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'I Feel a Sense of Solidarity When Speaking Teochew': Unpacking Family Language Planning and Sustainable Development of Teochew from a Multilingual Perspective
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Yating Huang; Fan Fang – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
The complexity of language contact and intercultural communication has generated various issues in relation to language use and education. As one of the many Chinese dialects ("fangyans"), the Chaoshan dialect ("Teochew") has been affected by the extensive promotion of Putonghua, the key lingua franca across China, and English,…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Mandarin Chinese, Dialects, Language Usage
Multilingual Proficiencies and L1 Attitudes of Ethnic Minority Students in Hong Kong
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Hua, Congchao; Li, Yee Na; Li, Bin – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2023
This study examined proficiency levels and attitudes of main languages in use among ethnic minority students in Hong Kong. We surveyed 260 students from primary and secondary schools with English as the medium of instruction. They were multilingual speakers who were proficient in spoken English and Cantonese. Our results revealed asymmetric and…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Ethnic Groups, Cultural Pluralism, Self Concept