[PDF] Evaluation Of The Success Of Trilingual Education In A Hong Kong Institute Of Vocational Education Hkive eBook

Author : Lixun Wang
Publisher : Springer
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 40,49 MB
Release : 2019-02-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 3030110818

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This book focuses on Hong Kong as a multilingual society. It investigates how trilingual education is implemented in Hong Kong primary schools. Based on a large scale survey of 155 Hong Kong schools and in-depth case studies in 3 selected schools, the book gives an overview of trilingual education in Hong Kong primary schools, revealing the views on trilingual education of all stakeholders: school principals, panel chairs, subject teachers, students, and parents. The research findings presented in this book suggest that the implementation of trilingual education varies significantly from school to school, as does the effectiveness of the trilingual education models used. It shows how students’ views towards the use of different media of instruction (MoIs) also vary, and how their mother-tongue backgrounds affect their perceptions. By documenting views, policies and implementation methods, the book provides insight into the practice of trilingual education in Hong Kong and offers suggestions on potentially effective implementation methods.

Author : David C.S. Li
Publisher : Springer
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 34,12 MB
Release : 2017-01-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 3319441957

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This volume gives an up-to-date account of the language situation and social context in multilingual Hong Kong. After an in-depth, interpretive analysis of various language contact phenomena, it shows why it is such a tall order for Hongkongers to live up to the Special Administrative Region government’s language policy goalpost, ‘biliteracy and trilingualism’. A detailed contrastive analysis between Cantonese and (a) English, (b) Modern Written Chinese, and (c) Putonghua helps explain the nature of the linguistic and acquisitional challenges involved. Economic forces and sociopolitical realities helped shape the ‘mother tongue education’ or ‘dual MoI streaming’ policy since September 1998. The book provides a critical review of the significant milestones and key policy documents from the early 1990s, and outlines the concerns of stakeholders at the receiving end. Another MoI debate concerns the feasibility and desirability of teaching Chinese in Putonghua (TCP). Based on a critical review of the TCP literature and recent psycholinguistic and neuroscience research, the language-in-education policy implications are discussed, followed by a few recommendations. Hongkongers of South Asian descent saw their life chances curtailed as a result of the post-1997 changes in the language requirements for gaining access to civil service positions and higher education. Based on a study of 15 South Asian undergraduate students’ prior language learning experiences, recommendations are made to help redress that social inequity problem.

Author : Anwei Feng
Publisher : Springer
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 30,9 MB
Release : 2014-09-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9401793522

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This book examines language policies and practices in schools in regions of China populated by indigenous minority groups. It focuses on models of trilingual education, i.e. education in the home language, Putonghua (Mandarin Chinese, the national language), and English (the main foreign language). Special attention is given to the study of the vitality of the minority home language in each region and issues relating to and the effects of the teaching and learning of the minority home language on minority students’ acquisition of Mandarin Chinese and English and on their school performance in general. The book also examines the case of Cantonese in Guangdong, where the local Chinese ‘dialect’ is strong but distant from the mainstream language, Putonghua. It takes a new approach to researching sociolinguistic phenomena, and presents a new methodology that emerged from studies of bi/trilingualism in European societies and was then tailored to the trilingual context in China. The methodology encompasses policy analysis and community language profiles, as well as school-based fieldwork, and provides rich data that facilitate multilevel analysis of policy-in-context.

Author : Pui-Ling Diana Lee
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 45,55 MB
Release : 2017-01-26
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ISBN : 9781361023693

