Journal Articles

Analyzing the ‘language problem’ discourses in Hong Kong: How official, academic, and media discourses construct and perpetuate dominant models of language, learning, and education

Title:
Analyzing the ‘language problem’ discourses in Hong Kong: How official, academic, and media discourses construct and perpetuate dominant models of language, learning, and education
Authors:
- Lin, Mei Yi Angel City University of Hong Kong
Source:
Journal of Pragmatics, 28(4), 427-440, 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
Region:
- Hong Kong
Period:
- 1997.7 onwards
Level:
- Unknown or Unspecified
Abstract:
In this paper, I analyze the recent official, academic, and media discourses in Hong Kong to examine how the 'language problem' has been formulated and represented, and to expose and problematize the models of language, learning, and education that are being imposed by these public discourses. I seek to examine the role these discourses play in producing and perpetuating false consciousness or popular taken-for-granted notions about language and language learning among Hong Kong people. I conclude with a proposal of alternative models to the dominant ones.
Language:
- English
Document Type:
Journal Articles
ISSN:
- 03782166
DOI:
- 10.1016/s0378-2166(97)00031-3
Permalink:
https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/en/bibs/14e7a1f3
Entry Date:
2023-11-09