Historical and comparative perspectives on the medium of instruction in Hong Kong

Language Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-36

  Evans, Stephen ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Colonial language policy; English; Hong Kong; Medium of instruction; Mother tongue teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952106021     PISSN: 15684555     EISSN: 15731863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10993-011-9193-8     Document Type: Article

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