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This dissertation, "Implementation of Trilingual Education in the Early Years: Observations From Five Kindergartens in Hong Kong" by Pui-ling, Diana, Lee, 李佩鈴, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Existing research on trilingual education has typically focused on primary and secondary classrooms, and there is dearth of research on implementation of trilingual education in preschools. The Hong Kong government promotes bi-literacy and a trilingual policy, and the Education Bureau has in 1997 officially endorsed teaching of Cantonese, Putonghua and English to kindergarteners from the age of three, with the transfer of sovereignty from British to Chinese rule. Against this background, this thesis (i) portrays the teaching of Cantonese, Putonghua and English in kindergartens wherein vouchers can and cannot be encashed in Hong Kong; and (ii) examines similarities and differences in teaching practices among language teachers within the same kindergarten, and across "voucher" and "non-voucher" kindergartens. One voucher kindergarten was randomly selected from each of Hong Kong''s three regions, and two non-voucher kindergartens were studied as special cases, in order to illustrate the range of prevalent practices. Half-day classes for four- year-olds were chosen for the study. Language lessons across five consecutive school days were video-taped in each kindergarten, and classroom language activities were analyzed using an adapted version of the Communicative Orientation of Language Teaching (COLT) observation scheme. The quality of the classroom environment and literacy curricula were assessed using the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised (ECERS-R) and Curricular Subscales Extension (ECERS-E). Five principals and fourteen language teachers were interviewed on language policies and curriculum, the environment for language teaching, and their teaching practices and beliefs. Curriculum documents and classroom observations suggest that kindergartens attempted to align topics, vocabulary and sentence patterns of the three languages to help children make connections among the languages. Teacher-directed, whole-class teaching was the predominant mode of instruction in all three languages across kindergarten classrooms. Cantonese teachers spent significantly more time on teaching numbers and characters than other teachers, and Putonghua teachers used significantly more time on involving children to present role-play and songs to the class to teach vocabulary and pronunciation. English teachers often used the direct-instruction method to teach phonics and vocabulary. Classroom observations indicate the teaching of Cantonese, Putonghua and English in voucher and non-voucher kindergartens had more similarities than differences although teachers in non-voucher kindergartens provided significantly more lesson time than other teachers for children to give short oral answers, and teachers in voucher-kindergartens used significantly more visual resources than other teachers. Similar language teaching practices were also found among the three groups of language teachers within the same kindergarten, as they were equally affected by similar factors such as curriculum, instruction time, resources, parental demands, and principals'' and teachers'' beliefs. When rated with ECERS-R and ECERS-E, the quality of the learning environment of the five classrooms ranged from excellent to minimal, and non-voucher kindergartens were not necessarily providing the best environment. Although teachers believed that learning through play and interactions was the

Author : Christina Hong
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 18,23 MB
Release : 2020-05-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9811531420

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This edited volume sets the stage for discussion on Education 4.0, with a focus on applied degree education and the future of work. Education 4.0 refers to the shifts in the education sector in response to Industry 4.0 where digital transformation is impacting the ways in which the world of work and our everyday lives are becoming increasingly automated. In the applied degree sector, significant change and transformation is occurring as leaders, educators and partners evolve smart campus environments to include blended learning, artificial intelligence, data analytics, BYOD devices, process automation and engage in curriculum renewal for and with industries and professions. This volume aims to profile and enhance the contribution of applied educational practice and research particularly in the applied degree sector and includes contributions that show case real world outcomes with students and industry as partners. This edited volume includes a wide range of topics, such as rethinking the role of education and educators; curriculum and the future of work; industrial partnership, collaboration and work integrated learning; vocational and professional practices; students, industry and professions as partners; employability skills and qualities for the 21st century world of work; innovative pedagogy and instructional design; adaptive learning technologies; and data analytics, assessment and feedback. The contributors come from different parts of the world in higher education, including, Canada, China, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Macau, Singapore and the United Kingdom.

Author : Weber L. (ed)
Publisher :
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 19,47 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Education
ISBN :

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The fourth Glion Colloquium, which was held in Glion above Montreux, Switzerland, in June 2003, drew together active university leaders (presidents, rectors, vice-chancellors), along with guests from industry with close ties to academe, to compare perspectives on the future of the research university in America and Europe, as reflected in its title, 'Reinventing the Research University'. Although there was considerable discussion about whether it would be more accurate to use other verbs such as 'reforming', 'renewing' or 'refocusing', there was general agreement that change would characterize the future of the research university, driven by powerful social, economic and technological forces driving change in our world. The papers contained in this book reflect both the consensus and differences in the perspectives of the participants on these issues. In Part I, papers set the stage by considering the forces that are likely to change the nature of the research university. In Part II, the authors discuss the changing nature of education and scholarship. Part III then continues with papers on the changing nature of the interaction between the research university and broader society. In Part IV, the authors discuss the challenges of financing and governing the contemporary research university. In the concluding chapter the editors endeavour to pull together these discussions to develop more specific suggestions concerning the issues and strategies that universities should consider as they approach a period of rapid change. [Publisher, ed].

Author : Jim Cummins
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 38,1 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9401145318

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This volume provides a comprehensive account of the implementation of bilingual education programs in countries throughout the world. For academics, graduate students, and policymakers, this volume clearly outlines the social and educational goals that can be achieved through bilingual education. It highlights the need to take account of the complex political context of inter-group relationships within which bilingual programs are inevitably embedded.

Author : Jim Cummins
Publisher : Trentham Books Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 14,85 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781858564784

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Jim Cummins is Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Curriculum, Teaching and Learning department at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.