everywherea[
ueaIure
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>JH@ OJ PN OJ =PDG? >JIAD?@I>@.'
[The main Ihing is Io focus on
communicaIing your messagea
|any sIudenIs in our cIasses seem
Io be reIicenI Io speak ouI ~
perhaps Ihey are nervous abouI
accuracy and making misIakesa[
vranI gave Ihree keys Io encouraging young peopIe Io
speak up in tngIisha
FIrst, tcII tcm tcy can do It wcII, many oI tcm vcry wcII
Indccd, and try to cnsurc tcy avc conIIdcncc to do so.
Sccond, provIdc opportunItIcs to communIcatc about Issucs
tat mattcr to tcm.
1Ird, IIstcn IIrst Ior wat tcy arc sayIng, not ow tcy
arc sayIng It - accuratc grammar and carcIuI coIcc oI
vocabuIary arc Important, but onIy so Iar as tcy cIp us
say wat wc mcan.
W
[The cIassic misIake is going up peopIe
and sIarIing Io IaIk Io Ihem_ buI noI reaIIy
undersIanding whaI Ihey are saying in
repIyaaa nodding your head and saying_
\~h_ yes_ yesaaa\ when you acIuaIIy haven\I
foIIowed a wordZ[
ShouIdn\I my chiIdren be fIuenI by nown
As a parent, did you ever want to ask that question?
Learn English Parents is the British Council's website designed
for mothers and fathers who want to help children use and
practise English. Downloadable booklets answer many common
questions on building a creative, low-cost English language
environment at home. There is also a forum with FAQs like:
s it okay to teach two-year-olds English?
Should use books which just have big pictures?
Can let the kids choose a book, even if we use the same
one all the time?
How can help with pronunciation?
s it okay for children to learn more than one language at
once?
'm worried that they might pick up my Hong Kong accent.
Does it matter?
Have a look at http://www.britishcouncil.org/parents.htm. t is
good value for teachers and parents alike.
ueaIure
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ueaIure
tngIish egbjm wong zong
sIudenIs abroad e| Nldqd Wduwlq
}amem zin
pgem eh
{eveI of sIudym socIoraIe
SubjecIm SociaI and ruIIuraI pnIhropoIogy
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CCDI@N@ NOP?@ION DI .SAJM?
ruIIuraI awareness
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DI OC@ >JAA@@ MJJH JA OC@ .SAJM? KJNOBM<?P<O@ >JGG@B@ RC@M@
*DI DN DI CDN ADMNO T@<M. H<QDIB NOP?D@? OC@ /PIE<=D 2DFCN DI HJIB
*JIB AJM CDN C4H* (CCDI@N@ 4IDQ@MNDOT JA HJIB *JIB) ,/CDG,
CDN ?J>OJM<G M@N@<M>C OJKD> DN OC@ lI?DJHHPIDOT DI
NJPOC@MI CCDI<. H@ DN >PMM@IOGT <??DIB <IJOC@M G<IBP<B@ OJ CDN
M@K@MOJDM@ =T G@<MIDIB HDI?D.
[There were no exchange sIudenIs aI
schooI and x did very badIy in Ihe tngIish
exama[
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Iog on Io YouTubea ThaI\s reaI tngIisha[
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M@<G EIBGDNC,' C@ N<TN.
}amem Rebecca
pgem ef
{eveI of sIudym |asIer\s degree
SubjecIm |odern rhinese SIudies
rosmopoIiIan educaIion pays off
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,<NO@M'N DI >MDHDIJGJBT <O +@@?N, DI IJMOC@MI EIBG<I?.
2C@ IJR A@@GN >JHKG@O@GT >JHAJMO<=G@ DI MDOD><G JA OC@ G@Q@G JA EIBGDNC NKJF@I
=T C@M HJIB *JIB K@@MN <O +@@?N. 2C@ N<TN OC@DM >JHH<I? JA
OC@ G<IBP<B@ DN IJO BJJ? =PO OC<O OC@T HJNOGT NOP?D@? >JHKPODIB
<I? @>JIJHD>N 'NJ ?D? IJO I@@? HP>C EIBGDNC'. /@MNJI<GGT, NC@
F@@KN C@M EIBGDNC PK OJ N>M<O>C =T M@<?DIB Q_\ Q`d\j @Q@MT ?<T
<I? IJQ@GN NP>C <N OCJN@ =T J@AAM@T AM>C@M <I? JJCI GMDNC<H.
[xI was my chiIdhood dream Io go Io
~xford UniversiIya[
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DI ,J?@MI CCDI@N@ 2OP?D@N. AN OC@ R@@FN BJ =T NC@ DN H<FDIB
AMD@I?N RDOC HJM@ EIBGDNC NOP?@ION <I? ADI?N OC<O >PGOPM<G ?DAA@M@I>@N
?J IJO KM@N@IO < =<MMD@M, <GOCJPBC NC@ C<N IJOD>@? OC@ NOMJIB@M
A<HDGT >JII@>ODJIN OC<O @SDNO =@OR@@I CCDI@N@, >JHK<M@? OJ OC@
EIBGDNC NOP?@ION.
