Wing Fai Cheung
Biographic Data
| ID | 9337818 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wing Fai Cheung |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wing Fai |
| FAMILY NAME | Cheung |
| SIGNATURE | CHEUNG W F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Education University of Hong Kong |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A critical analysis of English language teaching in Hong Kong mainstream primary schools
In Hong Kong, many primary teachers of English have to prepare students for examinations which are mainly written assessment. Both teachers and students focus their attention on exam-based literacy such as reading and writing skills. Consequently, oral skills are overlooked. Indeed, public examinations sideline speaking assessment because of its subjective nature; thus English teachers do not provide students with many conversational activities. …
Hong Kong’s Evolving English Language Policy
When Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government implemented mother-tongue education in secondary schools. Only a quarter of the secondary schools were allowed to use English as a medium of instruction (EMI). As a result, more and more parents wanted to send their children to EMI schools. This prompted the local government to ‘fine-tune’ its language policy. The new policy will give schools more…
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Hong Kong’s Evolving English Language Policy
When Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government implemented mother-tongue education in secondary schools. Only a quarter of the secondary schools were allowed to use English as a medium of instruction (EMI). As a result, more and more parents wanted to send their children to EMI schools. This prompted the local government to ‘fine-tune’ its language policy. The new policy will give schools more…
A critical analysis of English language teaching in Hong Kong mainstream primary schools
In Hong Kong, many primary teachers of English have to prepare students for examinations which are mainly written assessment. Both teachers and students focus their attention on exam-based literacy such as reading and writing skills. Consequently, oral skills are overlooked. Indeed, public examinations sideline speaking assessment because of its subjective nature; thus English teachers do not provide students with many conversational activities. …
Mathematics education (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (2 works) · China (1 work) · Curriculum (1 work) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (1 work) · First language (1 work)