Symposium on Langage Policy and Social Inclusion
Date : February 10 - 11, 2017 (Friday & Saturday)
Objective : To share the current language policy, service practice and community projects in responding to various challenges and language barrier faced by the ethnic minorities
Participants : 150 social workers and teachers
Language : Mainly Cantonese with English Powerpoint (except keynote speech in English) (Simultaneous interpretation from Cantonese to English will be provided)
Section 1 : Language Policy in Education and Employment
Date : February 10 (Friday)
Time : 9:15am - 12:30pm
Venue : Auditorium, 1/F., Duke of Windsor Social Service Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai.
Moderator: Mr Daniel Ma (Chairman of Network on Ethnic Minorities, HKCSS)
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9:15 - 9:30 |
Registration |
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9:30 - 10:15 |
The Relationship between Language & Culture and the Implications for Language Teaching (English) Dr Angela Scarino (Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and Director of the Research Centre for Languages and Cultures, University of South Australia) |
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10:15 - 10:40 |
Chinese Language Curriculum Second Language Learning Framework - Progress and Development Mr Sheridan Lee (Principal Assistant Secretary[Curriculum Development], Education Bureau) |
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10:40 - 11:05 |
Ms Phyllis Cheung (Executive Director, Hong Kong Unison) |
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11:05 - 11:30 |
The Employment and Poverty Situation of Ethnic Minorities Families Ms But Ngan Ping (Centre Supervisor, Diocesan Pastoral Centre for Workers [Kowloon]) |
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11:30 - 11:55 |
Establishing Chinese as a Second Language Curriculum for L2 learning to Enhance Upward Mobility of Ethnic Minorities Mr Ip Kin Yuen (Legislative Councillor [Education Constituency]) |
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11:55 - 12:30 |
Panel Discussion and Q&A session |
Section 2 : Practice Sharing in Creating an Inclusive Society
Date : February 10 (Friday)
Time : 2:15 - 5:00pm
Venue : Auditorium, 1/F., Duke of Windsor Social Service Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai.
Moderator: Mr Raymond Ho (Senior Equal Opportunities Officer, Equal Opportunities Commission)
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2:15 - 2:30 |
Registration |
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2:30 - 2:55 |
Addressing the Language Barriers of Ethnic Minority Groups Ms Micy Lui (Chief Social Work Officer [Family and Child Welfare], Social Welfare Department) |
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2:55 - 3:20 |
Employment Support Services for Ethnic Minority Job-seekers Ms Catherine Law (Senior Labour Officer [Employment Services], Labour Department) |
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3:20 - 3:35 |
Tea break |
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3:35 - 4:00 |
Engaging Ethnic Minorities to Promote Police Service Project Gemstone Ms Wong Ping Ping (Chief Inspector Kowloon West [Operations], Hong Kong Police Force) Mr Hung Ka Wai (Police Community Relation Office [Yau Tsim District], Hong Kong Police Force) |
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4:00 – 4:25 |
How to Create an Inclusive Community through Service & Social Enterprise? Ms Noel Leung (Unit in Charge[Services for Ethnic Minorities], HKSKH Lady MacLehose Centre) |
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4:25 - 5:00 |
Panel Discussion and Q&A session |
Section 3 : Teaching Chinese as a Second Language and Communicating with EM Parents
Date : February 11 (Saturday)
Time : 9:30am - 12:30pm
Venue : Rm 201, 2/F., Duke of Windsor Social Service Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai.
Moderator : Mr Moses Mui (Chief Officer, Family & Community Service, HKCSS)
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9:30 - 9:45 |
Registration |
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9:45 - 10:30 |
Dr Angela Scarino (Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and Director of the Research Centre for Languages and Cultures, University of South Australia) |
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10:30 - 11:15 |
Supporting Ethnic Minority Kindergarteners to Learn Chinese as a Second Language: Dynamic Enrichment Learning Mode (DELM), Teaching materials and Pedagogies Ms Wong Shek Hung (Hong Kong Programme Manager, Oxfam) Dr Elizabeth Loh (Assistant Professor [Faculty of Education], the University of Hong Kong) Dr Chan Sing Pui (Assistant Professor [Department of Early Childhood Education] The Education University of Hong Kong) |
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11:15 - 12:00 |
Engaging Parents in Assisting Children's Chinese learning Ms Maggie Poon (Co-ordinator [(Social Work)] of C-for_Chinese@JC Project], Hong Kong Christian Service) Ms Jeffrica Lai (Project leader [Happy Chinese Learning Project II], Hong Kong Christian Service) |
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12:00 - 12:30 |
Panel Discussion and Q&A session Commentator : Dr Lee Siu Lun (Senior Lecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) |
Keynote speaker
Angela Scarino’s research expertise is in languages education in linguistically and culturally diverse societies, second language learning, second language curriculum design, learning-oriented assessment, intercultural language learning and second language teacher education.
Homepage : http://people.unisa.edu.au/angela.scarino
RCLC : http://www.unisa.edu.au/Research/Research-Centre-for-Languages-and-Cultures/