Journal Articles

English as a medium of instruction in post-1997 Hong Kong: What students, teachers and parents think

Title:
English as a medium of instruction in post-1997 Hong Kong: What students, teachers and parents think
Authors:
Source:
Journal of Pragmatics, 28(4), 441-459, 1997
Publisher:
Elsevier
Year Published:
1997
Education Categories:
- F Learning & Teaching
  - FE Medium of Instruction, Language of Teaching, Bi-& Multilingual Education, Problems of Bilingualism, Code-mixing & Code-switching
- R Educational Policy & Administration
  - RC Educational Planning & Decision Making Process, Educational Administration
Keywords:
Education Policy Language Policy Medium of Instruction
Region:
- Hong Kong
Period:
- 1990-1997.6
- 1997.7 onwards
Level:
- Secondary Education
Abstract:
The paper reports the findings of a large-scale survey of the attitudes of students, teachers, and parents towards the use of English as a medium of instruction in Hong Kong secondary schools. Reportedly, while Hong Kong is to be taken over by the Chinese rule in July 1997, students and their parents consistently place English over Chinese as a teaching medium regardless of their agreement that teaching becomes more effective if Chinese-medium instructed.
Language:
- English
Document Type:
Journal Articles
ISSN:
- 03782166
Permalink:
https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/9319434e
Entry Date:
2010-09-28