[x Ihink wong zong and rhinese sIudenIs
have a sIronger sense of responsibiIiIy
Iowards Iheir famiIy Ihan Iheir tngIish
counIerparIs_ buI x make my own
decisionsa[
ueaIure
3C@ BJ?G@D<I +D=M<MT
}amem SIephen
pgem eg
{eveI of sIudym |asIer\s degree
SubjecIm SociaI Sciences and qusiness
rommunicaIion across cuIIures
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AJM APMOC@M @SKG<I<ODJIN. EIBGDNC R<N O<PBCO =T ORJ I<ODQ@ EIBGDNC
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QDNDODIB PI?@MBM<?P<O@ DI OC@ 42. 'l GJQ@? HT T@<M <=MJ<?,' C@
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EIBGDNC <N NKJF@I DI OC@ 42.
[The probIem is dayÌo`day
communicaIion ~ IaIking abouI ordinary
Ihings wiIh ordinary peopIea[
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CDN AMD@I?N DI>GP?@ NOP?@ION
AMJH OC@ 42, 6<G@N, HJIB
*JIB, lO<GT <I? G@MH<IT.
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NFDGGN NODGG I@@? DHKMJQ@H@IO.
lI OC@ >JIO@SO JA HJIB *JIB
OC@T R@M@ BJJ?, C@ N<TN,
=PO DI .SAJM? OC@T ?J IJO
N@@H NJ.
}amem yaneI
pgem tarIy ecs
SubjecIm yournaIism
xnIernaIionaI sIudenIs heIp
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2C@ G@<MI@? EIBGDNC AMJH OC@ <B@ JA IDI@ <I? OCDIFN NC@ R<N
R@GG O<PBCO. AI JIGT >CDG?, C@M A<OC@M RJMFN AJM < =<IF <I? C@M
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JA AM@@?JH =T C@M K<M@ION. 2C@ NOP?D@? EJPMI<GDNH <O lP?JIJHD>N <O OC@
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C<? DIO@MINCDKN DI OC@ 42. J<I@O AJPI? AH@MD><I NOP?@ION 'HJM@
OJG@M<IO JA DIO@MI<ODJI<G NOP?@ION' OC<I OC@ BMDODNC.
[|y tngIish improved in wong zong
because Ihe courses were IaughI in
tngIish and because inIernaIionaI
sIudenIs were on campusa[
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ORJ ?DNODI>O BMJPKN: OCJN@ RCJ C<? <OO@I?@? GJ><G N>CJJGN <I?
NKJF@ EIBGDNC RDOC < NOMJIB HJIB *JIB <>>@IO, <I? OCJN@ RCJ
C<? <OO@I?@? DIO@MI<ODJI<G N>CJJGN <I? NKJF@ EIBGDNC M@<GGT R@GG.
2C@ OCDIFN C@M JRI EIBGDNC DHKMJQ@? DI HJIB *JIB =@><PN@
OC@ >JPMN@N H*4 R@M@ O<PBCO DI EIBGDNC <I? =@><PN@ JA OC@
KM@N@I>@ JA DIO@MI<ODJI<G NOP?@ION. 2C@ <GNJ AJPI? H*4'N +<IBP<B@
C@IOM@ < PN@APG M@NJPM>@. J<I@O IJO@? OC<O H*4 NOP?@ION R@M@
F@@I OJ KM<>ODN@ ,<I?<MDI RDOC C@M.
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<=JPO <NFDIB AJM >G<MDAD><ODJI DA NC@ ?J@N IJO PI?@MNO<I? RC<O DN
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>JPMN@ RMDODIB DN RC<O EJPMI<GDNH DN <GG <=JPO. 2J NC@ EPNO F@@KN
<O DO. 2C@ M@<?N EIBGDNC IJQ@GN <I? <GNJ OC@ I@RN R@@FGD@N,
K\njn\\b <I? Q_\ BZfefd`jk.
[Perhaps Ihe hardesI parI is wriIing in
tngIish and of course wriIing is whaI
journaIism is aII abouIa[
ueaIure
To sum up
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BJDIB JIGDI@, OCPN =@>JHDIB HJM@ A<HDGD<M RDOC BMDODNC >PGOPM<G
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NKJF@I RJMG?RD?@.W
}amem Simon
pgem ei
SubjecI ZooIogy
ronnecIion wiIh cuIIure
lI OC@ N@>JI? T@<M JA CDN ?J>OJM<O@ DI UJJGJBT, 2DHJI C<N IJ
OMJP=G@ RDOC <><?@HD> ?DN>JPMN@, G@>OPM@N <I? NJ AJMOC, =PO RC@I
C@ J>><NDJI<GGT BJ@N >GP==DIB RDOC JOC@M NOP?@ION <I? DN NPMMJPI?@?
=T IJDN@, HPND> <I? >C<OO@M, C@ ADI?N DO ?DAAD>PGO OJ AJGGJR RC<O DN
=@DIB N<D?.
[xI\s communicaIion wiIh peopIe in daiIy
Iife IhaI x find probIemaIica[
2DHJI =@GD@Q@N OC<O =@DIB M@<GGT >JHAJMO<=G@ RDOC EIBGDNC C<N <
GJO OJ ?J RDOC RC@I TJP BJ OJ OC@ 4*. H@ >JHK<M@N CDHN@GA,
<MMDQDIB <O OC@ <B@ JA 25, RDOC HJIB *JIB NOP?@ION RCJ C<Q@
?JI@ N@>JI?<MT N>CJJGDIB OC@M@. '3C@T >@.
