Ideology, linguistic capital and the medium of instruction in Hong Kong

Ideology, linguistic capital and the medium of instruction in Hong Kong

• Morrison, Keith School of Education, Inter-University Institute of Macau
• Lui, Icy Hong Kong Institute of Education

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 21(6), 471-486, 2000

Routledge

2000

• F Learning & Teaching
  • FE Medium of Instruction, Language of Teaching, Bi-& Multilingual Education, Problems of Bilingualism, Code-mixing & Code-switching
• P Social Context of Education
  • PE Law & Education ; Politics & Education
• R Educational Policy & Administration
  • RC Educational Planning & Decision Making Process, Educational Administration
• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GB English Language

English (Second Language) Foreign Countries Ideology Language of Instruction Hong Kong

• Hong Kong

• 1970s
• 1980s
• 1990-1997.6
• 1997.7 onwards

• Primary Education
• Secondary Education

This paper examines the links between linguistic capital, cultural capital, linguistic imperialism and the use of English as the medium of instruction (MOI) in Hong Kong. It suggests that the notion of linguistic imperialism in Hong Kong, whilst useful for analysing practices in the early days of the colonial period, is superseded by the notion of linguistic capital, though neither presents a complete analysis of the MOI issue in Hong Kong. The paper suggests that a new version of linguistic imperialism in Hong Kong may be evidenced in examining the rise of Chinese-medium education and the spread of Putonghua in Hong Kong schools.
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• English

Journal Articles

• 01434632

• 10.1080/01434630008666418

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/cc063918

2010-11-24