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  • but: official medium of instruction of PolyU is English
    • but: university aims for bi-literacy & tri-lingualism
    • but: used on Chinese medium of instruction courses
      • but: students would use it for other courses as well
        • Solution: perhaps discussions in Chinese could be...
        • but: teacher could select language used for discussion
          • but: students could create parallel Chinese discussions
      • because: could be used for courses in Chinese Culture Dept
      • because: could be used for courses in the GEC
      • because: could be used for CBS courses
  • but: traditional or simplified Chinese writing, or both
    • but: traditional, formal Chinese should be used
      • because: university-appropriate formal Chinese writing best
        • Solution: Considering to offer both traditional and...
      • because: traditional Chinese is HKs official writing style
Good Point should have a Chinese version
  • because: main aim of GoodPoint to improve critical thinking
    • Problem: Critical thinking is an effortful, complex...
    • but: different langauges for thought & production hard
      • but: native speaker discuss think & write in 1 language
  • Solution: Good points should develop a Chinese version...
  • but: would not improve students' English skills
    • because: if there is a chinese version,few students...
  • because: HK & Chinese students would use it more
  • but: incomprehensible for non-Chinese speaking teachers
    • but: teachers only give feedback on English discussions
      • Problem: Teacher's effectiveness limited in that...
    • but: teachers could set the language of a discussion