Secondary School Chinese

[krtc.031345marineparade]

sea:

My dd in sec one & failed her hcl common test badly. She hated hcl & the teacher. She was selected based on the sch entry test & i told her to take up since selected.

Now she wanted to drop hcl as she finds it v tough.
Would like to seek parents opinion whether should she drop hcl or continue for whole of sec one.

Discuss with her the options and the path that it may lead to.
One of the determining factors is whether she wants to go JC or Poly, or even other options?

If she choose to go JC:

Is there affiliated JC with your dd secondary school?
If not the 2 points that you can get from Hcl is very useful.

If there is affiliation, does she know that she will need to take Chinese in JC if she does not do Hcl in Secondary school?

If taking the Poly route, I guess the issue of whether taking HCL or not may not be so critical.

[Thetrees123]

sea:

My dd in sec one & failed her hcl common test badly. She hated hcl & the teacher. She was selected based on the sch entry test & i told her to take up since selected.

Now she wanted to drop hcl as she finds it v tough.
Would like to seek parents opinion whether should she drop hcl or continue for whole of sec one.

我的建议是: 即使讨厌老师, 讨厌华文也不应该轻言放弃, 一定要勇敢面对困难, 努力克服障碍。
如果尽力之后, 成绩依然不见起色, 那时才决定放弃也不迟,千万别因为一点挫折就选择放弃!
不喜欢学校老师没关系, 放学后再去找喜欢的补习老师不就行了吗?
不喜欢华文没关系,只要你遇到对的补习老师, 你会爱上华文的
我是华文补习老师, 对现今孩子面对高级华文时的无力感完全可以理解。

[jtoh]

sea:

My dd in sec one & failed her hcl common test badly. She hated hcl & the teacher. She was selected based on the sch entry test & i told her to take up since selected.

Now she wanted to drop hcl as she finds it v tough.
Would like to seek parents opinion whether should she drop hcl or continue for whole of sec one.

There are advantages to taking HCL in sec school, in particular the 2 bonus points at O levels as well as being able to drop the subject in JC.

That said, how is her HCL? She will need to clear her O level CL exam at Sec 3 with B3 or better before being allowed to take the HCL O level exam at Sec 4. If you don't think this is possible, then don't bother continuing with HCL because she won't be allowed to take the O level exam anyway. Also, a poor grade in HCL in Sec 1,2 and 3 may impact her overall results which could mean her not being able to do certain subject combinations, depending on her school.

In short, if she is alright in the subject, go ahead and do HCL. If she's doing really poorly, then just focus on CL.

[sea]

:thankyou: for all the feedback. I really appreciate.


Perhaps will let her try till mid-year exam & see how is the result. Really no time to have slot for HCL tuition as she already has tuition for eng, maths & sci.

Can advise how to study HCL?

[rains]

I would like to ask:


For HCL at secondary school level, are the students allowed to lift the answers from the compre passages or must they paraphrase the answers? The school teacher insists that they must paraphrase but the tuition teacher doesn’t answer me directly. From the way she marks the assignments, she seems to suggest that lifting answers is okay as long as it answers the questions, which the school teacher would not accept.

[Thetrees123]

rains:

I would like to ask:


For HCL at secondary school level, are the students allowed to lift the answers from the compre passages or must they paraphrase the answers? The school teacher insists that they must paraphrase but the tuition teacher doesn't answer me directly. From the way she marks the assignments, she seems to suggest that lifting answers is okay as long as it answers the questions, which the school teacher would not accept.

中学阅读理解的解答方式和小学的方式一模一样, 就是有时可以抄文中句子, 有时得用自己的话表达, 依情况而定。中学的阅读理解通常前面2题是抄文章的, 其他有些问句子的意思 ; 问你对整件事的看法, 或你在生活中的例子, 这些就得用自己的话了。
我非常不赞成这位学校老师的做法, 太武断了。

我本身是华文补习老师, 只要学生肯根据我的方法回答学校考题, 都能在前面几题得满分, 到了后几题, 由于得自由发挥, 要拿满分就有难度了。

[rains]

谢谢树老师的分享。

[Thetrees123]

sea:

:thankyou: for all the feedback. I really appreciate.


Perhaps will let her try till mid-year exam & see how is the result. Really no time to have slot for HCL tuition as she already has tuition for eng, maths & sci.

Can advise how to study HCL?

中学华文考题通常以课外为主。有些学校为了拉高及格率, 会加入一些和课本有关的填写汉字, 词语填空之类的送分题。
要掌握好这门科目, 听说读写是不二法门。
多听电视节目的对白
多说华语, 不过要找到对的人
多读报章, 若没时间,至少也得读标题
多写作文, 若没时间, 至少每天写几十个字的生活感想
若以上这些都没信心办到, 那么高级华文对你来说就是一座不可征服的高山了。

[sea]

中学华文考题通常以课外为主。有些学校为了拉高及格率, 会加入一些和课本有关的填写汉字, 词语填空之类的送分题。

要掌握好这门科目, 听说读写是不二法门。
多听电视节目的对白
多说华语, 不过要找到对的人
多读报章, 若没时间,至少也得读标题
多写作文, 若没时间, 至少每天写几十个字的生活感想
若以上这些都没信心办到, 那么高级华文对你来说就是一座不可征服的高山了


Thanks Thetrees123 for your valuable feedback.
Are you a tutor giving one to one tuition or in a group?

[Thetrees123]

sea:

中学华文考题通常以课外为主。有些学校为了拉高及格率, 会加入一些和课本有关的填写汉字, 词语填空之类的送分题。

要掌握好这门科目, 听说读写是不二法门。
多听电视节目的对白
多说华语, 不过要找到对的人
多读报章, 若没时间,至少也得读标题
多写作文, 若没时间, 至少每天写几十个字的生活感想
若以上这些都没信心办到, 那么高级华文对你来说就是一座不可征服的高山了


Thanks Thetrees123 for your valuable feedback.
Are you a tutor giving one to one tuition or in a group?

I am tuition centre tutor.