“A teacher said of me, ‘Knowing it is undoable but still doing it’. He said standard pronunciation movements seldom succeeded, but I still pursued it. Many things appear challenging, but you should pursue them if they are meaningful.”
The School of Communication (SCOM) presents to you the latest episode of SCOM Talk Show (恒傳感言). Professor Richard Ho Man–wui (何文匯教授), Honorary Professor of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, is most known for advocating standard Cantonese pronunciation over the years with perseverance and determination. What are the reasons behind his persistence? What challenges have he encountered along the way?
With everyone typing emojis instead of words on their phones, alongside the changes in our language education system, will the language ability of Hong Kong young people deteriorate? Let’s watch Professor Ho‘s sharing now!
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