Agnes Lam
Biographic Data
| ID | 3991533 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Agnes Lam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Agnes |
| FAMILY NAME | Lam |
| SIGNATURE | LAM A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Hong Kong |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
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The multi‐agent model of language choice
Language choice is often studied as choices made by the state at the level of national language planning or as individual choice of language or variety in language use. There has been little research to directly connect these two aspects of language choice. This paper attempts to incorporate the two aspects and other related phenomena in a multi‐agent model of language choice and illustrates the proposed model with some data on circumstances in C…
Language Education in China
This book is unprecedented as a comprehensive study of the multilingual circumstances in China. It tracks policy changes in the learning of Chinese, foreign languages and minority ethnic languages in China since the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949. On the basis of survey and interview data, the experiences of different age cohorts of learners are presented as ‘windows’ to the realities of language education policy implemen…
English in China
The research bibliography presented here is both a 'preliminary' and 'partial' bibliography. The core focus of the bibliography is on work published in English and available internationally, although, where possible, references have been made to relevant Chinese-language sources. Despite the obvious shortcomings, however, the authors hope that, given the general dearth of bibliographies of this kind, the following list of references will suppleme…
English in education in China
Since the establishment of the People's Republic, China has undergone various changes in language policy, both in the standardization of indigenous languages and foreign-language enhancement. This paper focuses on the growing importance of English, in terms of policy emphasis and in learners' experience. A historical account of six phases of foreign-language education policy is first provided. In the light of such changes, it is to be expected th…
Defining Hong Kong poetry in English
In recent years, interest in Hong Kong poetry in English has grown remarkably. Amidst all the excitement, the question has arisen as to how to define Hong Kong poetry in English. This paper is an attempt to provide an answer from linguistics. Subsumed under this controversy are three questions: What is poetry? What is good poetry? What is Hong Kong poetry? The first question has to take into account the revived interest in relating literary Engli…
English in education in China
Since the establishment of the People's Republic, China has undergone various changes in language policy, both in the standardization of indigenous languages and foreign-language enhancement. This paper focuses on the growing importance of English, in terms of policy emphasis and in learners' experience. A historical account of six phases of foreign-language education policy is first provided. In the light of such changes, it is to be expected th…
The multi‐agent model of language choice
Language choice is often studied as choices made by the state at the level of national language planning or as individual choice of language or variety in language use. There has been little research to directly connect these two aspects of language choice. This paper attempts to incorporate the two aspects and other related phenomena in a multi‐agent model of language choice and illustrates the proposed model with some data on circumstances in C…
English in China
The research bibliography presented here is both a 'preliminary' and 'partial' bibliography. The core focus of the bibliography is on work published in English and available internationally, although, where possible, references have been made to relevant Chinese-language sources. Despite the obvious shortcomings, however, the authors hope that, given the general dearth of bibliographies of this kind, the following list of references will suppleme…
Defining Hong Kong poetry in English
In recent years, interest in Hong Kong poetry in English has grown remarkably. Amidst all the excitement, the question has arisen as to how to define Hong Kong poetry in English. This paper is an attempt to provide an answer from linguistics. Subsumed under this controversy are three questions: What is poetry? What is good poetry? What is Hong Kong poetry? The first question has to take into account the revived interest in relating literary Engli…
English in China
The research bibliography presented here is both a 'preliminary' and 'partial' bibliography. The core focus of the bibliography is on work published in English and available internationally, although, where possible, references have been made to relevant Chinese-language sources. Despite the obvious shortcomings, however, the authors hope that, given the general dearth of bibliographies of this kind, the following list of references will suppleme…
English in education in China
Since the establishment of the People's Republic, China has undergone various changes in language policy, both in the standardization of indigenous languages and foreign-language enhancement. This paper focuses on the growing importance of English, in terms of policy emphasis and in learners' experience. A historical account of six phases of foreign-language education policy is first provided. In the light of such changes, it is to be expected th…
Language Education in China
This book is unprecedented as a comprehensive study of the multilingual circumstances in China. It tracks policy changes in the learning of Chinese, foreign languages and minority ethnic languages in China since the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949. On the basis of survey and interview data, the experiences of different age cohorts of learners are presented as ‘windows’ to the realities of language education policy implemen…
The multi‐agent model of language choice
Language choice is often studied as choices made by the state at the level of national language planning or as individual choice of language or variety in language use. There has been little research to directly connect these two aspects of language choice. This paper attempts to incorporate the two aspects and other related phenomena in a multi‐agent model of language choice and illustrates the proposed model with some data on circumstances in C…
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Enemies Within
Linguistics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · China (4 works) · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations (4 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (4 works) · History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Language policy (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Political science (3 works)