Man‐siu Yau
Biographic Data
| ID | 104080 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Man‐siu Yau |
| GIVEN NAMES | Man‐siu |
| FAMILY NAME | Yau |
| SIGNATURE | YAU M S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Functions of two codes in Hong Kong Chinese
This paper studies the use of two codes in Hong Kong written media. A wide range of materials, including textbooks, magazines and popular entertainment books, were examined to determine the extent of the use of English in Chinese written texts. It is claimed that English is widely used in texts dealing with topics on technology and business, and reasons are suggested to explain this phenomenon
Real and unreal, native and non-native
Two further comments on Thomas Clayton’s Real and unreal teachers in ET 23 (Jul 90), from Man-Siu Yau in Hong Kong and Barbara Weissmann in Macau
The controversy over teaching medium in Hong Kong — an analysis of a language policy
This paper analyses a language plan proposed by the Hong Kong government to promote Chinese medium education. A brief history of the past language situation in the secondary school system is first provided followed by an outline of the evolution of the proposed plan. Then the targets set up in the plan are examined against the background of the existing language requirements in the field of education and employment. Since the English‐biased lingu…
Functions of two codes in Hong Kong Chinese
This paper studies the use of two codes in Hong Kong written media. A wide range of materials, including textbooks, magazines and popular entertainment books, were examined to determine the extent of the use of English in Chinese written texts. It is claimed that English is widely used in texts dealing with topics on technology and business, and reasons are suggested to explain this phenomenon
The controversy over teaching medium in Hong Kong — an analysis of a language policy
This paper analyses a language plan proposed by the Hong Kong government to promote Chinese medium education. A brief history of the past language situation in the secondary school system is first provided followed by an outline of the evolution of the proposed plan. Then the targets set up in the plan are examined against the background of the existing language requirements in the field of education and employment. Since the English‐biased lingu…
The controversy over teaching medium in Hong Kong — an analysis of a language policy
This paper analyses a language plan proposed by the Hong Kong government to promote Chinese medium education. A brief history of the past language situation in the secondary school system is first provided followed by an outline of the evolution of the proposed plan. Then the targets set up in the plan are examined against the background of the existing language requirements in the field of education and employment. Since the English‐biased lingu…
Real and unreal, native and non-native
Two further comments on Thomas Clayton’s Real and unreal teachers in ET 23 (Jul 90), from Man-Siu Yau in Hong Kong and Barbara Weissmann in Macau
Functions of two codes in Hong Kong Chinese
This paper studies the use of two codes in Hong Kong written media. A wide range of materials, including textbooks, magazines and popular entertainment books, were examined to determine the extent of the use of English in Chinese written texts. It is claimed that English is widely used in texts dealing with topics on technology and business, and reasons are suggested to explain this phenomenon
History (3 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · China (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works)