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The Language Fund Advisory Committee has identified some possible areas in which proposals may be drawn up. These include:

improvement of the skills of language teachers and production of additional teaching materials;

programmes to promote students' interest in language learning and develop skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing;

development of reference materials on what constitutes good Chinese language use in Hong Kong as a useful reference for teachers and the public:

trying out of various approaches to the development of bilingual proficiency at all levels, in particular pre-primary and primary levels;

training of professionals in translation who are proficient in both English and Chinese;

local research into child language development and the acquisition of bilingual proficiency;

local research into language requirements, language uses and desired profiles of bilingual proficiency for academic and vocational purposes;

investigation into and provision of language improvement measures for the working population;

research programme to follow the academic and personal development of groups of students, matched for academic ability and experiencing different medium of instruction models;

assessment of language proficiency in Hong Kong; and

regular surveys of language ability of new entrants to jobs with respect to listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.

Application forms should be returned to the Language Fund Secretariat in Room 1123 of Wu Chung House, 213 Queen Road East, Wan Chai.

For further enquiries, please contact the Language Fund Secretariat on 2892 6642 or by fax on 2574 0340.

End/Thursday, March 23, 1995