Civic education and critical literacy in English second language teaching: The study of Hong Kong extensive reading scheme

Civic education and critical literacy in English second language teaching: The study of Hong Kong extensive reading scheme

AARE 2005 International Education Research Conference: UWS Parramatta: Papers collection

• Lee, On Kei University of Sydney

• Jeffrey, P. L.

Melbourne

Australian Association for Research in Education

2006

Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE). Conference (2005: Parramatta NSW)

• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GB English Language
    • GBA Teaching Objectives, Curriculum & Evaluation
• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GB English Language
    • GBD Teaching Methods of Reading Comprehension & Their Outcomes, Vocabulary Teaching
• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GB English Language
    • GBB Teaching Conditions & Facilities, Teaching Materials
• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GF Humanities & Arts
    • GFC Teaching Methods & Their Outcomes

Civics Critical Literacy Curriculum English (Second Language) Reading Programs Values Content Analysis Discourse Analysis Primary Education Reading Materials Secondary Education Hong Kong Cultural Values Intertextuality

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Primary Education
• Secondary Education

Curriculum is not neutral. Curriculum as actuality is a representation of selected ideas, skills, values, norms and practices within society (Smith and Lovat, 2003). Moral and civic education is a key aim of the Hong Kong English Language Education Curriculum. To incorporate moral and civic education, a set of values and attitudes is proposed. The Hong Kong Extensive Reading Scheme is a reading program in the Hong Kong English education curriculum. Students participating in the Extensive Reading Scheme are recommended to read large quantities of books that are of their interests and within their linguistic competence. My research examines the extensive reading materials to demonstrate how the texts may contain hidden values and attitudes.
This paper is drawn from research in progress and it studies the extensive reading materials suggested by the Hong Kong curriculum from a critical discourse perspective. It aims to draw implications for raising the teachers' awareness of the cultural and political values inherent in the reading materials. In addition, this paper studies the Hong Kong English Language Education Curriculum. It proposes the need for having pedagogy that supports the critical approach of teaching English in the curriculum.
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• English

Conference Papers

• 13249320 (CD ROM)
• 13249339 (eISSN)

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2010-11-25