Tag Archives: English learning

When grammatical accuracy is all that matters …

In my post of July 28, I asserted that “our social values, our education system, and sometimes the way we teach English, have joined hands to strangle students’ motivation to learn English.” I have talked about the issue of social … Continue reading

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Low motivation for a high-stakes subject – English. Why?!

In my last post, I contended: “I know a simple reason why some people in HK do not succeed in learning English: Our social values, our education system, and sometimes the way we teach English, have joined hands to strangle … Continue reading

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How can people improve their English?

This is a question that I hope 林沛理 and 劉天賜 will not ask me tomorrow (Tuesday) night on 講東講西 . I hope that they will instead ask Benjamin Au Yeung, who will also be speaking, how people can improve their Chinese. … Continue reading

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