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Mother-Tongue Teaching A Flop

Alice Poon
Mar 26, 2008
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A news report reminds me of my previous post titled “English Skills in China and Hong Kong” dated September 2, 2007. The part that is relevant to Hong Kong is repeated below:-

“Ever since the implementation of Tung Chee-Hwa’s ill-advised policy of teaching in the mother-tongue, the standard of English among secondary school and university students went f…

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