Tür	Bilimsel Dergi Makalesi
Başlık	On Colonizing ‘Colonialism’: The Discourses of the History of English in Hong Kong
Kısa Başlık	On colonizing ‘colonialism’
Yayın Adı	World Englishes
Özet	Abstract: Numerous commentators argue that the worldwide use of English in education is an important outcome of colonialism. While accepting that there is much truth in this general conclusion, the present authors also recognize an irony. In too few cases do commentators base their arguments on historical evidence; in too many, they treat colonialism as an unchanging concept. They have colonized ‘colonialism’. One such commentator, relying largely on the anachronisms of postcolonial discourse, chose Hong Kong as the focus of study. The present authors compare his rhetoric with available primary sources about language and education in Hong Kong, concluding that the specific situations have been and are much more complex than his methodology could appreciate. Thus, they present a case for ‘bottom-up’, rather than ‘top-down’, histories of colonial education and, in particular, of the historical role of language in education.
Yazar	Sweeting, Anthony, Vickers, Edward
Cilt	24
Dergi Sayısı	2
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Dizi Başlığı
Dizi Metni
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DOI
Yayın Tarihi	12/04/2020 00:36:21
Sayfa Sayısı	113-130
Dil	en
ISSN	1467-971X
URL
Künye	Sweeting, Anthony ve Vickers, Edward. “On Colonizing ‘Colonialism’: The Discourses of the History of English in Hong Kong” World Englishes , 12/04/2020 00:36:21, 113-130.