Language Skills in Cantonese-speaking Adolescents: A Comparison between Grades, Genres and Modalities

WHAT is the purpose of the study?

Measuring the language skills in Cantonese-speaking adolescents across different grades, discourse genres (conversational and narrative), and modalities (oral and written).

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WHO are eligible to participate?

Cantonese-speaking adolescents of grade 7, 9, 11 in Hong Kong local secondary schools.

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WHAT will your child be asked to do?

Telling and writing stories based on pictures, answering questions, and undergoing a language history questionnaire.

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WHEN and WHERE will the study take place?

The study will be conducted online (mainly by zoom), and we will schedule sessions at the participants’ convenience. 

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We will be able to provide information about the participants’ general language ability and 150 HK dollars to the participants.