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Multiple Englishes: Multiple Ways of Being in the World (A Conversational Inquiry)
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Doecke, Brenton; Mirhosseini, Seyyed-Abdolhamid – English in Education, 2023
This essay emerges from an ongoing conversation between us while collaborating on various projects that have explored the role that English plays in people's lives. One of us is an English teacher educator from Australia, the other an EFL educator from Iran now working in Hong Kong. Our conversation prompted us to reflect on English as a medium of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
'Their First Language…Would Be a Resource Sometimes': Preservice English Teachers' Preparedness for Linguistically Responsive Teaching
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Lianjiang Jiang; Xiaoyue Zhang; Seyyed-Abdolhamid Mirhosseini – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2024
While the importance of linguistically responsive teaching (LRT) in multilingual classrooms is well documented, preservice English teachers' conceptions of LRT and the pertinent sociocultural processes that shape their LRT conceptions and practices remain under-researched. Qualitatively examining the experiences and understandings of 15 preservice…
Descriptors: Native Language, Language Usage, Second Language Learning, Language of Instruction
The Divide between Cantonese and English in Hong Kong Students' Identity: The Possibility of a Translanguaging Pedagogy
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Vivien C. W. To – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2024
In Hong Kong, Chinese and English are considered separate mediums of instruction. English immersion is expected for schools that teach with English as the medium of instruction, and direct instruction in Chinese is often used to teach English in Chinese medium schools. Evidently, a great divide persists in the Hong Kong government curriculum. In…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Self Concept, Sino Tibetan Languages, Foreign Countries
Developing and Evaluating a Flipped Corpus-Aided English Pronunciation Teaching Approach for Pre-Service Teachers in Hong Kong
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Chen, Hsueh Chu; Tian, Jing Xuan – Interactive Learning Environments, 2022
This study aimed to develop a corpus-aided pronunciation teacher-training programme and examine the effectiveness of a corpus-aided pronunciation teaching approach in English classrooms in Hong Kong. A workshop was conducted for 86 participants to introduce several English learner corpora. After the workshop, eight volunteer participants,…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Teaching Methods, Computational Linguistics, Pronunciation Instruction
Being a "Purist" in Hong Kong: To Use or Not To Use Mixed Code
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Sung, Chit Cheung Matthew – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2010
This paper reports on my first-hand experiences of being a "purist" in Hong Kong, during which time I was not allowed to use mixed code, a common discursive practice among Hongkongers in Hong Kong. I shall discuss the difficulties in using "pure" English and "pure" Chinese in my daily life, as well as exploring the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Speech Rhythm in World Englishes: The Case of Hong Kong
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Setter, Jane – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2006
This study investigated syllable duration as a measure of speech rhythm in the English spoken by Hong Kong Cantonese speakers. A computer dataset of Hong Kong English speech data amounting to 4,404 syllables was used. Measurements of syllable duration were taken, investigated statistically, and then compared with measurements of 1,847 syllables…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Syllables, Language Teachers, Second Language Learning
Native-Speaker Teachers of English in Hong Kong.
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Boyle, Joseph – Language and Education, 1997
Considers the role of native-speaker English language teachers in Hong Kong. First, the article examines the concept of native speaker and offers five criteria that determine whether a person can be classed as a native speaker or not. Second, it focuses on the use of native-speaker English teachers in Hong Kong, with particular reference to a…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Teachers, Language Variation
The Discourse and Attitudes of English Language Teachers in Hong Kong.
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Tsui, Amy B. M.; Bunton, David – World Englishes, 2000
Suggests that Hong Kong English, as it varies from standard English, has not achieved wide acceptance in the community. Approaches this issue by investigating the attitudes of Hong Kong's English language teachers. Analyzed over 1000 messages on language issues on a computer network for English teachers, focusing on discourse and sources of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes, Language Teachers
Teacher Dispositions: Finding a Way to Identify with Struggling Language Learners
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Li, Loretta F. – Online Submission, 2007
This article examines English as a Second/New Language teacher attitudes based on three personal stories and suggests study abroad as a way to foster necessary teacher dispositions. How can a teacher candidate master the array of teacher dispositions required by various sets of English as a Second Language (ESL) and Bilingual/Bicultural Education…
Descriptors: Schools of Education, Multicultural Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Personal Narratives