[wong zong sIudenIs who wenI Io
secondary schooI here can Ihink in
tngIisha[
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DHKMJQ@? < GJO =@><PN@ JA OC@ EIBGDNC-NK@<FDIB @IQDMJIH@IO,
'BPO DO'N C<M? AJM H@ OJ >C<IB@ HT <>>@IO.' H@ H<F@N < KJDIO JA
GDNO@IDIB OJ OC@ M<?DJ, R<O>CDIB 35 >C<O NCJRN <I? M@<?N JIGDI@
I@RNK<K@MN. H@ <?HDON OC<O HJNO JA CDN AMD@I?N <M@ CCDI@N@-
NK@<FDIB. H@ DN <R<M@ JA OC@ >PGOPM@ B<K, ADI?DIB I<H@N JA BMDODNC
NDIB@MN <I? BMDODNC 35 KMJBM<HH@N ?DAAD>PGO, <N R@GG <N M@BDJI<G
<>>@ION ?DAAD>PGO.
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HJQ@? OJ < BP??CDNO-MPI N>CJJG AJM CDN A-G@Q@GN. ,JNO G@NNJIN
R@M@ O<PBCO DI EIBGDNC, JM O@<>C@MN NRDO>C@? =<>F <I? AJMOC
=@OR@@I EIBGDNC <I? C<IOJI@N@. H@ >JIND?@MN OC<O OC@ EIBGDNC
O@<>CDIB <O N>CJJG R<N BJJ? =PO OC@M@ R<N IJO @IJPBC KM<>OD>@
<O NK@<FDIB. H@ DN DI A<QJPM JA @S>C<IB@ KMJBM<HH@N <I? NK@I?DIB
ODH@ <=MJ<?.
2DHJI OCDIFN OC<O CDN RDA@, <GNJ AMJH HJIB *JIB <I? < C4H*
BM<?P<O@, NK@<FN =@OO@M EIBGDNC OC<M@@M K<OC, <I? M@AG@>ON OC<O DA
C@ <I? CDN RDA@ NO<T DI JPIOMT <I? M<DN@
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DI EIBGDNC RDOC OC@DM >CDG?M@I <I? OC@ >CDG?M@I'N O@<>C@MN. .OC@MRDN@
OC@M@ >JPG? =@ < N@MDJPN G<IBP<B@ =<MMD@M.
}amem uran
pgem ed
{eveI of sIudym e
nd
year undergraduaIe
SubjecIm qiochemisIry
tarIy immersion is Ihe answer
lMOGT OC@ FDI? JA NOP?@IO OC<O 2DHJI C<N DI HDI?. BJMI
<I? =MJPBCO PK DI HJIB *JIB'N -@R 3@MMDOJMD@N, C@ R@IO OJ
EIBG<I? AJM CDN G<NO ORJ T@<MN <O N>CJJG, <I? R<N DHH@MN@? DI
EIBGDNC AMJH CDN HD?-O@@IN.
[|y tngIish was noI very good when x
came here_ and Ihe firsI few weeks were
Iougha[
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JOC@M NOP?@ION AMJH HJIB *JIB OC@M@ R<N IJO OJJ HP>C O@HKO<ODJI
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NJ @<NT OJ @SKM@NN >JHKG@S D?@<N DI RMDODIB. H@ ADI?N OC@ DIO@MI@O
< KJNDODQ@ AJM>@ AJM G<IBP<B@ <>LPDNDODJI <I? R<O>C@N 8JP3P=@
<I? JIGDI@ 35 NCJRN. H@ <GNJ M@<?N EJPMI<GN <I? I@RNK<K@MN.
lMD@OT V
C@ N<TN OC@M@ <M@ <=JPO 10 HJIB *JIB NOP?@ION <O .SAJM? V
<I? HJNO JA CDN AMD@I?N <M@ AMJH HJIB *JIB (DI>GP?DIB CDN
BDMGAMD@I?, RCJ <OO@I?@? CJJG DI HJIB *JIB
<I? DN IJR NOP?TDIB G<R DI .SAJM?). lI CDN N@>JI? T@<M JA <
AJPM-T@<M ?@BM@@, lMD@IODNON
<M@ Q<GP@? HJM@ DI OC@ 42 OCJII@>ON OCDN
RDOC HJIB *JIB'N H<O@MD<GDNOD> >PGOPM@.
[wong zong is my home buI iI is very
maIeriaIisIica x wouIdn\I wanI Io do science
in Iherea xI\s a narrow`minded pIacea
tnjoymenI in a job is Ihe mosI imporIanI
Ihinga x don\I wanI Io geI Ioo invoIved in
moneya[
Dr Diana Martin is a regular contributor to
Youth Hong Kong. Her Oxford doctorate is
in social anthropology.
xnsighI
Young musicians give tngIis
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JA EIBGDNC DI GJ><G KJK HPND> NCJRN OC<O 60-0/ JA OC@ >DOT'N 200 <GO@MI<ODQ@ =<I?N RMDO@ <I? K@MAJMH
DI EIBGDNC. ,JNO JA OC@N@ TJPIB HPND>D<IN <M@ DI OC@DM O@@IN <I? @<MGT OR@IOD@N.
