Open AccessTeachers’ Feedback on a New Variety of English: The Case of Hong Kong English
Author(s) -
Ka Long Roy Chan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
language teaching
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2770-0992
pISSN - 2770-0984
DOI - 10.30560/lt.v1n1p36
Subject(s) - variety (cybernetics) , psychology , varieties of english , curriculum , affect (linguistics) , pedagogy , mathematics education , linguistics , communication , mathematics , philosophy , statistics
The present short report reveals how teachers of English in Hong Kong (HKTEs) react to Hong Kong English (HKE). By employing a mixed method approach consisting of 100 survey responses and 28 interviews, types of feedback and activities teachers use when they encounter HKE in classroom were recorded and reported. The results showed that the two types of teachers of English – Native and Non-native English speakers – provided different kinds of responses because of the differences in attitude they held toward new varieties of English. The current study potentially sheds light on how different varieties of English could fit in traditional ESL curricula. Further research is warranted on how the feedback may affect English acquisition among Hong Kong students and whether the feedback brings positive or negative effects to the students.