| 9:00-9:15 am |
Opening ceremony
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Chair: Professor Gerard POSTIGLIONE, The University of Hong Kong
Welcome speech
Professor Shirley J GRUNDY, Dean, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong |
| 9:15-10:15 am |
Plenary One: Equality and Language
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Chair: Dr Agnes LAM, The University of Hong Kong
Trilingualism or Bilingualism, or Else? Language Use and Language Provision for Ethnic Minorities in China
Dr Anwei Feng, University of Durham |
| 10:15-10:30 am |
Coffee break |
| 10:30-11:30 am |
Plenary Two: Minority Languages in Education |
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Chair: Dr Linda TSUNG, The University of Hong Kong
Education of Ethnic Minorities in Contemporary China
Professor Rong MA, Peking University
Chinese Language Policy and Practice in Xinjiang: Indigenous and Diaspora Perspectives
Dr Gulbahar BECKETT, The University of Cincinnati |
| 11:30am-12:30 pm |
Plenary Three: Minority Language Rights |
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Chair: Dr Puja KAPAI, The University of Hong Kong
Minority Language Rights in Education: Toward an International Human Rights Framework?
Ms Kelley LOPER, The University of Hong Kong
Changing Models of State-Building and Language Ideology in Contemporary China
Dr Minglang ZHOU, Dickinson College |
| 12:30-1:30 pm |
Lunch |
| 1:30-2:30 pm |
Plenary Four: Minority Languages and Learning |
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Chair: Ms Kelley LOPER, The University of Hong Kong
Teaching Chinese to South Asian Students in Hong Kong: Challenges for Teachers
Dr Linda TSUNG, Dr Mark SHUM & Dr Wing-wah KI, The University of Hong Kong
A Cognitive-Constructivist Approach to the Development of Language Learning Materials for Minority Language Education
Dr Adams BODOMO, The University of Hong Kong |
| 2:30-3:30 pm |
Plenary Five: Minority Languages in Education |
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Chair: Professor Rong MA, Peking University
Language in Tibetan Education
Professor Gerard POSTIGLIONE & Ms Manlaji, The University of Hong Kong
Bilingual Education in Yunnan: The Gaps between Policy and Practice
Dr Linda TSUNG & Mr Ge WANG, The University of Hong Kong |
| 3:30-4:00 pm |
Closing ceremony
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Chair: Professor Gerard Postiglione, The University of Hong Kong
Panel discussions |
