Learning Putonghua in primary level
Nowadays, more and more Hong Kong people work in China and trade with businessmen of China. And this reveals that there is a need for H.K. people to learn Putonghua in order to have better communication with China’s people. To strengthen students’ competitiveness in their future career, students are required to learn Putonghua in both primary and secondary levels.
However, only 30 primary schools can receive financial support from the government to hire extra teachers and bring in mainland experts. This would negatively affect the Putonghua learning efficiency of students. A Chinese teacher claimed that students who learn Putonghua in higher forms can understand Putonghua but have big difficulties in speaking in Putonghua. She also said this problem doesn’t happen on students who learn Putonghua in lower forms. That means the younger the students, the better they pick up the language.
In other words, there is a need for the government to provide financial support to more primary schools. Apart from that, government should increase students’ awareness of the importance of learning Putonghua by promoting through different media, e.g. radio, television and booklets.
Primary schools and secondary schools should also take part in promoting the importance of Putonghua. They should hold some talks about use of Putonghua .After students have the talks, teachers can discuss some main points with the students to find out whether they understand the content of the talks and they agree that learning Putonghua is important. By collecting students’ opinion, schools can set up their own Putonghua teaching strategies which can bring the biggest benefits to students.
Learning is a self matter so it is important for students to have a good attitude toward Putonghua. Students should speak Putonghua actively and frequently during their Chinese lessens and if they find any difficulties in learning it, they should seek help from their teachers and find information by searching the internet.
Overall,with the help of the government and schools , students can have a good environment to learn Putonghua in their school life so they can speak Putonghua naturely and smoothly when they grow up. This can greatly raise their abilities in competing with other countries’ people in the career market.
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