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Direct linkLee, Daphnee Hui Lin – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2020
This paper examines the unintended consequences of state language policy and planning (LPP) that adopt subtractive approaches on teachers' subsequent receptivity to policy fine-tuning. A comparative approach is adopted in this statistical study of two strategic contexts, where the influence of the world's two leading languages--English and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Policy, Language Planning, Native Language
Racialization and English Learning: The Experiences of Nepali Secondary School Students in Hong Kong
Gong, Yang; Thapa, Chura Bahadur; Gao, Xuesong – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2023
This paper reports on an inquiry that explored how a group of Nepali secondary school students discursively reconstructed and interpreted their English learning in Hong Kong. In the study we collected data from 30 participants through participatory observation, in-depth unstructured interview and taking field notes in two secondary schools. The…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Native Language
Sung, Chit Cheung Matthew – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2022
This paper investigates the language ideologies held by a group of international students in an English medium instruction (EMI) university in multilingual Hong Kong. The findings indicate that the participants' beliefs about English extend beyond its role as an instructional medium and encompass its use as a lingua franca and as a means of social…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language of Instruction
Gu, Mingyue Michelle; Han, Yawen – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2021
This qualitative study investigates the process of family language policy and planning among a group of immigrant mothers with south Asian backgrounds in Hong Kong, and explores the underlying cultural, socio-political and ideological reasons. Moving beyond a discrete analysis of family language policy within the home context to incorporate…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Family Relationship, Educational Experience, Immigrants
Tollefson, James W. – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2015
In some settings, medium of instruction (MOI) policies in multilingual education break out into public debates in mass media involving politicians, business leaders, government officials, parents, and school children. These public discussions of MOI often index struggles over the distribution of political power and economic resources, and issues…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Policy Formation, Educational Policy, Language of Instruction
Peer reviewedMohamed, Naashia – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2013
In the era of globalisation, language-in-education policies continue to present challenges as policy-makers across the globe aim to balance the emphasis given to students' first language and the pressing need for students to be proficient in English as the global "lingua franca" [Hanna, P. (2011). Gaining global perspective: Educational…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Civil Rights, Cognitive Development, Affective Behavior
