Students’ and parents’ perceptions of trilingual education in Hong Kong primary schools
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12738524 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lixun Wang (0000-0002-1488-3014, Education University of Hong Kong, corresponding author), Andy Kirkpatrick (0000-0002-4470-7089, Griffith University) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 430-447 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Multilingualism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1479-0718 • E-ISSN: 1747-7530 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14790718.2018.1509980 |
| OpenAlex | W2885792184 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 14 |
After the handover back to Mainland China in 1997, the Hong Kong government adopted a ‘biliterate and trilingual’ policy to help Hongkongers develop an ability to read and write Chinese and English, and to speak and understand Cantonese, English and Putonghua. However, there are no clear government guidelines on how and when the three languages should be introduced and taught in primary schools. Based on a survey of 155 Hong Kong primary schools, it was found that individual schools have adopted their own medium of instruction (MoI) policies, but these policies are decided by the school policymakers, without much consultation with the students and their parents. In this study, questionnaire surveys and interviews on students’ and parents’ perceptions of trilingual education were conducted in three case-study primary schools. The research findings suggest that students’ and parents’ views towards the use of different MoIs vary, which will be discussed in the paper in detail. Schools need to take these factors into consideration when developing MoI policies
China · Government (linguistics · Language policy · Linguistics · Mainland China · Medical education · Medium of instruction · Multilingual Education · Multilingualism · Pedagogy · Perception · Political science · Primary education · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Medicine · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |