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Book Language Attitudes of Hong Kong Students Towards English  Cantonese and Putonghua

Download or read book Language Attitudes of Hong Kong Students Towards English Cantonese and Putonghua written by Sze-Yan Lee and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Language Attitudes of Hong Kong Students Towards English, Cantonese and Putonghua" by Sze-yan, Lee, 李詩甄, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract of dissertation entitled Language Attitudes of Hong Kong Students towards English, Cantonese and Putonghua Submitted by Lee Sze Yan for the degree of Master of Arts at The University of Hong Kong in June 2005 This paper aims at investigating the current language attitude towards English, Putonghua and Cantonese among Hong Kong secondary school students and exploring the status and development of English, Putonghua and Cantonese in st Hong Kong in the 21 Century. This study involved 184 Form One to Four students in Hong Kong. The research is quantitative in nature and discusses and analyses the data statistically. The major findings are, firstly, English still enjoys a superior status in Hong Kong after 1997. Secondly, although the popularity of Putonghua has been rising, it has not threatened the superior status of English in Hong Kong and it will not replace English as the dominant language in the foreseeable future. Lastly, Cantonese is used in formal contexts such as meetings in Legislative Council and proceedings in the court in Hong Kong. This indicates that Cantonese will not remain only as a language in the home. Comparing these findings with previous studies of language attitudes in Hong Kong from the 1980s to the 1990s, it seems that the superior status of English in Hong Kong is still maintained. On the other hand, the status of Putonghua and Cantonese in Hong Kong will rise continuously in future. i DOI: 10.5353/th_b3160825 Subjects: English language - Social aspects - China - Hong Kong Cantonese dialects - Social aspects - China - Hong Kong Chinese language - Social aspects - China - Hong Kong High school students - China - Hong Kong - Attitudes

Book The Politics of English in Hong Kong

Download or read book The Politics of English in Hong Kong written by Jette G. Hansen Edwards and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The focus of this book is on the impact of politics on language and identity in Hong Kong. The book is the first study to track real time language attitude changes against a divisive political landscape. It is also the most comprehensive study of language attitudes in Hong Kong to date, taking place over four years with over 1600 participants. Through both survey and interview data, a multifaceted portrait of language change in progress is presented, providing a more nuanced and complex view of language and identity than has previously been presented. The book examines the status of Hong Kong English in the light of attitudes towards Cantonese, English, and Putonghua, providing a deeper analysis of the linguistic complexity of Hong Kong; it can be argued that one cannot understand attitudes towards Hong Kong English without fully understanding the status and use of English in Hong Kong today. The book also presents a complex examination of language attitudes in Hong Kong by focusing not only on the what of language attitudes, but also the question of for whom, through an analysis of language attitudes by gender, age, identity, and speaking HKE.

Book Language Attitudes of Secondary School Students Towards English  Cantonese and Putonghua in the Context of Post colonial Hong Kong

Download or read book Language Attitudes of Secondary School Students Towards English Cantonese and Putonghua in the Context of Post colonial Hong Kong written by Bennan Zhang and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Language Attitudes in Hong Kong

Download or read book Language Attitudes in Hong Kong written by Kar-Yan Bonnie Kwok and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Language Attitudes in Hong Kong: the Status of Putonghua and English in the 21st Century" by Kar-yan, Bonnie, Kwok, 郭嘉恩, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: 1. ABSTRACT With the change of sovereignty in 1997 and the rapid development of China in recent years, there appears an increasing need for Hong Kong people to master Putonghua, the National language. English, the language of prestige in Hong Kong throughout the colonial period, seems to be under threat. This paper serves to find out the current status of the two st languages in Hong Kong in the 21 Century. A survey was conducted to find out the language attitudes of Hong Kong people towards English and Putonghua in the current Hong Kong context. Results revealed that respondents continue to hold a favorable attitude towards English and that its prominent status is undeniable because of its indispensable instrumental value. With the rising popularity of Putonghua in the international arena, respondents acknowledged the importance of this national language and most claimed that they would like to learn this language in the future. It is, however, worth noting that respondents seemed to be in favor of Putonghua only for its instrumental value, and not its emotional attachment to the mother country. 6 DOI: 10.5353/th_b2952271 Subjects: Chinese language - China - Hong Kong - Public opinion English language - China - Hong Kong - Public opinion

Book Language in Hong Kong at Century s End

Download or read book Language in Hong Kong at Century s End written by Martha C. Pennington and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers a view of the linguistic situation in Hong Kong in the final years of the twentieth century, as it enters the post-colonial era. In the chapters of this book, scholars from Hong Kong and around the world present a contemporary profile of Chinese, English, and other languages in dynamic interaction in this major international economic centre. Authors survey usage of different languages and attitudes towards them among students, teachers, and the general population based on census data, newpapers, language diaries, interviews, and questionnaires. They address issues of code-mixing, the shift from English-medium to Chinese-medium education, the place of Putonghua in the local language mix, and the language of minority groups such as Hong Kong Indians.This wide-ranging group of original studies provides a social and historical perspective from which to consider developments in language among the past, present, and future populations of Hong Kong.

