TY - JOUR
T1 - Multilingual proficiencies and L1 attitudes of ethnic minority students in Hong Kong
AU - Hua, Congchao
AU - Li, Yee Na
AU - Li, Bin
PY - 2023/9
Y1 - 2023/9
N2 - 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 correlated proficiency levels including in the students’ native languages (L1s). Their multilingual proficiencies were also affected by factors such as age variables and associated with aspects of L1 attitudes. Our key finding corroborated previous research claims that mastery of multiple languages could allow ethnic minority students to construct a more powerful multilingual and multicultural identity. © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
AB - 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 correlated proficiency levels including in the students’ native languages (L1s). Their multilingual proficiencies were also affected by factors such as age variables and associated with aspects of L1 attitudes. Our key finding corroborated previous research claims that mastery of multiple languages could allow ethnic minority students to construct a more powerful multilingual and multicultural identity. © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
KW - Ethnic minority students in Hong Kong
KW - L1 attitude
KW - multilingual proficiencies
KW - multilingualism
KW - native language
KW - Ethnic minority students in Hong Kong
KW - L1 attitude
KW - multilingual proficiencies
KW - multilingualism
KW - native language
KW - Ethnic minority students in Hong Kong
KW - L1 attitude
KW - multilingual proficiencies
KW - multilingualism
KW - native language
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U2 - 10.1080/01434632.2020.1850743
DO - 10.1080/01434632.2020.1850743
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
SN - 0143-4632
VL - 44
SP - 589
EP - 607
JO - Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development
JF - Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development
IS - 7
ER -