Chinese Teachers' Views on the Increasing Use of Putonghua as a Medium of Instruction in Hong Kong Schools

Autor/inn/en	Gao, Xuesong; Leung, Pamela Pui-Wan; Trent, John
Titel	Chinese Teachers' Views on the Increasing Use of Putonghua as a Medium of Instruction in Hong Kong Schools
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 35 (2010) 8, S.79-103 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0313-5373
Schlagwörter	Multilingualism; Foreign Countries; Mandarin Chinese; Language Usage; Language of Instruction; Teacher Attitudes; Political Issues; Curriculum Development; Teaching Methods; Cultural Influences; Personal Narratives; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Ausland; Sprachgebrauch; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Lehrerverhalten; Politischer Faktor; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Erlebniserzählung; Hongkong
Abstract	The use of a particular language as medium of instruction (MOI) is a complex issue in multilingual and post-colonial contexts such as Hong Kong, on which teachers' voices are often neglected. To capture their voices, this paper reports on an interpretive inquiry of eight experienced Chinese teachers' professional experiences with a focus on their perceptions concerning the increasing use of Putonghua as MOI in Chinese classes in Hong Kong. Through a collaborative interpretative process, the study revealed a wide spectrum of perceptions including reservations and enthusiasm for the switch to Putonghua as MOI. The findings suggest that the participants' perceptions could be explained by references to shifting political, demographical conditions, the participants' experiences of curriculum reforms and their concerns with pedagogical conditions. The paper ends with a discussion for the study's implications for Chinese language teacher education in Hong Kong and elsewhere. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ajte.education.ecu.edu.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10