Dissertation Theses

Doing English lessons in secondary schools in Hong Kong: A sociocultural and discourse analytical study

Title:
Doing English lessons in secondary schools in Hong Kong: A sociocultural and discourse analytical study
Authors:
- Lin, A. M. Y.
Year Published:
1996
Education Categories:
- G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  - GB English Language
- P Social Context of Education
  - PC Society & Education
Keywords:
Teaching and Learning Sociocultural and Discourse Analytical Study
Region:
- Hong Kong
Period:
- 1990-1997.6
Level:
- Secondary Education
Abstract:
The author reports that a research was conducted to examine how English lessons were organized in junior forms in secondary schools in Hong Kong in order to find out whether schools situated in different socioeconomic and sociocultural contexts provided their Cantonese-speaking students with differential access to the socioeconomically dominant English linguistic and cultural resources in Hong Kong.
Degree Type:
Doctoral
Institution:
University of Toronto
School Location:
Toronto, Canada
Language:
- English
Document Type:
Dissertation Theses
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https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/2db08998
Entry Date:
2010-09-07