Write an essay addressing an educational issue or a longstanding educational topic in the Hong Kong context from a philosophical & sociological perspective.
Topic:
Is education for ethnic minorities in Hong Kong adequate and appropriate?
Essay Structure:
1) Introduction: Summary, Setting, Fore coming
2) Literature review
3) Research method
4) Analysis & Discussion
5) Conclusion
6) Bibliography
Other hints:
– State your viewpoint(s) as explicit as possible (Avoid rhetorical questions, metaphors, implications)
– A topic is NOT necessarily an argument
– Basic structure of an argument:
– Evidence, Ground, Data…
– Reasoning, Analysis, Weighting, Hypothesis, Criteria…
– Points, Statement, Criticism, Judgement, Viewpoint…
– Concepts, Theories…
Useful websites:
• books.google.com
• scholar.google.com
• wisenews.com (Hong Kong newspapers since 1998)
• edb.gov.hk
• legco.gov.hk
• hklii.org.hk
