Don't believe all the hype about HK's falling English standards

Document Type

Newspaper article

Source Publication

South China Morning Post

Publication Date

10-10-2015

First Page

A13

Abstract

Andrew Sewell says using average scores or anecdotal evidence to gauge language proficiency is misleading, and we may come up short if we search for real evidence of declining standards.

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Additional Information

This article is also published online as Are English standards really falling in Hong Kong? Don't believe all you read, with full text available at
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1865488/ are-english-standards-really-falling-hong-kong-dont-believe

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Language

English

Recommended Citation

Sewell, A. (2015, October 10). Don't believe all the hype about HK's falling English standards. South China Morning Post, A13.

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