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Ethnic Identity and the Maintenance of Heritage Languages ‘Neither ethnicity nor mother tongue nor even identities can be treated as things, commodities, that one can choose and discard like an old coat at will’ ~Tove Skutnabb-Kangas (qtd in Fishman 55) Broadly speaking, “language policy” in the United States is thought of as a covert policy. Schiffman (2000) writes of the challenges of researching this field, given that issues of language are usually addressed subordinately to

There has been a long debate on whether Putonghua should be used in teaching Chinese Language in the society since the Curriculum Development Council has identified Putonghua as the Medium of Instruction in 1999. However, Cantonese is the mother tongue of the majority of Hong Kong student for decades. Under this premise, Cantonese should be used instead of Putonghua in teaching Chinese in Hong Kong secondary schools to enhance both the quality and efficiency of teaching. To begin with, using Cantonese

If I was assigned a position in Hong Kong, the first step would be to learn or improve in the native language. English and Mandarin are considered to be the two official languages in Hong Kong, therefore, I will be at a great advantage since business in Hong Kong is preferably conducted in English. Still, I feel that it would be appropriate for me to be familiar with basic phrases and words in Cantonese, which is widely spoken by residents. In business, communication is crucial and being that I am

Along with ethics and civics textbooks, Chinese language arts of this period shared the responsibility of promoting citizenship education. Between 1912 and 1913, the Commercial Press published Gongheguo xin jiaokeshu xin guowen (Chuxiao) 共和國新教科書新國文 <初小> (Republican Chinese Language Arts for Lower Primary Schools) (8 vols.) and for Gaoxiao 高小 (Higher Primary Schools) (6 vols.) (see Appendix A).These two sets were similar in scope and viewpoint but for the lower primary students the language used was

very different people; from a yoga/photographer woman from Minnesota, who was just finishing her three-year Asian adventure to an English teacher from Ohio, to an software entrepreneur from Oregon. Impressively they were all more or less fluent in Mandarin, which I greeted with envy as my one and a half years of learning the language had been not the most fruitful to say the least. But then it was time to go and meet the GEMBA 13. It was so exciting to see the guys again. The schedule looked intense

Setting is a place or a certain location where an event is about to take place. It is used to create a vivid image for the reader and to better understand the characters. Furthermore, the setting also gives further insight about a character’s thoughts, feelings, and reactions to what is happening around them. By learning about the setting in a story, the reader will be able to understand how the setting relates back to the character and to the story itself. The protagonist, Jing-mei, is traveling

Hong Kong is a city located on the southern coast of China with more than 90% of its population being ethnic Chinese. Cantonese, English and Mandarin are three commonly used languages in Hong Kong. With the return of sovereignty from Britain to China, Hong Kong shifts from a British colony into a special administrative region of China. Due to this historical background, Hong Kong has experienced significant changes in social, political and economic aspects over the past few decades. The use of

The analysis examines the process of adapting cultural values among Africans migrants in China. The results of the analysis points out the process of adaptation followed by the influencing factors of adaptation and finally the challenges faced in the process of adaptation. By using the U-curve model of adaptation, which explained the four stages of adaptation (honeymoon, crisis, recovery, and adjustment), the study is based on the assumption that Africans migrants follow the same process and/or

2. KEY ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS Taiwan Taiwan’s import value amounts to $269,896 million (WTO data, 2013). Main origins of import are Japan, followed by China and the United States. Major import commodities include oil, machinery, electronic equipment, iron and steel. The main destinations for exports are China, Hong Kong and the United States. The value of the exports is worth $305,441 million in total (WTO data, 2013), and their key export product is electronic equipment ranging from computers

Kelvin Yee 10/21/12 Skyline College English 110 Paper #2 Acceptance: Chinese &amp; American Born Chinese Perspectives in Poetry The United States is a place where people can have diverging views on how to describe the diverse nation. The country in fact does not have an official language because of the myriad of distinct ethnicities residing within the country. With all this diversity it is only natural for people to struggle with which cultural norm to follow. Of the many immigrants that have