Publications

Publication details [#56436]

Leung, Alex Ho. 2012. Bad influence? – an investigation into the purported negative influence of foreign domestic helpers on children's second language English acquisition. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 33 (2) : 133–148.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Language as a subject
Place, Publisher
Routledge

Annotation

Exploring Hong Kong Cantonese children's listening ability in L2 English, this study rejects the anecdotal belief on the harmful impact of foreign domestic helpers on child L2 acquisition.