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Download full textLao, Christy Ying; Krashen, Stephen – Discover, 1999
While most primary school education in Hong Kong (China) is in the native language, Cantonese, and most university-level instruction is conducted in English, the language of secondary school instruction has begun to shift from English to Cantonese. The decision to increase Cantonese use is controversial. Four studies of this situation are…
Descriptors: Chinese, English, Foreign Countries, Language of Instruction
Hollerbach, Wolf – 1985
A report on second language instruction in elementary schools outlines the state of the art and makes policy and program and offers recommendations. An introductory section discusses the rationale for foreign language instruction at all levels and particularly in elementary schools, emphasizing the value of early and prolonged exposure to language…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Chinese, College Curriculum, Educational Policy
