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‘Neither here nor there’: An examination of language curriculum and ideology in a New Jersey public school / Benjamin Kinsella.
// Language, Culture and Curriculum Volume 31, 2018 - Issue 1 2018p. 21-38 This case study focuses on one primarily Latino public primary school in New Jersey that waived the state’s bilingual education requirement and implemented a curricular alternative, comprised of bilingual and monolingual English classrooms. A corpus was generated from one-to-one interviews (N = 8) with administrators and teachers, as well as ethnographic observations during the course of two years. Data were then analysed using a critical discourse analysis. Findings reveal clear patterns between educators’ overtly expressed language ideologies and their covert expression in the curricular alternative where (1) bilingual teaching was equated only in relation to the Latino students’ purported limited English proficiency and (2) the belief that monolingual English instruction was to remedy students’ so-called language gaps. Furthermore, different interpretations of the programme and even disagreements that the school actually held a bilingual programme type were observed among teachers and administrators. Considerations for equitable teaching practices are addressed in the discussion.
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‘Neither here nor there’: an examination of language curriculum and ideology in a New Jersey public school
/ Benjamin Kinsella.
// Language, Culture and Curriculum Volume 31, 2018 - Issue 1 2018p., 21-38 This case study focuses on one primarily Latino public primary school in New Jersey that waived the state’s bilingual education requirement and implemented a curricular alternative, comprised of bilingual and monolingual English classrooms. A corpus was generated from one-to-one interviews (N = 8) with administrators and teachers, as well as ethnographic observations during the course of two years. Data were then analysed using a critical discourse analysis. Findings reveal clear patterns between educators’ overtly expressed language ideologies and their covert expression in the curricular alternative where (1) bilingual teaching was equated only in relation to the Latino students’ purported limited English proficiency and (2) the belief that monolingual English instruction was to remedy students’ so-called language gaps. Furthermore, different interpretations of the programme and even disagreements that the school actually held a bilingual programme type were observed among teachers and administrators. Considerations for equitable teaching practices are addressed in the discussion.
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Does the switch of medium of instruction facilitate the language learning of students? A case study of Hong Kong from teachers’ perspective / Angela Choi Fung Tam
// Language and education 2011, Vol25, N.5 2011p. 399-417 The medium of instruction (MOI) and its impact on improving the language proficiency of students has become a debated issue worldwide. The policy-makers of post-colonial Hong Kong believed that the general Chinese competency, Chinese writing and Pu¬tonghua proficiency of students would be improved through the use of a Putonghua- medium-of-instruction (PMI) rather than the Cantonese medium, the mother tongue of students and teachers. Therefore, using Putonghua to teach the Chinese language has been promulgated as a long-term goal by the Curriculum Development Council. Early studies have placed an emphasis on using standardized tests to assess students’ learning outcomes with the use of PMI, but unfortunately the findings have been inconclusive. Despite teachers’ involvement in implementing the MOI policy, there is a dearth of stud¬ies examining the perspective of teachers regarding the language learning of students under PMI. This paper aims to explore this important issue in greater depth through a case study of a high school, which has implemented PMI to teach the Chinese language for 10 years. The findings indicate that there are mismatches between the stated educa¬tional policy intentions and the language learning of students in various aspects. Further studies and follow-up measures on the language policy and education are suggested
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English language education policy in Asia / Robert Kirkpatrick Cham: Springer, 2016386 p. This volume offers comprehensive state-of-the-art overviews of educational policies concerning the teaching of English in a large number of Asian countries. Each contribution is written by a leading expert and gives a clear assessment of current policies and future trends. Starting with a description of the English education policies in the respective countries, the contributors then delve into the nuts and bolts of the English education policies and how they play out in practice in the education system, in schools, in the curriculum, and in teaching. Topics covered include the balance between the acquisition of English and the national language, political, cultural, economic and technical factors that strengthen or weaken the learning of English.
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