其實在hk, 大部份人和時間以cantonese 溝通，英文的確是2nd lang ，咁as a 2nd language 去教其實又唔覺有 ...
My hubby discussed with some friends who with their kids in IS a few days ago. All the IS parents said that their IS have never teach gramma or spelling. The kids just keep using it, reading and writing something silly in the school. Their kids build up their language just like this. The major difference for IS and local school as mentioned above is the language environment. To systematically teach the 2nd language via gramma is not wrong. At least the teachers and the parents can assessment how much has the kid learnt. Yet, to achieve a fluent standard in terms of speaking is another problem.
Frankly, my English was terrible and now is less terrible. The major breakthrough for my English was due to my travelling experience at Europe for 50 days alone during the summer vacation whenI was a Year2 student in the University. I could not run and could not hide when I was lone in Europe. And I needed to SPEAK UP! So, experience in using the language is important. Before that, I have no confident in using English, not to mention to speak up by using it. My face would turn red and heart beating like hell : P
