Conference Papers

A realist interpretation of a mainland Chinese student's English-learning experiences in Hong Kong: Focus on learning strategy

Title:
A realist interpretation of a mainland Chinese student's English-learning experiences in Hong Kong: Focus on learning strategy
Source Title:
Research studies in education. Volume 4, The ninth postgraduate research conference, 2006, Faculty of Education, the University of Hong Kong
Authors:
- Gao, Xuesong Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong
Source Editors:
City Published:
Hong Kong
Publisher:
Office of Research, Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong
Year Published:
2006
Conference:
Postgraduate Research Conference (2006: Hong Kong, China)
Education Categories:
Region:
- Hong Kong
Period:
- 1997.7 onwards
Level:
- Post-Secondary Education
Abstract:
The two-year longitudinal case study reported in this paper documents a non- Cantonese speaking mainland Chinese student's language learning experiences in Cantonese- dominant Hong Kong, who came to pursue undergraduate studies in an English-medium university. Using a sociocultural approach, this paper focuses on three biographical episodes. which recount how the student attempted to open up alternatives within the contextual structures and seek new learning opportunities, how she came to realize her limitation and withdrew from her early active pursuits, and how she followed other mainland Chinese students in memorizing words and attached her own meanings to it. The paper highlights the social, cultural, arid politic aspects of her strategy use in the learning context and argues that learners' biographical experiences are an important avenue to understand learners' strategy use as a complicated phenomenon revealing the interplay between learners' agency and contextual structures.
Language:
- English
Document Type:
Conference Papers
ISBN:
- 9789628093472
- 9628093479
Permalink:
https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/22d5ae56
Entry Date:
2011-05-27