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B@<OG@N R@M@ OC@ H<EJM DIAGP@I>@ AJM GJ><G
=<I?N GDF@ OC@ Q\[[p OfYèXe[k_\ McXpYfpj/
<I? Q_\ Ifklj, <N OC@T R@M@ AJM OCJPN<I?N
JA JOC@M =<I?N <MJPI? OC@ RJMG?. 30 T@<MN
G<O@M, DI OC@ 1990N, HJIB *JIB KJK =<I?N
PN@? EIBGDNC DA OC@DM G@<? NDIB@MN R@M@
I<ODQ@ NK@<F@MN, =PO C<IOJI@N@ R<N =T A<M
OC@ HJNO AM@LP@IOGT C@<M? G<IBP<B@ DI OC@
H<NN H<MF@O.
C<IOJKJK DN NODGG OC@ HJNO KJKPG<M RDOC
GJ><G <P?D@I>@N, =PO DI M@>@IO T@<MN EIBGDNC
C<N H<?@ < >JH@=<>F RDOC IJI-I<ODQ@
EIBGDNC NK@<FDIB, 'DI?D@' NJIBRMDO@MN DI
OC@ >DOT. 1@N@<M>C@MN DIO@MQD@R@? 21 =<I?N
<I? <I<GTU@? OC@DM ADI?DIBN. 3C@ =<I?N
R@M@ <GG AMJH < =M@<F<R<T <GO@MI<ODQ@
HPND> N>@I@, LPDO@ ?DNODI>O AMJH =JOC GJ><GGT
KMJ?P>@? C<IOJKJK <I? <GO@MI<ODQ@
C<IOJI@N@ KJK HPND>.
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M@N@<M>C@MN DI OC@ AD@G?, N<D?:
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*JIB TJPIB K@JKG@. AO G@<NO 200 DI?D@
HPND>D<IN <I? =<I?N C<Q@ M@G@<N@? JMDBDI<G
EIBGDNC G<IBP<B@ NJIBN DI OC@ G<NO 5 T@<MN
<GJI@. ,JNO ADI@ OC@DM JRI CD
KMJ?P>ODJIN, =PO @Q@I HJM@ M@G@<N@ OC@DM
RJMFN JIGDI@ OCMJPBC R@=NDO@N GDF@ ,T2K<>@.
,<IT JA OC@N@ DI?D@ HPND>D<IN <M@ N@>JI?<MT
JM O@MOD<MT NOP?@ION.'
p Ianguage for songs
,JNO NDIB@M-NJIBRMDO@MN PN@ OC@ G<IBP<B@
OC<O OC@T A@@G HJNO >JHAJMO<=G@ RDOC RC@I
RMDODIB GTMD>N <I? NDIBDIB. HJR@Q@M, DI OCDN
<GO@MI<ODQ@ BMJPK, OC@T N<T OC<O C<IOJI@N@
OJI@N >PGO. 3C@M@
DN <GNJ < >JIND?@M<=G@ B<K =@OR@@I OC@
>JGGJLPD<G, NKJF@I Q<MD@OD@N JA C<IOJI@N@
<I? OC@ HJM@ AJMH<G, RMDOO@I NO<I?<M? JA
OC@ ?D<G@>O OC<O DN PN@? =T C<IOJKJK GTMD>DNON.
.I@ JA OC@ NJIBRMDO@MN DIO@MQD@R@? =T OC@
M@N@<M>C@MN R<N 'AC /' JA OC@ =<I? Jp
I`kkc\ >ìgfik. 2C@ N<D?:
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AJPM @G@H@ION JA ODH@, K@JKG@, KG<>@ <I?
@Q@IO, DO'N @<ND@M DI EIBGDNC, =PO HJM@
?DAAD>PGO RDOC CCDI@N@.'
[|any of Ihese indie
musicians are secondary
or IerIiary sIudenIsa[
[{ess Ihan perfecI tngIish
was noI seen as an
obsIacIea[
xnsighI
sh a warm weIcome
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?DAA@M@IO R<T:
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<I? DO'N R@DM? OJ PN@ >JGGJLPD<G C<IOJI@N@.
6MDODIB DI CCDI@N@ DN C<M? <ITR<T =@><PN@
DO'N OJI<G. 3C@M@'N IJ KMJ=G@H GDF@ OC<O RDOC
EIBGDNC.'
.OC@MN O<GF@? <=JPO OC@ ?DAAD>PGOT JA ADI?DIB
OC@ MDBCO M@BDNO@M DI C<IOJI@N@, <I? N<D?
DO R<N 'OJJ K@MNJI<G, OJJ M<R, OJJ @HJODJI<G,
OJJ ?DM@>O, OJJ N@IODH@IO<G.' +@NN OCO EIBGDNC R<N IJO N@@I <N G@.
'AC /' N<D? OC<O GJ><G KMJIPI>D<ODJI C@GK@?
