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Language's Role in Higher Education Reform and Globalization: Insights from Hong Kong

This document presents an in-depth analysis of the evolving role of language in the context of higher education in Hong Kong. It highlights the significant reforms in educational structures, the emphasis on internationalization, and the necessity of language as a tool for communication and cultural identity in a globalized world. The observations address the shifting societal dynamics and the responsibilities of tertiary institutions in fostering language skills and adapting to changing contexts. It emphasizes that effective language planning is crucial for maintaining Hong Kong's competitive edge in international education.

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Language's Role in Higher Education Reform and Globalization: Insights from Hong Kong

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  1. HUCOM Language 23 Jan 2010

  2. Language in Higher Education Context & Observations Kai-ming Cheng University of Hong Kong

  3. Contexts • Language • Higher Education Trends • Hong Kong’ Future • Changed Society

  4. Context 1 Language: changing context • economic tool • intellectual capacity • cultural vehicle • political identity/hegemony Emerging • Crucial in Globalization • Essential for Learning

  5. Context 1 Essential to Education • Crucial in globalization • Language for cross-border communications • Essential for learning • Language for new sources of knowledge

  6. Context 2 Higher Education: Dramatic reforms (1) • Rebuilding national systems • Expansions of Access • Elite institutions • Repositioning the privatesector • Private institutions • Philanthropic culture

  7. Context 2 Higher Education: Dramatic reforms (2) • Internationalization • Internationalizing institutions • Cross border activities • Global competition:Ranking • Revisiting student learning • Reforming the formal curriculum • Broadening student experiences • Emphasizing cultural specificity

  8. Context 2 Higher Education: Dramatic reforms (3) Among others: • Global cyber connectivity • Cross-border students • Joint programmes • Research collaborations • Off-shore campuses • Changing role of English

  9. Context 3 Changed Society (1) • Flatter organizational structure • Frontline-workers as decision-makers • Precarious individual career engagements • Receding function of credentials

  10. Context 3 Changed Society (2) • Communication: • the major workplace activity • Continuous learning • a lifelong expectation • Language • a key capacity for individuals

  11. Context 4 Hong Kong: Charting its future • Settling with an Identity? • An edge over other parts of China? • The most international city in China? • A Chinese city in the international community?

  12. Observations • Education Hub as a notion • Internationalization of institutions • Language Planning • Role of Tertiary Institutions

  13. Observation 1 Education Hub: a notion • Undeniable responsibility of a metropolitan • A changing higher education landscape • Intensified student mobility • Language as a crucial element

  14. Observation 2 Internationalization (1) A ladder Level 1: • One-way communications • English website & brochures • International Office • International conferences Level 2: • One-way mobility • Academics outward • Students outward

  15. Observation 2 Internationalization (2) Level 3: • Two-way exchange • Academics inward • Student inward: local language • Ring-fenced international programmes Level 4 • International campus • Medium of instruction • Working language • Student communications

  16. Observation 2 Internationalization (3) Throughout all levels of Internationalization Language is a critical factor!

  17. Observation 3 Language Planning (1) • Is there a Language Policy for Hong Kong? • “Trilingual Bi-literate” • Multilingualism as a taken • What is the Chinese-English interplay? • What is the Cantonese-Putonghua interplay? • Zero-sum games?

  18. Observation 3 Language Planning (2) • Is there Language Planning in Hong Kong? • Language Landscaping: the status quo • Needs analysis and forecasting • City language capacity building • Government language protocols • Media language requirements • Language learning environments • Language learning in schools

  19. Observation 4 Role of Tertiary Institutions • The most critical agent of globalization • The most multinational community • The most multilingual environment • The leading force for language learning

  20. Two major tasks: • Building the Language Capacity for Hong Kong • Internationalization vis-à-vis national and cultural identity

  21. Undeniable Social Responsibility for Tertiary Institutions

  22. Thank you! kmcheng@hku.hk

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