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ERIC Number: EJ549624
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0068
Language and the Curriculum in Hong Kong: Dilemmas of Triglossia.
Adamson, Bob; Lai, Winnie Auyeung
Comparative Education, v33 n2 p233-46 Jun 1997
Draws on official documents and teaching materials to trace the growth of Putonghua (the official language of China) in school curricula in Hong Kong (where Hong Kong Cantonese and English predominate). Although promoting Putonghua is logical, tensions arise from the already heavy bias toward language subjects in school curricula and shortage of qualified Putonghua teachers. Contains 29 references. (Author/SV)
Descriptors: Chinese, Curriculum Development, Diglossia, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, English, Foreign Countries, Language of Instruction, Mandarin Chinese, Second Language Instruction, Secondary School Curriculum, Social Change
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Hong Kong
Note: Special number (19): Education and Political Transition: Implications of Hong Kong's Change of Sovereignty.