Multilingual proficiencies and L1 attitudes of ethnic minority students in Hong Kong
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Original language | English |
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Journal / Publication | Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development |
Online published | 2 Dec 2020 |
Publication status | Online published - 2 Dec 2020 |
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Abstract
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.
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- Ethnic minority students in Hong Kong, L1 attitude, multilingual proficiencies, multilingualism, native language
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Multilingual proficiencies and L1 attitudes of ethnic minority students in Hong Kong. / Hua, Congchao; Li, Yee Na; Li, Bin.
In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 02.12.2020.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review