Book A Study of Language Attitudes in Hong Kong

Download or read book A Study of Language Attitudes in Hong Kong written by Betty Jean Gran and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "A Study of Language Attitudes in Hong Kong: Cantonese Speakers' Response to English and Cantonese on the Telephone" by Betty Jean, Gran, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3194903 Subjects: Attitude (Psychology) Attitude (Psychology) Language and languages - Variation Language awareness Telephone answering services - China - Hong Kong Consumer complaints - China - Hong Kong Language and languages - Variation Consumer complaints Language awareness Telephone operators

Book A Study of Macao Tertiary Students    Attitudes Towards Language After the Handover

Download or read book A Study of Macao Tertiary Students Attitudes Towards Language After the Handover written by Xi Yan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-10-14 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the attitudes of Macao tertiary students toward language after the handover. It shares the findings of a questionnaire survey and semi-structured interviews, which were conducted among freshmen of the University of Macao to investigate their attitudes toward Cantonese, Putonghua, English, and Portuguese, as well as their attitudes toward Macao's language planning and language policy. Utilizing a multidimensional and multilayered perspective in the study, this book also demonstrates the orientations of Macao tertiary students and the correlation between their social categories (gender and social class) and their attitudes toward language.

Book The Effects of Using Putonghua As the Medium of Instruction for Chinese Language on the Language Use and Language Attitudes of Hong Kong Local Primary Students

Download or read book The Effects of Using Putonghua As the Medium of Instruction for Chinese Language on the Language Use and Language Attitudes of Hong Kong Local Primary Students written by Wah-Sun Sze and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "The Effects of Using Putonghua as the Medium of Instruction for Chinese Language on the Language Use and Language Attitudes of Hong Kong Local Primary Students" by Wah-sun, Sze, 施華珊, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. DOI: 10.5353/th_b4515207 Subjects: Language and education - China - Hong Kong Chinese language - Study and teaching (Primary) - China - Hong Kong

Book Language Attitudes and Identities in Multilingual China

Download or read book Language Attitudes and Identities in Multilingual China written by Sihua Liang and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-12-04 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These in-depth case studies provide novel insights in to the fast-changing language situation in multilingual China, and how it changes the meanings of language identity and language learning. This linguistic ethnographic study of language attitudes and identities in contemporary China in the era of multilingualism provides a comprehensive and critical review of the state of the art in the field of language-attitude research, and situates attitudes towards Chinese regional dialects in their social, historical as well as local contexts. The role of language policies and the links between the interactional phenomena and other contextual factors are investigated through the multi-level analysis of linguistic ethnographic data. This study captures the long-term language socialisation process and the moment-to-moment construction of language attitudes at a level of detail that is rarely seen. The narrative is presented in a highly readable style, without compromising the theoretical sophistication and sociolinguistic complexities.

Book Language Attitudes in Hong Kong

Download or read book Language Attitudes in Hong Kong written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Uncorrected OCR) 1. ABSTRACT With the change of sovereignty in 1997 and the rapid development of China in recent years, there appears an increasing need for Hong Kong people to master Putonghua, the National language. English, the language of prestige in Hong Kong throughout the colonial period, seems to be under threat. This paper serves to find out the current status of the two languages in Hong Kong in the 21st Century. A survey was conducted to find out the language attitudes of Hong Kong people towards English and Putonghua in the current Hong Kong context. Results revealed that respondents continue to hold a favorable attitude towards English and that its prominent status is undeniable because of its indispensable instrumental value. With the rising popularity of Putonghua in the international arena, respondents acknowledged the importance of this national language and most claimed that they would like to learn this language in the future. It is, however, worth noting that respondents seemed to be in favor of Putonghua only for its instrumental value, and not its emotional attachment to the mother country. 6.

Book Chinese Englishes

Download or read book Chinese Englishes written by Kingsley Bolton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-11-02 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the history of the English language in China from the arrival of the first English-speaking traders in the early seventeenth century to the present. Kingsley Bolton brings together and examines a substantial body of historical, linguistic and sociolinguistic research on the description and analysis of English in Hong Kong and China. He uses early wordlists, satirical cartoons and data from journals and memoirs, as well as more conventional sources, to uncover the forgotten history of English in China and to show how contemporary Hong Kong English has its historical roots in Chinese pidgin English. The book also considers the varying status of English in mainland China over time, and recent developments since 1997. With its interdisciplinary perspective, the book will appeal not only to linguists, but to all those working in the fields of Asian studies and English studies, including those concerned with cultural and literary studies.

Book Multilingual Hong Kong  Languages  Literacies and Identities

Download or read book Multilingual Hong Kong Languages Literacies and Identities written by David C.S. Li and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-01-12 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Book Trilingual Education in Hong Kong Primary Schools

Download or read book Trilingual Education in Hong Kong Primary Schools written by Lixun Wang and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on Hong Kong as a multilingual society. It investigates how trilingual education is implemented in Hong Kong primary schools. Based on a large scale survey of 155 Hong Kong schools and in-depth case studies in 3 selected schools, the book gives an overview of trilingual education in Hong Kong primary schools, revealing the views on trilingual education of all stakeholders: school principals, panel chairs, subject teachers, students, and parents. The research findings presented in this book suggest that the implementation of trilingual education varies significantly from school to school, as does the effectiveness of the trilingual education models used. It shows how students’ views towards the use of different media of instruction (MoIs) also vary, and how their mother-tongue backgrounds affect their perceptions. By documenting views, policies and implementation methods, the book provides insight into the practice of trilingual education in Hong Kong and offers suggestions on potentially effective implementation methods.