The Historical and Linguistic Background of South and Southeast Asian Multi-ethnic Communities in Hong Kong

Abstract

At present, more than half of the mainstream primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong have admitted students from local ethnic minority communities, among which the four major ethnic groups are Pakistani (33.95%), Filipino (20.24%), Nepali (16.79%) and Indian (16.55%) (Education Bureau 2013). This talk will begin with a brief introduction to the social and historical background of the South and Southeast Asian communities in Hong Kong. The speaker will then discuss the linguistic background of the ethnic minority students in local schools. It is hoped that an understanding of the social and linguistic background of these students would aid policy makers and educators in planning school.

Speaker

About the Speaker

Dr. TAI Chung Pui is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Chinese Language and the course coordinator of the Master of Education (Teaching Chinese to Non-Chinese Speaking Students) specialism in the Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong. He obtained his PhD from The Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China.

Date

01 December 2015 (Tuesday), 12:45 - 02:00pm

Location

Room 101, 1st Floor, Runme Shaw Building , HKU

Chair

Professor Angel Lin