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NIDA DAY & TIME : Wed, Mar 5th, 2014, 10:30 am – 12 noon VENUE: Sayam. Bldg., RM 202 CHULA DAY & TIME: Tue, Apr 8th, 2014, 10:30 am–12:30 noon VENUE: Chulalongkorn University (Chulapat 13, 7th FL., RM 709)

When Languages Compete: What’s at Stake for L2 Learners

in Minority Context

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O V E R V I E W OF THE LECTURE

I. The Lecturer II. Founding

Source III. The Study IV. Q & A

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Lectured by Asst Prof. Dr. Hugo Yu-Hsiu Lee

(Photo taken in May 2010, Indiana University Alumni Association, USA)

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Abbreviated Vitae of the Presenter

“He has the Manners of Asians and Ways of Americans.”

“He is a Language Educator for the Poor and the Minority.”

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Founding Source

The research projects presented here in are funded by the Research P romot ion and Development Fund Committee,

Research Center @ National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Bangkok, Thailand.

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INTRODUCTION /BACKGROUND

Minority Language Users

The Language & Social Psychology

of the Minority

in the Making of Modern Thailand

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Insurgency /Separation

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- T r a n s - r e g i o n a l m i g r a n t s f r o m I s a a n a n d H i l l T r i b e s

- C r o s s - b o r d e r m i g r a n t s ( e . g . , B u r m e s e a n d L a o t i a n s ) f r o m t h e G r e a t M e k o n g S u b - r e g i o n

-Foreign Direct Investment from EU countries (e.g., Britain) and Eastern Asian countries ( e . g . , J a p a n , S . K o r e a a n d T a i w a n )

- A s y l u m S e e k e r s / R e f u g e e s f r o m S o u t h e r n A s i a ( e . g . , S r i L a n k a n ) a n d A f r i c a ( C o n g o )

- I n t e r n a t i o n a l S t u d e n t s i n T h a i l a n d ’ s H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n

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Language Choice &

Foreign/Second Language (L2)

Learning are essentially

Social Psychology

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Familiarity & Prestige

Play the key role in determining

Language-based Social-

Psychological Choices

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Urban Refugee Children

Photo Courtesy: UNHCR, Thailand

Choices between the learning of Thai language &

the learning of the English language

References:

Lee, Hugo, Y.-H. (2011). English for communication purposes among non-native speaking heterogeneous urban refugees in Thailand: Discouragement in bilingual and biliteracy development, Modern Journal of Applied Linguistics, 3 (2), pp. 237-253.

Lee, Hugo, Y.-H. (2011). English language teaching at expenses of Thai language teaching for urban refugee language learners in Thailand: Social inequalities related to what languages to teach, Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2 (4), pp.

810-815.Finland: Academic Publisher. [Scopus-indexed]

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Orphaned Children (w/ or without Special Needs)

Photo Courtesy: http://www.all-thailand-exp.com/difference.htm

References:

Lee, Hugo, Y.-H. (2012). English for the purpose of

reducing the poverty of orphans with disabilities in Thailand, Journal of Education and Practice, 3 (6), pp. 87- 99. New York: The International Institute for Science, Technology and Education

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Bargirls & Beach Boys

Photo Courtesy: http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/bargirl,thailand/Interesting

References:

Lee, Hugo, Y.-H. (2013). Bargirl style of language choice and

shift: A tale from the land of smile. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 3 (3), pp. 411-422. Finland: Academic Publisher.

[Scopus-indexed]

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Ethnic Chinese (Teochew) References:

Lee, Hugo, Y.-H. (2014). Losing Chinese as the first language in Thailand.

Asian Social Science, 10 (6), pp. 176-193. Canada: Canadian Center of

Science and Education [Scopus-indexed]

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Maintain the vitality of

the endangered & minority languages

Promote

the foreign/second language

teaching/learning /education

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ASIA Pacific Network for Minority & Language Learning

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CONSULTING SERVICES 1. Assessment of Present and Future Language Vitality [of Minority and Endangered Languages] 2. Help Language Maintenance of Minority and Endangered Languages 3.Foreign/Second Language Education (Teaching/Learning English and Mandarin [Chinese]) 4.Design Language Policy and Planning, and Implementation of Language Policy and Planning 5. Others

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Q & A

Any Questions? Comments?

Insights?

When Languages Compete: What’s at Stake for L2 Learners

in Minority Context

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A s s t E d i t o r, S C O P U S - I n d e x e d Journal of Language Teaching and Research ( J L T R ) , F i n l a n d • Cell #: 088-607-2560 (Thailand) • Skype: hugolee1128 • Any inquires should be addressed to Hugo

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