Article: South asian students' Chinese language learning in Hong Kong: Motivations and strategies

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TitleSouth asian students' Chinese language learning in Hong Kong: Motivations and strategies
AuthorsShum, MSK2
Gao, F2
Tsung, L1
Ki, WW2
KeywordsChinese language
Motivation
South asian
Strategy
Issue Date2011
PublisherRoutledge. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/01434632.asp
CitationJournal Of Multilingual And Multicultural Development, 2011, v. 32 n. 3, p. 285-297 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2010.539693
AbstractThis paper offers insights into an under-researched area of Chinese language learning among Hong Kong's less affluent South Asians, a group whose members have often been stereotyped as unable to function in the Chinese medium instruction (CMI) teaching system. Data were collected from a survey of approximately 300 South Asian secondary school students and from follow-up semi-structured interviews with 30 student participants. By cross-examining students' language competency and practice in Chinese, English and mother language(s), the research found that South Asian students, even though in a majority language environment, invest less in Chinese language learning and practice. Their language motivation is instrumentally driven and there is a lack of adequate family support for learning Chinese. It thus highlights the role of schooling and teachers' support in Chinese language learning as the main remedy for insufficient parental involvement. This research argues that in order to attain high competency in the Chinese language, which is considered important for upward mobility, there is an urgent need for teachers and researchers to understand the limited use that students make of the Chinese language and to develop a suitable teaching pedagogy for fostering language motivations. © 2011 Taylor &Francis.
ISSN0143-4632
2011 Impact Factor: 0.603
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2010.539693
ISI Accession Number IDWOS:000290993900006
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dc.contributor.authorShum, MSK
dc.contributor.authorGao, F
dc.contributor.authorTsung, L
dc.contributor.authorKi, WW
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-27T01:37:18Z
dc.date.available2011-07-27T01:37:18Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThis paper offers insights into an under-researched area of Chinese language learning among Hong Kong's less affluent South Asians, a group whose members have often been stereotyped as unable to function in the Chinese medium instruction (CMI) teaching system. Data were collected from a survey of approximately 300 South Asian secondary school students and from follow-up semi-structured interviews with 30 student participants. By cross-examining students' language competency and practice in Chinese, English and mother language(s), the research found that South Asian students, even though in a majority language environment, invest less in Chinese language learning and practice. Their language motivation is instrumentally driven and there is a lack of adequate family support for learning Chinese. It thus highlights the role of schooling and teachers' support in Chinese language learning as the main remedy for insufficient parental involvement. This research argues that in order to attain high competency in the Chinese language, which is considered important for upward mobility, there is an urgent need for teachers and researchers to understand the limited use that students make of the Chinese language and to develop a suitable teaching pedagogy for fostering language motivations. © 2011 Taylor &Francis.
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dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Multilingual And Multicultural Development, 2011, v. 32 n. 3, p. 285-297 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2010.539693
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2010.539693
dc.identifier.epage297
dc.identifier.hkuros186096
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000290993900006
dc.identifier.issn0143-4632
2011 Impact Factor: 0.603
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.openurl
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-79957545158
dc.identifier.spage285
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/135567
dc.identifier.volume32
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherRoutledge. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/01434632.asp
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.subjectChinese language
dc.subjectMotivation
dc.subjectSouth asian
dc.subjectStrategy
dc.titleSouth asian students' Chinese language learning in Hong Kong: Motivations and strategies
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. University of Sydney
  2. The University of Hong Kong