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Multilingual education policy in the Greater Bay area: Insights from the translanguaging theory
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Date Issued
2021
Citation
Wen, Z. (2021 Oct 27). Multilingual education policy in the Greater Bay area: Insights from the translanguaging theory. "Linguistic Research And Language Education" Online Academic Conference, Macau.
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
The present paper sets out to review the bilingual and multilingual education policy in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) in the light of the emerging translanguaging theory (Li Wei, 2018; Li & Shen, 2021). Specifically, it will discuss the language of instruction (LOI) policy and the use of multiple linguistic codes in the foreign/second language classroom. Though it will briefly review the status quo of the LOI in Guangzhou (mainland China), Hong Kong, and Macao, the focus will be placed in tracing the evolution and development of the EMI policy in Hong Kong SAR over the years. Through the translanguaging lens, it is argued that LOI policy should not be monolithic, but be multi-faceted to capture the fluid, dynamic and complex social-linguistic interactions characterizing the superdiverse, multilingual and multicultural life realities of the GBA residents.
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