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Politics and language: the adoption of mother-tongue as medium of instruction in Hong Kong.

submitted by Chong King Man. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [76-84]). / Abstract also in Chinese. / Chapter Chapter I. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter {A} --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter {B} --- Research Questions --- p.2 / Chapter {C} --- Contribution --- p.4 / Chapter {D} --- Issues in Politics and Language --- p.7 / Chapter [1] --- Colonialism and importation of languages --- p.10 / Chapter [2] --- Nationhood and language --- p.18 / Chapter [3] --- Decolonization and language policy in education --- p.27 / Chapter [4] --- Summary --- p.35 / Chapter {E} --- Research Methodology --- p.37 / Chapter {F} --- Outline of Thesis --- p.41 / Chapter Chapter II. --- Contending Explanations and Framework of Analysis --- p.43 / Chapter {A} --- "Contending Explanations, Models, and Theories" --- p.44 / Chapter [1] --- Conspiracy explanation I: to exacerbate the gap between English and mother-tongue trained students --- p.44 / Chapter [2] --- Conspiracy explanation II: to confuse Hong Kong people's identity and add a language-divisive factor in China --- p.47 / Chapter [3] --- Pluralist explanation: local societal pressures --- p.50 / Chapter [4] --- Muddling-through model --- p.53 / Chapter [5] --- Institutionalism --- p.55 / Chapter [6] --- China's pressure --- p.57 / Chapter {B} --- Policy Window Approach --- p.59 / Chapter [1] --- Problem stream --- p.64 / Chapter [2] --- Political stream --- p.67 / Chapter [3] --- Policy stream --- p.74 / Chapter [4] --- Coupling of streams and policy windows --- p.78 / Chapter Chapter III. --- Language-in-Education Policy in Hong Kong: The Colonial Setting --- p.82 / Chapter {A} --- English Language as Prestige --- p.82 / Chapter {B} --- Colonial Language Policy in Education-a brief review from the establishment of the colony to the early 1970s --- p.84 / Chapter {C} --- Language Medium Policy from the 1970s to the early 1980s --- p.94 / Chapter Chapter IV. --- Teaching medium policy during decolonization (mid-1980s to 1997) --- p.106 / Chapter {A} --- Evolution of Teaching Medium Policy from mid-1980s to1990 --- p.106 / Chapter [1] --- Problem stream --- p.106 / Chapter [2] --- Political stream --- p.108 / Chapter [3] --- Policy stream --- p.115 / Chapter [4] --- Coupling of streams-mother-tongue education from the mid-1980s to1990 --- p.123 / Chapter {B} --- Evolution of Teaching Medium Policy in the early 1990s --- p.127 / Chapter [1] --- Problem stream --- p.127 / Chapter [3] --- Political stream --- p.130 / Chapter [3] --- Policy stream --- p.136 / Chapter [4] --- Coupling of streams: mother-tongue education in the early 1990s --- p.143 / Chapter {C} --- Medium of Instruction-Firm Guidance for Secondary Schoolsin March1997 --- p.146 / Chapter Chapter IV. --- Conclusion --- p.158 / Chapter {A} --- Summary of Findings --- p.158 / Chapter {B} --- Reflections: Policy Window Approach and Other Issues --- p.169 / Chapter {C} --- Further Research Areas --- p.173 / References / Appendix / Appendix A. Medium of instruction-Firm Guidance for Secondary Schools (1997) / "Appendix B. Tracing study on students performance (S1-S3), HKCEE results by Band of students, HKCEE results by teaching medium used" / Appendix C. Preparatory notes on mother-tongue education by education officials / Appendix D. The policy-making and administrative bodies of education (colonial period) / Appendix E. Objectives of Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union (HKPTU) / Appendix F. Research on medium of instruction conducted by the Education Department and other bodies / Appendix G. Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers Limited on mother-tongue education / Appendix H. Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong on mother-tongue education

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322284
Date January 1998
ContributorsChong, King Man., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Government and Public Administration.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, ix, 175, [9] leaves ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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