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Trilingual Education in Hong Kong Primary Schools

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Authors:
  1. Lixun Wang

    1. Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong

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  2. Andy Kirkpatrick

    1. Department of Languages & Linguistics, Griffith University, Nathan, Australia

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  • Offers guidance to educators on implementing trilingual education policies in schools
  • Is a must-read for primary school subject teachers teaching different subjects in different languages
  • Enlightens policymakers involved in making language education policies in primary schools

Part of the book series: Multilingual Education (MULT, volume 33)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Lixun Wang, Andy Kirkpatrick
    Pages 1-8

  3. Literature Review

    • Lixun Wang, Andy Kirkpatrick
    Pages 9-31

  4. Methodology

    • Lixun Wang, Andy Kirkpatrick
    Pages 33-64

  5. Pilot Study in One Hong Kong Primary School

    • Lixun Wang, Andy Kirkpatrick
    Pages 65-78

  6. Survey on Trilingual Education in Hong Kong Primary Schools

    • Lixun Wang, Andy Kirkpatrick
    Pages 79-100

  7. Case Study 1: School A

    • Lixun Wang, Andy Kirkpatrick
    Pages 101-125

  8. Case Study 2: School B

    • Lixun Wang, Andy Kirkpatrick
    Pages 127-146

  9. Case Study 3: School C

    • Lixun Wang, Andy Kirkpatrick
    Pages 147-165

  10. Comparisons Across the Three Case Study Schools Regarding Trilingual Education

    • Lixun Wang, Andy Kirkpatrick
    Pages 167-184

  11. Conclusion, Limitations and Implications

    • Lixun Wang, Andy Kirkpatrick
    Pages 185-187
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About this book

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.



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“This book serves as a good reference for students and scholars of multilingualism and multilingual education. The detailed investigation of the trilingual education model in Hong Kong provides us with a vivid picture of the implementation of trilingual policy in post-colonial Hong Kong. The findings present a solid reference for multilingual education in contemporary multilingual settings.” (Linda Tsung, The University of Sydney, Australia)

 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong

    Lixun Wang

  • Department of Languages & Linguistics, Griffith University, Nathan, Australia

    Andy Kirkpatrick

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Trilingual Education in Hong Kong Primary Schools

  • Authors: Lixun Wang, Andy Kirkpatrick

  • Series Title: Multilingual Education

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11081-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-11080-2Published: 06 March 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-11081-9Published: 26 February 2019

  • Series ISSN: 2213-3208

  • Series E-ISSN: 2213-3216

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 187

  • Number of Illustrations: 35 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Language Education, Educational Policy and Politics, Multilingualism, Chinese

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