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Spencer, Ken – Literacy, 2006
The effect of irregular English orthography (spelling) on foundation literacy, and in particular on alphabetic decoding, is discussed within the context of the orthographic depth hypothesis. A method for circumventing the retarding effects of traditional English orthography, based on the support provided for Chinese pupils learning their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Phonics, Independent Study, Spelling
Samson, Elizabeth, Ed.; Wright, Andrew T., Ed. – Hongkong Papers in Linguistics and Language Teaching, 1992
This issue contains five articles, including reports of activities of the University of Hong Kong's English Center, five action research reports, reflections on various conferences, and a book review by Ray Mackay of "Asian Voices in English." The five articles are: "Cultural Syntonicity: Co-operative Relationships between the ESP Unit and Other…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Classroom Research, English, Foreign Countries