Publications

Publication details [#56744]

Macaro, Ernesto and Yuen Yi Lo. 2012. The medium of instruction and classroom interaction: evidence from Hong Kong secondary schools. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 15 (1) : 29–52.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

classroom conversation | feedback | language of instruction | pedagogy | teacher

Language as a subject

Chinese | English

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This study shows that, when the instruction medium in Hong Kong secondary schools changes from students’ first (Chinese) to their second language (English), lessons become more teacher-focused, with less chances for meaning negotiation and support.