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Direct linkLi, David C. S. – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2022
Hong Kong's 'trilingual and biliterate' language policy (TaB, [characters omitted]) is almost as old as the special administrative region (SAR) itself. Through free education and language support measures in school, students are expected to be conversant in English and Putonghua in addition to Cantonese, and be able to read and understand written…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Educational Policy
Chung, Kevin Kien Hoa; Li, Xiaomin; Lam, Cheuk Yi; Lam, Chun Bun; Fung, Wing Kai; Lai, Pui Yee – Early Education and Development, 2022
Research Findings: This study evaluated the impacts of a bilingual Chinese-English reading program on Chinese children from low socioeconomic status (SES) families. Ninety-nine children in the third year of kindergarten (K3) were recruited from five local kindergartens in two low-SES districts in Hong Kong, China. Children in the intervention…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Reading Programs, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
Tse, Shek Kam; Pang, Emily Y. W.; To, Heiken; Tsui, Pik Fong; Lam, Lu Sai – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2022
Chinese as the medium of instruction (MOI) is used across the curriculum for early childhood education in Hong Kong; however, kindergartens with non-Chinese speaking (NCS) students adopt different MOI, in which English remains an integral part of learning and teaching, to cater to the needs of NCS students and their families. The present study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Chinese, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language)
Tam, Angela Choi Fung – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2021
The discourse around combining local, national and international languages constitutes an important issue in the global education agenda (Kirkpatrick and Chau 2008). Ideas about how trilingual education ought to be designed and implemented vary across stakeholders. This study explores (1) the beliefs which early childhood education (ECE -- ECE…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Early Childhood Education, Language Usage, Native Language
Sanders-Smith, Stephanie C.; Dávila, Liv T. – Bilingual Research Journal, 2019
As an officially trilingual special administrative region of China and an economic powerhouse in Asia, Hong Kong has invested heavily in dual language schools that emphasize learning English alongside of Cantonese or Mandarin at all levels of education. Little research has explored how learning and language use takes shape within these schools,…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Download full textCrawford, Michael; Marin, Sergio Venegas – World Bank, 2021
The World Bank's focus on foundational skills requires that issues of language and Language of Instruction be brought to the forefront of education policy discussions. Poor Language of Instruction policies harm learning, access, equity, cost-effectiveness, and inclusion. Yet nearly 37% of students in low- and middle-income countries are taught in…
Descriptors: International Organizations, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Educational Policy
Shing, Richard Wong Kwok; Perry, Conrad; MacWhinney, Brian; Oi-ling, Irene Wong – Early Child Development and Care, 2013
There is little consensus among different early childhood education stakeholders in Hong Kong on whether it is beneficial or detrimental for children to receive an English bilingual education before the age of 6. This longitudinal study investigated the issue of potential "detrimental effects of learning English" on Hong Kong…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Receptive Language, Vocabulary, Kindergarten
Dongping, Yang, Ed.; Chunqing, Chai, Ed.; Yinnian, Zhu, Ed. – BRILL, 2009
China's education system has grown increasingly complex, creating the need for an annual critical review of the education system by China's top scholars. The "Blue Book of Education," as it is known in Chinese, has gained a reputation for offering the most penetrating perspective in China on educational reform and development. In this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Development, Yearbooks, Educational Change
