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A Study of Macao Tertiary Students’ Attitudes Towards Language After the Handover

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Authors:
  1. Xi Yan

    1. School of Foreign Languages, Southeast University, Nanjing, China

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  • Explores Macao's history in relation to language and its peoples' attitudes toward language
  • Provides a multidimensional and multilayered perspective on language attitudes in Macao
  • Showcases qualitative and quantitative studies that investigate attitudes of Macao tertiary students toward language

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Education (BRIEFSEDUCAT)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Xi Yan
    Pages 1-9

  3. Literature Review

    • Xi Yan
    Pages 11-19

  4. The Language Situation in Macao

    • Xi Yan
    Pages 21-40

  5. Research Design

    • Xi Yan
    Pages 41-50

  6. Questionnaire Survey Results

    • Xi Yan
    Pages 51-62

  7. Interview Results

    • Xi Yan
    Pages 63-78

  8. Discussion

    • Xi Yan
    Pages 79-90

  9. Conclusions

    • Xi Yan
    Pages 91-97

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 99-117
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About this book

This book focuses on the attitudes of Macao tertiary students toward language after the handover. It shares the findings of a questionnaire survey and semi-structured interviews, which were conducted among freshmen of the University of Macao to investigate their attitudes toward Cantonese, Putonghua, English, and Portuguese, as well as their attitudes toward Macao's language planning and language policy. Utilizing a multidimensional and multilayered perspective in the study, this book also demonstrates the orientations of Macao tertiary students and the correlation between their social categories (gender and social class) and their attitudes toward language.

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Foreign Languages, Southeast University, Nanjing, China

    Xi Yan

About the author

Xi Yan obtained his Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Macao and is currently Associate Professor in the Faculty of Foreign Languages at Southeast University, China. His research interests include linguistic landscapes, language attitudes, language ideologies, language planning, and language policy in Mainland China and Macao. He has published in journals such as Current Issues in Language Planning, Language Problems and Language Planning, Language, Culture and Curriculum, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, Language Awareness, Asian Englishes, and Chinese Language and Discourse.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: A Study of Macao Tertiary Students’ Attitudes Towards Language After the Handover

  • Authors: Xi Yan

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Education

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6819-0

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-99-6818-3Published: 15 October 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-99-6819-0Published: 14 October 2023

  • Series ISSN: 2211-1921

  • Series E-ISSN: 2211-193X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 117

  • Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Applied Linguistics, Sociology of Education, Educational Policy and Politics

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