GRF-Funded Workshop Successfully Explored Chinese Morphological Instruction for Non-Chinese Speaking Students to Enhance the "Big Six" Competencies

The LST Seminar "Workshop Series for Enhancing the Big Six Competencies in Chinese Language Proficiency for Non-Chinese Speaking Students (I): Case studies and common issues in vocabulary teaching," supported by the General Research Fund (GRF) of the University Grants Committee and led by Prof. Ke Sihui’s team, was successfully held on February 4, 2026 at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Around 130 participants—including university students, scholars, frontline educators, and professionals from multiple institutions—gathered to engage in in-depth discussions on “Chinese morphological instruction for NCS students in Hong Kong.” The workshop provided a vital platform for exchanging insights and practical methods for teaching Chinese characters and vocabulary in multilingual contexts. Key topics included balancing oracy and literacy, developing a morpheme-based Chinese dictionary, differentiated instruction, and the emerging role of AI-assisted teaching.

The PolyU team extends their heartfelt gratitude to colleagues from the Lions Clubs International Ho Tak Sum Primary School: Mr. WONG Wai-lap (Principal), Mr. LAM Chun Hung (Assistant Principal), Mr. CHOW Chai Tong (SENCO), as well as the two guest workshop presenters, Ms PANG Chung Wai (Chinese Language Teacher) and Ms WAN Chui Lai (Chinese Language Teacher). We would also like to express our sincere appreciation to the members from the 17 primary schools participating in the PolyU “After School Little Word Expert” (ALIDE) program for the academic year 2025–2026.