Special
9.
their report, attempts, but admittedly without
The Committee, in paragraphs 10 and 11 of
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success, to answer the question that naturally arises;
what security is there that the courses now to be
provided will be attract students, in view of the
fact that no students hitherto have taken Chinese
for the B. A. Degree, and only a few have taken it
for the Intermediate Examination? All that they it
can say on this point is that the courses hitherto
have been perhaps too exacting. If the requirements
are lighter and the staff more effective, students
may be attracted.
Special Chee
They do not hazard & quen
as to the proper line for development in the
University of Chinese, but they offers the opinion
traditional methods
in this
one
of Sir Reginald Johnston that a national in favour of
Universities are being Chipoce undoubtedly riphes to discord traditional methods modern critical methods.
teaching the subject.
It was not within the
Committee's province to weigh the comparative
claims of Chinese and the other subjects the
University offers. The papers do not show that
these comparative claims have yet been estimated
by the University.
10.
The schools are apparently being brought into
line with the proposed changes in the University. The Chinese syllabus has been revised and lightened,
and now aims at a practical knowledge of the written
language. The Matriculation requirements have
been changed in the manner approved by the Advisory Committee, so as to require of Chinese students
only the ability to read and write modern Chinese.
11. Kwok Yu, a modified form of Mandarin which
the Government of China is trying to make the
national language, will gradually be introduced into the schools as an alternative to, and perhaps
No comments yet.
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