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Tang, Gloria M. – 1993
An ethnographic study conducted in Hong Kong investigated commonalities in Chinese and English that might be used to elicit prior learning in the first language to enhance learning in English as a Second Language (ESL), for both language and content area instruction. Specifically, it: (1) examined Hong Kong students' exposure to and interaction…
Descriptors: Chinese, English for Academic Purposes, English (Second Language), Ethnography