Conference Papers

Understanding the desirability of English language education in Asian countries

Title:
Understanding the desirability of English language education in Asian countries
Authors:
- Tseng, Chao Ling The Hong Kong Institute of Education
Year Published:
2009
Conference:
Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association: Disciplined Inquiry: Education Research in the Circle of Knowledge (2009: San Diego, CA)
Education Categories:
- G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  - GB English Language
- P Social Context of Education
  - PB Comparative Education
Region:
- Hong Kong
Period:
- 1997.7 onwards
Level:
- Unknown or Unspecified
Abstract:
The popularity and desirability of English language education has become somewhat unbeatable in Asian countries. In this essay, highlighting the examples of Taiwan and Hong Kong, I seek to understand the multiple threads of reasoning systems that come together to constitute and sustain the desirability of English learning. In that, I conceptualize that language education is more than teaching and learning a new/foreign language. Language is intertwined with the sphere of culture. Thus, I hope to encourage an alternative perspective for rethinking the “heat” of English language education in Asian countries.In that, I seek to underscore that it is imperative to rethinking the effects of English language education.
Note:
Poster session presented at the Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association: Disciplined Inquiry: Education Research in the Circle of Knowledge
Language:
- English
Document Type:
Conference Papers
Permalink:
https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/111ffcd6
Entry Date:
2015-10-08