英語角-圓桌會議 Round Table：《哈利波特》20歲啦！

Topic1-The Culture of Tutoring in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Chinese Mainland

They strike glamorous poses in posters in shopping malls and on the sides of buses in Hong Kong. But they are not movie stars or supermodels: they are Hong Kong's A-list "tutor kings" and "tutor queens", offering pupils a chance to improve mediocre grades. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has an established booming tutoring industry. How is that different from the tutor industry in the Chinese Mainland and other regions in Asia?

While children in the Chinese mainland are complaining that they have to attend so many after-school tutoring sessions, the truth is, things were not exactly easy for kids in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Taiwan region, or even students from Asia in general. So, let’s compare the extra-curricular training course in these different places.

Topic2-Harry Potter Turns 20

This June marks the 20th anniversary of J.K. Rowling’s "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone," the first in a series of one of the most beloved stories of the modern era that spawned the wildly popular film franchise, a play, and multiple theme parks. Harry Potter Turns 20~!