Bicultural Orientation and Chinese Language Learning among South Asian Ethnic Minority Students in Hong Kong

Autor/inn/en	Lai, Chun; Gao, Fang; Wang, Qiu
Titel	Bicultural Orientation and Chinese Language Learning among South Asian Ethnic Minority Students in Hong Kong
Quelle	In: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 18 (2015) 2, S.203-224 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1367-0050
DOI	10.1080/13670050.2014.887054
Schlagwörter	Biculturalism; Asians; Minority Group Students; High School Students; Acculturation; Educational Policy; Second Language Learning; Chinese; Immigration; Foreign Countries; Ethnic Groups; Educational Practices; Self Concept; Models; Surveys; Well Being; Role; Self Efficacy; Cultural Background; Hong Kong; Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bikulturalität; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Akkulturation; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Zweitsprachenerwerb; China; Chinesen; Ausland; Ethnie; Bildungspraxis; Selbstkonzept; Analogiemodell; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Rollen; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Hongkong
Abstract	Understanding the value of monocultural acculturation orientation to the host culture (assimilation) and bicultural acculturation orientation (integration) for language learning is critical in guiding educational policy and practices for immigrant students. This study aimed to enhance our understanding on the relationship between acculturation orientation and second language (L2) learning. It generated two conceptual models to describe how cultural identification affects language learning as hypothesized in different theories on identity and L2 learning and tested these two hypothesized models in the immigration context of Hong Kong. A survey was conducted among a group of senior high school South Asian minority students on their learning of the language of the host culture, Chinese, to provide the basis for comparison. It was found that the students mainly adopted the bicultural/integration orientation and that bicultural orientation was the optimal acculturation orientation for learning Chinese. Bicultural orientation influenced the participants' Chinese language learning outcome through impacting psychosocial well-being and engagement with the target language and community. The findings suggest that we need to take both linguistic and psychosocial adjustment factors into consideration when conceptualizing the role of identity in L2 learning. Furthermore, this study cautions us against a context-independent stance toward the utility of assimilation for language learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10