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A Hong Kong version of early Chinese literacy education: A Sinophone perspective

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Abstract

This chapter adopts a cultural perspective to report on a study of teaching and learning early Chinese literacy for young children in one Hong Kong kindergarten. Instead of viewing literacy education as a neutral and standardised cultural process across Chinese speaking communities, I draw on a Sinophone perspective and post-colonialism to investigate how the linguistic dissonance and cultural hybridity of Hong Kong influences teaching practices in one local kindergarten. Copyright © 2017 Springer Science+Business Media Singapore.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationContemporary issues and challenge in early childhood education in the Asia-pacific region
EditorsMinyi LI , Jillian L. FOX , Susan GRIESHABER
Place of PublicationSingapore
PublisherSpringer
Pages83-102
ISBN (Print)9789811022050, 9789811022074
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education

Keywords

  • Early childhood education
  • Chinese character
  • Literacy event
  • Traditional Chinese culture
  • Write Chinese

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