OJ @SKM@NN OC@ 'PIDLP@I@NN' JA HJIB *JIB
<GO@MI<ODQ@ HPND>. AIJOC@M >JHKJN@M, /JM
JA 44 @Xkj/ N<D?:
'EIBGDNC DNI'O HT ADMNO G<IBP<B@, <I? l RMDO@
RDOCJPO OCDIFDIB <=JPO BM<HH<OD><G MPG@N.
lO'N HJM@ DHKJMO<IO OJ C<Q@ DIO@M@NODIB
GTMD>N OC<GGT >JMM@>O.'
vIobaI audiences are imporIanI
3C@N@ TJPIB =<I? H@H=@MN O<GF@? <=JPO
R<IODIB OJ ?DNO@ OC@HN@GQ@N <I? OC@DM
HPND> AMJH >JHH@M>D<GGT-JMD@IO@?
C<IOJKJK. 2@Q@M<G H<?@ OCDN KJDIO, @Q@I
OCJPBC OC@T M@<GDU@? DO H@<IO OC@T R@M@
KMJQD?DIB AJM < HDIJMDOT HJIB *JIB H<MF@O.
/<MO JA OC@ M@<NJI DN OC<O RC<O H<OO@MN OJ
OC@H DN <KK@<G OJ < BGJ=<G <P?D@I>@.
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A<IN. lI A<>O, OC@T KJDIO@? JPO OC<O HJNO
TJPIB K@JKG@ C@M@ PI?@MNO<I? EIBGDNC
GTMD>N. A F@T A<>OJM AJM OC@H DN OC@ DIO@MI@O,
RDOC DON H<NN AIBGJKCJI@ H<MF@O, =JOC
I<ODQ@-NK@<FDIB <I? IJI-I<ODQ@-NK@<FDIB.
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Note All of the comments from songwriters have been
translated from Cantonese.
Sources http://www.myspace.com/hongkongenglishpop
http://home.ied.edu.hk/~hkpop/music/news_
report.html
pcknowIedgemenIs
This article was written with the help of Phil
Benson and Alice Chik, whose work on the
subject of use of English in Hong Kong pop
music is supported by a grant from The Hong
Kong nstitute of Education. Professor Benson
and Dr Chik are currently writing a book together
about language issues in the local pop music
scene.
Professor Philip Benson is
Head of the Department of
English at the Hong Kong
nstitute of Education. His
research areas include
popular culture, autonomy
in learning and teaching,
and language learning
autobiographies.
Dr Alice Chik is a member
of the Department of English
at the City University of Hong
Kong. Her main research
areas are language learning
histories, English in popular
music, and popular culture
in second language
education.
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Notes and sources
1 Diagram on page 26 based on a model devised by Tom McArthur. The English Languages.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998. The model shows the diversification of English
languages.
2 Boyle, Joseph. "Linguistic imperialismand English language teaching." n English and globalization:
perspectives from Hong Kong and Mainland China, edited by Tam Kwok-kan and Timothy Weiss,
65-83. Hong Kong: Chinese University Press, 2004.
3 Some respondents requested that their names be withheld. n courtesy to them, we have kept
some quotations anonymous.
4 This answer came from a company with 220 employees. Answers from small businesses averaged
6 on a scale of 1-10 for non-professional staff, 8 for enterprises with a high ratio of English-
speaking clients.
5 Kirkpatrick, Andy. "Which model of English: native-speaker, nativized or lingua franca." n English
in the World, 71-83. London: Continuum, 2006.
6 Kachru, Braj B.. "The Bilingual's Creativity." World Englishes VI. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge,
2006.
7 nterview with Suresh Canagarajah. n English in the World, 71-83. London: Continuum, 2006.
8 nterview with Tom McArthur, ibid.
9 Crystal, David. The Fight for English. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006.
10 Diagram on this page based on a model devised by Braj Kachru in "World Englishes and Applied
Linguistics." World Englishes 9 (1), 3-20, adapted by David Crystal. English as a Global Language.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. The model reflects historical expansion from
inner, to outer, to expanding circles.
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tmaiIing in tngIish
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3C@ >GJN@NO >JHK<M<ODQ@ ADBPM@N R@ C<Q@ AJM 2009 <M@ OC@ HJNO GDF@GT JKKJMOPIDOD@N AJM M@<?DIB EIBGDNC G<IBP<B@ H<O@MD<G <I? OC@
<>OP<G O<F@-PK JA NP>C JKKJMOPIDOD@N. 3JK JA OC@ GDNO AJM KMJQD?DIB OC@ JKKJMOPIDOT OJ M@<? EIBGDNC R@M@, PINPMKMDNDIBGT, O@SO=JJFN.
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Note
1 "Students' Exposure and Access to English Outside School", Youth Poll Series no.166, 2007; "Young People Learning English and/or Putonghua", Youth Poll Series No. 97, 2001.
Youth Poll Series No.190 contains the results of a telephone poll survey done in autumn 2009 of 504 young people, aged 12 to 29. The
response rate was 65%, and the standard error was within
+
-2.3%. Please note that because the data reported has been adjusted to reflect
the age distribution of the population, some of the figures reported in the tables may not add up exactly. Full details of the survey may be
requested from the HKFYG Youth Research Centre, tel 3755 7022, email yr@hkfyg.org.hk.
