Promoting the teaching and learning of Putonghua in preschools: Issues and challenges

Promoting the teaching and learning of Putonghua in preschools: Issues and challenges

• Wong, Yuen Fan Lornita The Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Leung, Cheung Shing Sam The Hong Kong Institute of Education

2009

Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference: Designing New Learning Contexts for a Globalising World, National Institute of Education (2009: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GA Chinese Language
    • GAI Teaching Methods of Putonghua & Their Outcomes
• Q Philosophy of Education, Educational System & School At Different Levels
  • QB Pre-school Education, Child Caring Facilities, Maternal & Infantile Health Facilities

Language and Education Early Childhood

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Pre-Primary Education

In the past ten years, Hong Kong Government has promoted the concept of biliteracy (Chinese and English) and trilingualism (Cantonese, Putonghua and English) in education. Putonghua has become an important issue in the school curriculum. Educators debate how and when Putonghua should be taught. In the preschool context, whether Putonghua should be taught as a formal subject or informally through fun and games has been debated. Another critical issue is how parents could help children to learn better outside schools. This paper presents findings on the learning and teaching of Putonghua from interviews with parents and school teachers and principals.

Symposium conducted at the Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference: Designing New Learning Contexts for a Globalising World, National Institute of Education

• English

Conference Papers

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/bc69cb1e

2015-10-08