Language and Literacy Policy

The aim of this focal research area is to examine and/or explore: language and literacy policy issues in Hong Kong and the wider region, with a specific emphasis on medium of instruction issues and innovation and change

Focal Group Members (*Co-convenors)

Name	Email	Faculty
Prof Amy Tsui*	bmtsui@hku.hk	Education
Prof Gerard Postiglione**	postiglione@hku.hk	Education
Dr Susan Bridges	sbridges@hku.hk	Dentistry
Dr K K Luke	kkluke@hkusua.hku.hk	Arts- Linguistics
Mr Tai Chung Pui	chungpui@graduate.hku.hk	Arts- Linguistics
Mr Ki Wing Wah	hraskww@hkucc.hku.hk	Education
Dr May Wong	mwongly@hkucc.hku.hk	Arts- Linguistics
Mr Mike Ladao	mil@tsss.edu.hk	EdD candidate, Education
Mr Ong Kok Chung	ongkokc@hkusua.hku.hk	PhD candidate, Centre of Asian Studies
Mr Darren Bryant	dabryant@hkusua.hku.hk	PhD candidate, Education
Ms Manlaji	manla@hkusua.hku.hk	MPhil candidate, Education

** Prof Postiglione is the Acting Co-convenor for Dr KK Luke from 8 February to 1 September 2007.

Research that group members currently undertaking around the focal area

-	Language and literacy policy in Malaysia
-	Language and literacy policy in Tibet and Guangxi, China
-	Literacy learning amongst minority groups
-	MOI policy implementation in Hong Kong

Constituent Theme-funded Projects

-	Visitorship of Dr Anwei Feng, Durham University, UK, April 2008
-	Seeding funding support for the organization of a conference on ethnic minority language education, April 2008