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All is not doom and gloom. For pupils at the HKFYG Lee
Shau Kee College in Tin Shui Wai, English is alive and
well and it is used both inside and outside the classroom.
ran you remember anyIhing IhaI gave you
confidencen
RaccI "A tourist asked me directions one day and didn't explain
very well. Soon we bumped into each other again. He
was lost already! But had another chance to help."
VaIcrIc "Sometimes feel so nervous it makes me feel sick but
then a NET* once said to me, "English is an open thing."
Then understood. Even native speakers make mistakes
and nobody minds."
AnnIc "When can talk to a native English speaker about
something that interests us both, the interaction is great.
can even share how fear making mistakes."
* NETs (native English teachers) are employed by many Hong Kong schools to teach
classes exclusively in English.
** More quotes from the school's pupils are on page 34.
YouIh speak
pI primary schooI
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2C<ODI N>CJJG, R@M@ <GM@<?T R@GG <R<M@ JA CJR DHKJMO<IO OC@DM
EIBGDNC RJPG? =@ AJM APOPM@ EJ=N. -@Q@MOC@G@NN, OC@T RJMMD@? <=JPO
KM<>ODNDIB RDOC OJPMDNON, @Q@I OCJPBC I<ODQ@ NK@<F@MN OC@T ><H@
<>MJNN R@M@ Q@MT K<OD@IO. 3C@T RJMMD@? <=JPO KMJIPI>D<ODJI <I?
BM<HH<M, @Q@I DI OC@ >JIO@SO JA >JHHPIDOT RJMF RDOC IJI-
CCDI@N@ K@JKG@.
pI secondary schooI
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C<N IJO O<F@I K<MO DI <IT <>ODQDOD@N OJ DHKMJQ@ C@M EIBGDNC.
OkaymI DN DI lJMH 5. 2C@ N<TN NC@ C<N GDOOG@ JKKJMOPIDOT OJ PN@
EIBGDNC DI JM JPO JA N>CJJG, <I? C<N <GR<TN AJPI? DO ?DAAD>PGO.
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RDOC 3D HJ?@GGDIB <I? <IDH<ODJI KMJ?P>ODJI NJAOR<M@ JI CJJG
?J@N.
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PIDQ@MNDOT. GDQ@I OC@ NO<OPN JA EIBGDNC <N G<NN. lI >JIOM<NO OJ OC@ JOC@MN, NC@ GDNO@IN OJ EIBGDNC HPND>,
R<O>C@N EIBGDNC 35 <I? HJQD@N, RMDO@N @H<DGN, =GJBN <I? O@SON
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[aaap good way Io pracIise_ wiIh fs
modeIIing and animaIion producIion
sofIware on an tngIish pIaIforma xI
moIivaIes in a way IhaI noIhing aI schooI
doesa[
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pI universiIy
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pI work
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[p }tT once said Io me_ \tngIish is an
open Ihinga\ Then x undersIooda tven
naIive speakers make misIakes and
nobody mindsa[
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WhaI are some reasons why tngIish is imporIanI Io youn
Annie (Form 1) "t's all over Hong Kong -
in advertisements and road signs"
Josh (Form 1) " need it for the internet"
Jackie (Form 2) "t's essential for good results
and a good job"
Oscar (Form 4) "You need it to read food labels"
soes IaIking Io naIive tngIish speakers ever scare youn
King (Form 3) "Not if they know 'm doing my best"
Carmen (Form 4) "f they've got strong accents
and talk very fast"
Houston (Form 4) " worry about taboo words and slang"
wow did you geI inIo Ihe habiI of using tngIishn
Jackie (Form 2) "Watching Discovery Channel"
Kelly (Form 2) "Reading the English papers"
Perry (Form 3) "Learning vocabulary that's useful
outside school"
Carmen (Form 4) "Listening to English songs"
WhaI heIps you improven
Abbey (Form 1),
King (Form 3)
"Debating and public speaking competitions"
Rachel (Form 1),
Houston (Form 4)
"Day camps where nobody speaks Chinese"
Valerie (Form 1) "Travelling"
Christine (Form 2) "Watching America's Got Talent"
Victor (Form 4) "Speaking up"
YouIh speak
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C@GK@? H@ =PDG? >JIAD?@I>@, @Q@I DA l ?D?I'O PN@ >JHKG@O@
N@IO@I>@N.'
[We ask for cIarificaIion when we IaIk
Io oIhers in ranIonesea So whaI\s wrong
in asking for iI in tngIishn[
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In tIs spccIaI scctIon, wc rcport on tc work oI two major IIgurcs In tc campaIgn
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Ms Sally Wong Pik-yee, JP
Mr David Wong
Prof Daniel Shek
Ms Audrey Eu Yuel-mee, SC, JP
wong zongm a speciaI casen
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primary responsibiIiIy of IaIking Io Iheir
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* Hong Kong full-time employees work an average of 48.8 hours every week, 22% more than the work time recommended by the nternational Labour Organization (LO).
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/17/content_10211973.htm
SchooI drug IesIingm pusIraIia_ Uz
and US
AustraIia n 2007, the Australian National
Council on Drugs commissioned a review
of drug detection and screening in schools.
