A Survey of Language Use in the Professional Workplace in Hong Kong.

Green, Christopher; Evans, Stephen

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Publication Date: 2000

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A Survey of Language Use in the Professional Workplace in Hong Kong.

Green, Christopher; Evans, Stephen

Hong Kong Journal of Applied Linguistics, v5 n2 p60-82 Dec 2000

Reports data from the initial stage of a large-scale, multi-method survey of the current use of Chinese and English in the professional workplace in Hong Kong. Results indicate that reading and writing in English are demanded frequently in the professional Hong Kong workplace, but that English appears to play a less important role in workplace spoken communication. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Chinese, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Usage, Oral Language, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Work Environment, Written Language

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong

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