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Article: English language education in Hong Kong: A review of policy and practice
Title | English language education in Hong Kong: A review of policy and practice |
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Authors | |
Keywords | English language education language teaching language policy post-colonialism policy implementation |
Issue Date | 2020 |
Publisher | Routledge. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rclp20/current |
Citation | Current Issues in Language Planning, 2020, v. 21 n. 5, p. 457-474 How to Cite? |
Abstract | This paper provides an overview of English language education policies and practices in Hong Kong. It examines changes and developments in policymaking and implementation across the education system. Based on a qualitative analysis of government documents and empirical studies, this review utilizes a sociocultural framework in characterizing language policy decision making processes and implementation strategies in colonial and post-colonial Hong Kong. Findings revealed a multilayered context within which English language education policies and practices are enacted, highlighting the interplay among political, social, economic and educational agendas in policy formulation and implementation. The incongruence between policy recommendations and actual classroom practices, as well as the relationship between government responsiveness and public preferences suggested the power and agency of multiple stakeholders (e.g. parents, teachers and community members) in the interpretation and appropriation of language education policies. This review provides additional insights to understanding the status of English against the backdrop of changing local conditions and to identifying forces of continuity and change in the development of language education policies and practices in Hong Kong. Implications for practice, policy and research are discussed. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/281708 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 1.7 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.144 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Lau, C | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-03-22T04:18:35Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-03-22T04:18:35Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Current Issues in Language Planning, 2020, v. 21 n. 5, p. 457-474 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1466-4208 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/281708 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This paper provides an overview of English language education policies and practices in Hong Kong. It examines changes and developments in policymaking and implementation across the education system. Based on a qualitative analysis of government documents and empirical studies, this review utilizes a sociocultural framework in characterizing language policy decision making processes and implementation strategies in colonial and post-colonial Hong Kong. Findings revealed a multilayered context within which English language education policies and practices are enacted, highlighting the interplay among political, social, economic and educational agendas in policy formulation and implementation. The incongruence between policy recommendations and actual classroom practices, as well as the relationship between government responsiveness and public preferences suggested the power and agency of multiple stakeholders (e.g. parents, teachers and community members) in the interpretation and appropriation of language education policies. This review provides additional insights to understanding the status of English against the backdrop of changing local conditions and to identifying forces of continuity and change in the development of language education policies and practices in Hong Kong. Implications for practice, policy and research are discussed. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Routledge. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rclp20/current | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Current Issues in Language Planning | - |
dc.rights | Preprint: This is an Author's Original Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in [JOURNAL TITLE] on [date of publication], available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/[Article DOI]. Postprint: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in [JOURNAL TITLE] on [date of publication], available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/[Article DOI]. | - |
dc.subject | English language education | - |
dc.subject | language teaching | - |
dc.subject | language policy | - |
dc.subject | post-colonialism | - |
dc.subject | policy implementation | - |
dc.title | English language education in Hong Kong: A review of policy and practice | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Lau, C: carriegl@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Lau, C=rp02003 | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/14664208.2020.1741239 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85081743891 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 309471 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 21 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 5 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 457 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 474 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000519480100001 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1466-4208 | - |