Overall, the evidence examined indicated
a strong case against drug detection and
screening strategies. t supported UK
guidance indicating that testing school
pupils for illegal drugs is a risky procedure
of unproven effectiveness and questionable
ethics which may backfire by alienating
pupils.
1
United Kingdom n 2004, random drug
testing of students received government
support. Government guidelines state that
schools can introduce drug tests as long
as they are in line with their drug policies,
and parents and partner organizations are
consulted.
2
United States n 2002, the Supreme Court
ruling broadened legal scope of all public
schools to test students engaged in all
extra-curricular activities.
3
ndividual schools
decide whether drug testing is appropriate.
1 Roche, A.M., Didd, K. & Bywood, P. et al. Drug testing
in schools: evidence, impacts and alternatives. An
Australian National Centre for Education and Training
on Addiction report commissioned by the Australian
National Council on Drugs, 2008. http://www.findings.
org.uk/count/downloads /download.php?file=Roche_
AM_5.txt (accessed 2 November 2008)
2 http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/2058548_surrey_
heath_ schools_introduce_drug_tests_for_pupils
3 Report of the Task Force on Youth Drug Abuse
(November 2008). http://www.nd.gov.hk/en/report_
youth_drug_abuse.htm(accessed 2 November 2009)
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Note Readers interested in Professor Daniel Shek's work may also like to read, "Tackling Adolescent Substance Abuse in Hong Kong: Where we should
not go", Scientific World Journal (2007) Vol 7: 2021-2030.
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rhinese IerminoIogy for [drug abuse[
Modern, "soft" term in Chinese: lanyao
Literal meaning: abuse or excessive use of medications; neutral connotations
Traditional term in Chinese: xidu Q
Literal meaning: taking drugs; negative associations with heroin and opium
Note The HKSAR government recommends "*" or "+*" for "drug abuse" and says that terms such as "/0" and "/)0}" should be avoided as far as possible.
They say that drugs should be referred to as "*" but not the more neutral term of "0}", and that psychotropic substances should be referred to as "),.-*",
"3|*" or "K|*" instead of ".-0}".
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Why are psychoIropic drugs Iike keIamine so popuIar in wzn
easy to hide*
cheap and easily available**
can be taken unobtrusively by snorting: no need for needles, etc
psychologically but not physically addictive
socioeconomic factors mean it is used by teens from working class backgrounds
taken early evening or at the weekend, symptoms disappear quickly so students can go to school the next day and behave normally
* Usually taken after school in the so-called "gap-hours" before parents get home, or at the weekend.
** Statistics show that on average ketamine and Ecstasy are taken 4 times a month, usually at weekends. Heroin, which is much more addictive, is usually taken 60 times a month or
twice a day.
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WhaI is keIaminen A synthetic, central nervous system (CNS) depressant, unlike another
common rave culture drug, Ecstasy, which is a CNS stimulant; both are hallucinogenic
WhaI is iI caIIed by wong zong youIhn K zai (K |)
WhaI does iI Iook Iiken Often a white powder, wrapped in coloured packets; also comes
as liquid and tablets
wow is iI Iakenn Most often, abusers snort it or dissolve it in drinks
WhaI are iIs effecIsn "Out of body" sensations, a sense of dissociation with the real world
wow Iong do Ihe sympIoms IasIn About an hour in the usual small dose taken by youth
in Hong Kong
wow much does iI cosIn About HK$100 a gram; this amount can be split into several doses
Note Outside Hong Kong, ketamine is not as widely used as a recreational drug as it is here. n fact, it is
used legally as an anaesthetic in many parts of the world, especially for children, asthmatics and in
emergency medicine. t is a core medicine in the World Health Organization's "Essential Drugs List"
for a basic healthcare system. t was first given to American soldiers during the Vietnam War and is
still widely used in humans. There is ongoing research into the drug's usefulness in pain therapy,
depression suppression, and for the treatment of alcoholism and heroin addiction.
Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketamine (accessed 31 October 2009)
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1 The Economist (29 August, 2009), 43-44.
2 http://factsanddetails.com/china.php?itemid=139&catid=11&subcatid=74 (accessed 18 November 2009)
3 http://www.police.gov.hk/hkp-home/english/nb/laws_penalties.htm (accessed 19 November 2009)
4 The Economist (14 November, 2009), 63-64.
5 Glenn Greenwald, Drug decriminalization in Portugal: lessons for creating fair and successful drug policies.
Washington, DC: Cato nstitute, 2009. http://www.cato.org/pubs/wtpapers/greenwald_whitepaper.pdf
6 http://www.tdpf.org.uk/Parliament_KeyReports.htm (accessed 19 November 2009)
|ainIand rhina Tough drug laws. Suspected
drug users may be required to provide a urine
test sample. Heroin addicts are usually sent
to military detoxification centres. Traffickers are
routinely executed.
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turope Personal possession of any drug is not a crime in
Spain, Portugal, taly, the Czech Republic or the Baltic
States.
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n Portugal, drug possession was decriminalized
in 2001. Drug usage is among the lowest in Europe and
drug-relatedproblems includingdrugtraffickinghavedeclined.
