Publications

Publication details [#41165]

Lin, Angel Mei Yi. 1999. Resistance and Creativity in English Reading Lessons in Hong Kong. Language, Culture and Curriculum 12 (3) : 285–296.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Language as a subject
Place, Publisher
Multilingual Matters

Annotation

This analysis of mixed English-Cantonese pupil-teacher dialogues during English reading lessons in Hong Kong schools, shows the resistance and the creativity of the Cantonese children, who succeed in subverting the reading lesson according to their own preferences.