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Evans, Stephen; Morrison, Bruce – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2018
This article compares the experiences of Cantonese-speaking students from Hong Kong's Chinese- and English-medium schools when adjusting to the demands of English-medium degree studies. The participants in this mixed-methods study were members of the first cohort to undertake the new four-year undergraduate programme. The findings of a large-scale…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Longitudinal Studies
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Evans, Stephen; Morrison, Bruce – English for Specific Purposes, 2011
This article examines the language-related challenges that first-year students face when adjusting to the demands of English-medium higher education in Hong Kong. The article is based on the findings of a longitudinal study which tracked the university careers of 28 students from a range of backgrounds via in-depth, semi-structured interviews…
Descriptors: Student Adjustment, Higher Education, Intervals, Learning Strategies