Higher Chinese in P5 - To opt or not

[jedamum]

Need advice.

My boy ca2 got around 70 for both chinese and hcl.
I approached a tuition centreamd they adviced my to sign up for normal chinese class instead of higher chinese class as the focus for these two classes are different. Now I am confused. Higher chinese class in school don’t cover teaching for normal chinese paper? Will the kid cope with different syllabus should I sign him for normal chinese but let him retain hcl class in school?

[ruohoo97]

jedamum:

Need advice.

My boy ca2 got around 70 for both chinese and hcl.
I approached a tuition centreamd they adviced my to sign up for normal chinese class instead of higher chinese class as the focus for these two classes are different. Now I am confused. Higher chinese class in school don't cover teaching for normal chinese paper? Will the kid cope with different syllabus should I sign him for normal chinese but let him retain hcl class in school?

I also just realized that! In my elder DD's school, the HCL class was only taught HCL syllabus, however the normal Chinese text and vocabulary are all insider; but for my DS's school, I just realized the text for normal chinese and HCL are different.

[jedamum]

Ruohoo,

I cannot comprehend how hcl works.
The centre commented that because of the impact of tscore for normal chinese, we should sign up for nc if his nc paper needs help, despite that he is studying hcl in school. She said even the answerig technique and exam technique for hcl and nc classes are different.

[Thetrees123]

jedamum:

Ruohoo,

I cannot comprehend how hcl works.
The centre commented that because of the impact of tscore for normal chinese, we should sign up for nc if his nc paper needs help, despite that he is studying hcl in school. She said even the answerig technique and exam technique for hcl and nc classes are different.

高级华文在小六会考的Tscore中最多只能加三分。普通华文的比重和英文,科学,数学一样。

高级华文的词语和普通华文有些不同,出题方式也不同。高华没有口试,没有看图作文,因此难度较高。

在䃼习中心,我也会强烈要求家长把重心放在普华, 因为高华只不过是锦上添花罢了。如果普华考砸了,孩子的Tscore肯定被拉下,高华再高分也无济于事。

希望我的解释能帮到你

[jedamum]

Thanks thetrees123

Will the kids get confuse attending normal chinese tuition outside but hcl in school? Figured out son’s score for compre in both nc and hcl is the same! While I am ok he got that for hcl, I feel that for nc wise, it is too low.

I think I better change to nc class. If he doesn’t improve,he will need drop hcl next year anyway.

[PiggyLalala]

jedamum:

Ruohoo,

I cannot comprehend how hcl works.
The centre commented that because of the impact of tscore for normal chinese, we should sign up for nc if his nc paper needs help, despite that he is studying hcl in school. She said even the answerig technique and exam technique for hcl and nc classes are different.

The test components for hcl n normal chinese are different for both paper 1 n 2. Hcl has only one cloze with helping words on top, one editing n 2 or 3 open ended comprehensions whereas normal chinese has more components - off hand I can only rem... 语文应用, 完成对话, mcq compre n open ended compre. Should have cloze with helping words too. U can take a look at yr son hcl n normal chinese sa1 papers.

Paper 1for hcl has no picture compo.
I think tuition normal chinese n continue hcl in school may be a wise decision if u think the child needs help in normal chinese.

[Thetrees123]

jedamum:

Thanks thetrees123

Will the kids get confuse attending normal chinese tuition outside but hcl in school? Figured out son's score for compre in both nc and hcl is the same! While I am ok he got that for hcl, I feel that for nc wise, it is too low.

I think I better change to nc class. If he doesn't improve,he will need drop hcl next year anyway.

如果学校只用高华课本,孩子上普华䃼习班会遇到一些生字,不过不至于confuse这么严重。
最重要是鼓励孩子多阅读课外书,对写作和作答阅读理解题很有帮助。

[jedamum]

Thanks piggylalala

Yes, I do know the differencein exam components. What I am confused is I thought kids attending hcl classes have their basic nc covered during lessons too. Guess I am mistaken. Not too late to switch lane now. Son didn’t do badly for the mcq and cloze portion though a better score would have ensured he is within class average. It is his compre that couldn’t achieve a breakthrough. Don’t want to read chinese books, how to improve! !?!

[Thetrees123]

jedamum:

Thanks piggylalala

Yes, I do know the differencein exam components. What I am confused is I thought kids attending hcl classes have their basic nc covered during lessons too. Guess I am mistaken. Not too late to switch lane now. Son didn't do badly for the mcq and cloze portion though a better score would have ensured he is within class average. It is his compre that couldn't achieve a breakthrough. Don't want to read chinese books, how to improve! !?!

多数孩子不喜欢读华文课外书,因此本地学生的华文水平每况愈下。
至于Comprehension cannot breakthrough, 那是因为他没掌握好回答问题的技巧,抓不到重点,才会频频扣分。若有名师从旁指点,这个问题马上迎刃而解。

[PiggyLalala]

jedamum:

Thanks piggylalala

Yes, I do know the differencein exam components. What I am confused is I thought kids attending hcl classes have their basic nc covered during lessons too. Guess I am mistaken. Not too late to switch lane now. Son didn't do badly for the mcq and cloze portion though a better score would have ensured he is within class average. It is his compre that couldn't achieve a breakthrough. Don't want to read chinese books, how to improve! !?!

Good that yr son scored well in the mcq sections.

My son will usually get one sum wrong for the mcq comprehension. I wondered why. Maybe lack of practice. Sometimes he will make mistakes in the 对话 too.

Yup .... not too late ... lets jia you together.