YCCECE students use of English
Biggest Questions: “What are the attitudes of YCCECE students toward of using English?”
All female, 20 – 30 years old
Question
Number
Participant 1
Participant 2
Participant 3
Participant 4
Q1: On a scale of 1-5, how important do you think speaking in English is in Hong Kong? Why?
5, useful. Just like in other countries, English is particular, especially when interacting with others.
4, most of the people are Chinese and use different languages/ their own language (Hindi, Urdu, Putonghua, etc.) Different nationalities, English can connect people together as most people use English to interact with one another.
4, Hong Kong is international society. But half of the people in the community speaks a different language.
5, because Hong Kong is an international city to which it’s a common language for people to use to communicate with one another.
Q2: When do you speak in English Language?
When I speak to friends/ western restaurants
Work, friends, go outside
Just in the campus
Anywhere, it’s my mother tongue.
Q3: Do you feel uncomfortable when hearing a Chinese speaking in English?
Chinglish!!!
Depends on how fluency. (Understanding them)
On the pronunciation, when using sophisticated terms, it’s difficult to understand, let alone the fluency.
Only when I cannot interpret what they are trying to say.
Q4: Do you think speaking English in the college has a positive impact to your English language development?
Yes, international school.
Yes, because new words can be learnt and it builds confidence and more opportunities to communicate/ practice English more.
Yes, because we can improve our English through communicate with our peers and learn from listening to our peers.
Yes, because I am still able to learn new and sophisticated words that could be beneficial to writing anything academically related work.
Q5: Do you feel awkward speaking in English?
My mother tongue is English
Love English more than Chinese. Feel awkward if use weird words.
Everyone speaks English with me.
No, mother language
Three participants had similar answers toward the use of English in the classroom
Two and three drawn more toward reading and one liked listening.
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