Abstract
Our research into contrasting approaches in Hong Kong and China towards CBI shows that balancing language and content, and teaching the language of the content constitute the major challenges in both contexts. Teacher education for both content background and language background teachers must focus on how language makes content meaning.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
| Event | Bridging Contexts, Making Connections: Fifth International Conference on Language Teacher Education - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Duration: 31 May 2007 → 02 Jun 2007 |
Conference
| Conference | Bridging Contexts, Making Connections: Fifth International Conference on Language Teacher Education |
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| City | Minneapolis |
| Period | 31/05/07 → 02/06/07 |
Citation
Hoare, P., & Kong, S. (2007, June). Late English Immersion in Hong Kong. In L. Cammarata (Chair), Preparing and Developing Language Teachers for Content-Based Instruction. Invited symposium conducted at the Bridging Contexts, Making Connections: Fifth International Conference on Language Teacher Education, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.Keywords
- Teacher Education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development