The conflict between NETs and LETs in a Chinese medium of instruction in secondary school in Hong Kong
Abstract
The Hong Kong government has employed native English speaking teachers (NETs) to teach English in secondary schools since 1987. This scheme has been scrutinized by many educators, students, and parents. One concern has involved the effectiveness of NETs in teaching English when compared to local English teachers (LETs). This article looks at the history of NET scheme, the tensions between NETs and LETs from an insider’s view, and the effectiveness of instruction between NETs and LETs. Recommendations are provided for prospective NETs and local educators in Hong Kong.
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Curriculum Development Council (1999) A Holistic Review of the Hong Kong School
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Education Bureau (2011). Circular memorandum No 97/2011, June 24th. Hong Kong
Education Bureau (2012). Circular memorandum No 27/2012, March 23th. Hong Kong.
Forrester, V., Lok, B. (2008). Native English teachers in Hong Kong: Building communities of practice?. Asian Social Science, 4 (5), 3-11.
Griffin, P., Woods, K., Nadebaum, C., Tay, L., Wong, E., Storey, P., Yeung, A., Fung, W., & Hon, R. (2005). Evaluation of the native-speaking English teacher scheme for primary schools in Hong Kong: Second annual report. Assessment Research Centre, The University of Melbourne.
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Hong Kong Examination and Assessment Authority (2011). 2011 Hong Kong certificate of education examination results released. Retrieved from http://www.hkeaa.edu.hk/tc/hkcee
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Region Government.
Ma, L. P. (2012). Advantages and disadvantages of native-and nonnative-English-speaking teachers: Student perceptions in Hong Kong. TESOL Quarterly, 46 (2), 280-305.
Luk, J & Lin, A (2007). Classroom Interactions as Cross-Cultural Encounters: Native Speakers in EFL Lessons. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Lung, J (1999). A local teacher views the Native English Teacher Scheme in Hong Kong. TESOL Matters 9 (3), 2-4.
Medgyes, P. (1992) Native or non-native: Who’s worth more? English Language Teaching Journal 46(4), 340–9.
Morrison, K. & Lui, I. (2000). Ideology, Linguistic capital and the medium of instruction in Hong Kong. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 21 (6), 471-486.
Pennycook, A. (1998). English and the discourse of colonialism. London: Routledge.
Storey, P., Luk, J., Gray, J., Wang-Kho, E., Lin, A. and Berry, R.S.Y. (2001) Monitoring and evaluation of the native-speaking English teacher scheme. (Unpublished research report). Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong.
Tang, G., & Johnson, R.K. (1993). Language change in Hong Kong schools. Journal of Asian Pacific Communication, 4 (1), 31-47.
Walker, E. (2001). Roles of native-speaker English Teachrs (NETs) in Hong Kong Secondary Schools. Asia Pacific Journal of Language in Education, 4 (2), 51-78.
Wong. C, K. (2001). “What We Know after a Decade of Hong Kong Extensive Reading Scheme”. ED 458806.
Yu, V. W. S., & Atkinson, P. A. (1998). An investigation of the language difficulties experienced by Hong Kong secondary school students in English-medium schools: I. The problems. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 9 (3), 267-283.
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The conflict between NETs and LETs in a Chinese medium of instruction in secondary school in Hong Kong. (2012). Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 1(1), 41-51. https://ojed.org/jise/article/view/1468