5
Nevertheless, anyone carrying more than what is considered
to be a ten-day personal supply can be arrested and sent
to jail. This is not the only country where drug use is an
administrative rather than criminal offence. n the UK, the
work of the Transform Drug Policy Foundation think tank
has been significant.
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|exico Possession of
small quantities of drugs
for personal use has been
legal since 1978, and in
August 2009 a new law
was passed to quantify
the amounts. These are
very small indeed: 0.5
grams of cocaine, for
example. Anyone carrying
more than this can be
jailed as a dealer and get
a tough prison sentence.
UniIed SIaIes A person
charged with possession of
controlled drugs may be
required to provide a urine
sample to be tested for heroin
or cocaine. 14 states have
decriminalized marijuana for
personal or medical use.
prgenIina The Supreme Court ruled recently
that it was unconstitutional to give a jail sentence
for the possession of cannabis for personal
use. Efforts are being refocused on alcohol and
crack cocaine, which cause the most harm in
that part of the world. The new policy makes
"prevention, diagnosis and treatment" of
addictions a healthcare priority.
wong zong Police can take
non-intimate samples (e.g. nails,
saliva and hair) from a person
suspected of consumption of
drugs. Urine and blood can only
be collected with consent. n the
case of a minor, consent must
be obtained from a parent or
guardian. Any person who has
possesses, smokes, inhales,
ingests or injects a dangerous
drug is liable on conviction to
a fine of HK$1,000,000 and
imprisonment for 7 years.
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corporal punishment. Police may lawfully
require arrested persons to provide a urine
sample.
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punishment to the death penalty. Some
schools administer drug tests and suspects
of all ages may be required to provide
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Katie Millard, now in her second year as HLC's youthful NET, told us about her work.
What are your most successfuI teaching methods?
use drama because the students seem to be worried about
English, especially grammar and vocabulary. Drama takes out
the scariness.
Why do you think they are worried?
They have little chance to enjoy using English because of
pressure of exams and lack of confidence. At this age, youngsters
in general are very self-conscious and there seems to be an
ingrained fear of failure.
Can you remember times when it was difficuIt to get a pupiI
to speak EngIish?
The first few lessons are always difficult. Getting them to speak
was a challenge. You need to build up trust. You get a strange
dynamic when a westerner teaches Hong Kong kids. They had
never been with a teacher like me. was totally different.
Do you think it's harder in some ways because you are not
Chinese?
n my first year at HLC, the regular local English teacher stayed
with me in class to see was okay with discipline. The local
teachers are a godsend like this, especially as speak only a
little Cantonese. But actually could manage without the comfort
blanket they could give me.
Do you onIy teach speaking?
That's my main priority but also get the students to write drama
journals. correct spelling and grammar in the journals but for
reasons connected with creativity. They can relax; no right or
wrong answers.
Do the students ask you informaI questions outside cIass?
Oh yes, they are very interested in my personal life! They
probably ask me questions they would never ask their other
teachers, like where did buy my scarf, what does my mum
look like, where does she live, what am going to have for lunch
(they like to go for lunch with me when they can), and have
got a boyfriend. The cultural guard is down. English gets used
more as a result.
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The EngIish-Speaking Union (Hong Kong)
This independent, non-profit, charitable body encourages cultural
understanding through the use of English. The Union has
members in over 56 countries and in Hong Kong, the focus is
on education, training and consultancy services. There are
conversation groups, play-readings, and monthly meetings with
speakers on a variety of topics.
"The ESU is the world's foremost provider
of speech and debate activities. One of its
many programmes the International
Public Speaking Competition enables
talented young people, worldwide to meet,
demonstrate their command of English and
learn more about other cultures. The
language has never been more needed,
its uses more varied, its contribution to
international friendship more vital."
Dr Verner Bickley
Chairman, Executive Committee, English-Speaking Union
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
This will be the fifth time that the bank has sponsored the
Contest, which aims to cultivate English public speaking skills
in young people. As an international bank operating in more
than 70 countries, we rely on English as the common language
of business. Sponsoring the Contest is an investment in Hong
Kong's future which supports a community focus on youth, health
and education.
"Looking beyond business, fluent English
skills are also invaluable in developing
personal and social connections - opening
doors to new friends and new cultures.
Standard Chartered is committed to fulfilling
this mission and is proud to be making an
investment in our children, in our community
and in our collective futures."
Benjamin Hung
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
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"Thanks to the 2009 contest, I have been able
to develop and realize my talent for public
speaking. I treasure the memory of both Hong
Kong and the international competitions. They
gave me a deeper insight into the wide
application of English in daily life."
Joey Tang Chun-yin, King's College
Champion, Senior Division, 2009
"This public speaking involved a lot of
experience, a lot of thinking and most
importantly a lot of speaking! The fact that
we had to go through a couple of rounds
meant each round was a confident booster.
I will remember every part of it!"
Asia Bibi, Delia Memorial School (Hip Wo)
Merit, Senior Division, 2009
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"The increasing popularity of the Contest goes to show - in spite of what people might believe - that young people in
Hong Kong are eager to speak in English. They also understand that learning a foreign language has very little value
unless it is put to practical use... the Contest has a positive and crucial role to play."
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