Reading Promotion through Literary Walk: A Case Study of the Fun with Learning Chinese Language through Literary Walk Project

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This paper introduces a reading promotion programme for junior secondary school students in Hong Kong, namely Fun with Learning Chinese Language through Literary Walk Project, jointly organized by the Hong Kong Literature Research Centre and the University Library System of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The authors use Literary Walk in Wan Chai District as a case study to analyse the effectiveness of this reading promotion programme through literary walk.

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1. Hong Kong is administratively subdivided into 18 districts in three major geographic areas: Central and Western, Eastern, Southern, and Wan Chai districts in Hong Kong Island; Kowloon City, Kwun Tong, Sham Shui Po, Wong Tai Sin, and Yau Tsim Mong districts in Kowloon and New Kowloon; and Islands, Kwai Tsing, North, Sai Kung, Sha Tin, Tai Po, Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun, and Yuen Long districts in New Territories. 2. The Guide was originally published in Chinese under the title 中國語文課程指引(初中及高中). The English text of the ‘Guide’ in this paper is a translation of the Chinese version. 3. See the Guide . http://www.edb.gov.hk/tc/curriculum-development/kla/chi-edu/curriculum-documents/secondary-edu2011.html . 4. Ibid. 5. See Hong Kong Literary Landscapes: http://hkliteraryscenes.wikidot.com/ . 6. See the Guide . http://www.edb.gov.hk/tc/curriculum-development/kla/chi-edu/curriculum-documents/secondary-edu2011.html .