Not Making the Grade - English Curriculum on Hong Kong

The Standard:

As an international city, English has always been at the center of discussions regarding Hong Kong's education system. Regretfully, the standard of English among students has fallen to such a level that it is worthy of attention.

Although I do not work in the field of education, I realize there may be many reasons for falling standards.

However, to my astonishment I heard recently of Hong Kong Institute of Education graduates majoring in English who merely got a D grade in English in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination and Hong Kong Advanced Level yet got degrees to teach senior school students.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at July 9, 2009 1:03 AM
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