Journal Articles

The status of Cantonese in the education policy of Hong Kong

Title:
The status of Cantonese in the education policy of Hong Kong
Authors:
- Lee, Kwai Sang The Hong Kong Institute of Education
- Leung, Wai Mun The Hong Kong Institute of Education
Source:
Multilingual Education, 2(2), 1-22, 2012
Publisher:
SpringerOpen
Year Published:
2012
Education Categories:
- F Learning & Teaching
  - FE Medium of Instruction, Language of Teaching, Bi-& Multilingual Education, Problems of Bilingualism, Code-mixing & Code-switching
Keywords:
The Status of Cantonese "Bi-Literacy and Tri-Lingualism" Policy Language Survey Cantonese Language Education
Region:
- Hong Kong
Period:
- 1997.7 onwards
Level:
- Unknown or Unspecified
Abstract:
After the handover of Hong Kong to China, a first-ever policy of "bi-literacy and tri-lingualism" was put forward by the Special Administrative Region Government. Under the trilingual policy, Cantonese, the most dominant local language, equally shares the official status with Putonghua and English only in name but not in spirit, as neither the promotion nor the funding approaches on Cantonese match its legal status. This paper reviews the status of Cantonese in Hong Kong under this policy with respect to the levels of government, education and curriculum, considers the consequences of neglecting Cantonese in the school curriculum, and discusses the importance of large-scale surveys for language policymaking.
[Copyright © SpringerOpen].
Language:
- English
Document Type:
Journal Articles
ISSN:
- 21915059
Permalink:
https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/en/bibs/1080aa4d
Entry Date:
2015-12-14