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Multilingual Hong Kong: Languages, Literacies and Identities (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017) Loot Price: R3,979
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Multilingual Hong Kong: Languages, Literacies and Identities (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): David C.S. Li

Multilingual Hong Kong: Languages, Literacies and Identities (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

David C.S. Li

Series: Multilingual Education, 19

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This volume gives an up-to-date account of the language situation and social context in multilingual Hong Kong. After an in-depth, interpretive analysis of various language contact phenomena, it shows why it is such a tall order for Hongkongers to live up to the Special Administrative Region government's language policy goalpost, 'biliteracy and trilingualism'. A detailed contrastive analysis between Cantonese and (a) English, (b) Modern Written Chinese, and (c) Putonghua helps explain the nature of the linguistic and acquisitional challenges involved. Economic forces and sociopolitical realities helped shape the 'mother tongue education' or 'dual MoI streaming' policy since September 1998. The book provides a critical review of the significant milestones and key policy documents from the early 1990s, and outlines the concerns of stakeholders at the receiving end. Another MoI debate concerns the feasibility and desirability of teaching Chinese in Putonghua (TCP). Based on a critical review of the TCP literature and recent psycholinguistic and neuroscience research, the language-in-education policy implications are discussed, followed by a few recommendations. Hongkongers of South Asian descent saw their life chances curtailed as a result of the post-1997 changes in the language requirements for gaining access to civil service positions and higher education. Based on a study of 15 South Asian undergraduate students' prior language learning experiences, recommendations are made to help redress that social inequity problem.

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Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin: Switzerland
Series: Multilingual Education, 19
Release date: 2017
First published: 2017
Authors: David C.S. Li
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 296
Edition: 1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13: 978-3-319-44193-1
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > Language teaching theory & methods
Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Psycholinguistics > Bilingualism & multilingualism
Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General
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LSN: 3-319-44193-0
Barcode: 9783319441931

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