Studies in Second Language Acquisition of Chinese
Published on 29. May 2014
192 pages
978-1-78309-210-9 (ISBN)
Description
Interest in learning Chinese as an additional language has soared worldwide over the last ten years. Yet little is known about the learning process, and much less about what pedagogical strategies might facilitate or, otherwise, hinder it. This book thus aims to further understanding of the acquisition of Chinese as a foreign or second language. It brings together six independent studies which explore aspects of learning Chinese as an additional language across the domains of morphosyntax, pragmatics, cognitive capacity, interactional learning, and instructed learning via a variety of conceptual frameworks and methodological strategies. These studies, as well as the suggestions for future research, will be of great interest to second language acquisition researchers, graduate students and second language teachers of Chinese, as well as to curriculum developers and materials writers.
Reviews / Votes
This book is undoubtedly a great contribution to the research domain on second language acquisition of Chinese and will definitely provoke thoughts as to what further questions to ask and investigate. -- Yuxia Yin, Tianjin Normal University, China * International Journal of Chinese Linguistics 3:2 (2016) * The chapters in this volume constitute serious attempts to address important issues in second language acquisition of Chinese, and they will help both researchers and language teaching practitioners to have a better understanding of the mechanisms in Chinese as a second language. * Boping Yuan, University of Cambridge, UK * Studies in Second Language Acquisition of Chinese is a much needed book in the field of Chinese as a foreign language/second language (CFL/CSL). It provides important empirical findings on CFL development in areas of morphosyntax, pragmatics, interaction analysis, cognitive processing, and explicit learning. This book serves as a wonderful resource book for CFL empirical studies across different domains. * Hong Gang Jin, Hamilton College, USA *More details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Channel View Publications Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-78309-210-9 (9781783092109)
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ZhaoHong Han is Professor of Language and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, USA, where she researches in second language acquisition, second language teaching, and their interface. She is the author/editor/co-editor of a number of volumes, including Fossilization in Adult Second Language Acquisition (2004) and Linguistic Relativity in SLA: Thinking for Speaking (co-edited with Teresa Cadierno, 2010).
Content
ZhaoHong Han: Preface
1. Shu-Ling Wu: Learning to Describe Motion Events in L2 Chinese Narratives
2. Xiaohong Wen: Pragmatic Development of Request in English-Speaking Learners of Chinese
3. Li Jin: Peer Interaction in a Study-Abroad Program
4. ZhaoHong Han and Joo-oeck Maeng: Task-Based Learning of Chinese in a Study-Abroad Context: Learners' Perceptions
5. Shaofeng Li: The Relationship between the Effectiveness of Recasts and Working Memory in the Learning of Different Linguistic Structures
6. Yongan Wu: The Effect of Mixed-Sensory Presentation on Retaining Graphic Features of Chinese Characters
ZhaoHong Han: Epilogue: Bringing it All Together: Where Are We?
Index
1. Shu-Ling Wu: Learning to Describe Motion Events in L2 Chinese Narratives
2. Xiaohong Wen: Pragmatic Development of Request in English-Speaking Learners of Chinese
3. Li Jin: Peer Interaction in a Study-Abroad Program
4. ZhaoHong Han and Joo-oeck Maeng: Task-Based Learning of Chinese in a Study-Abroad Context: Learners' Perceptions
5. Shaofeng Li: The Relationship between the Effectiveness of Recasts and Working Memory in the Learning of Different Linguistic Structures
6. Yongan Wu: The Effect of Mixed-Sensory Presentation on Retaining Graphic Features of Chinese Characters
ZhaoHong Han: Epilogue: Bringing it All Together: Where Are We?
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