Racialization and English learning
The experiences of Nepali secondary school students in Hong Kong
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12677755 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yang Gong (0000-0001-5294-6437, University of Macau, corresponding author), Chura Bahadur Thapa (0000-0002-7082-6428, Faulty of Education, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China), Xuesong Gao (0000-0002-3426-8721, UNSW Sydney) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 554-572 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current Issues in Language Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1466-4208 • E-ISSN: 1747-7506 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14664208.2022.2153398 |
| OpenAlex | W4311243332 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 42 |
This paper reports on an inquiry that explored how a group of Nepali secondary school students discursively reconstructed and interpreted their English learning in Hong Kong. In the study we collected data from 30 participants through participatory observation, in-depth unstructured interview and taking field notes in two secondary schools. The analysis of the data revealed that the participants generally interpreted learning English as an essential means to construct the racial images they identified with, and otherwise resist being racialized in and outside school. The findings suggest that the participants tended to construct English as their mother tongue with an anti-racist stance. These findings offer insights into the role of racialization in language learners’ learning of English and their pursuit of desirable identities in postcolonial contexts like Hong Kong. They also imply the need to design and adopt an appropriate pedagogy to redress the inequitable distribution of educational resources for minority language learners
Biculturalism · Construct (python library · First language · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Multiculturalism · Nepali · Neuroscience of multilingualism · Pedagogy · Political science · Race (biology · Racialization · Redress · Sociology · Gender Studies · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |