Studies in second language acquisition of Chinese / Edited by ZhaoHong Han.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Han, Zhaohong, 1962- editor.

Series:

Second language acquisition (Clevedon, England) ; 77.

Second language acquisition ; 77

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

Chinese language.

Second language acquisition.

Physical Description:

xi, 153 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bristol ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, 2014.

Summary:

Interest in learning Chinese as an additional language has soared worldwide over the last ten years. 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. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Influence of L1 Thinking for Speaking on Use of an L2: The Case of Path Expressions by English-Speaking Learners of Chinese / Shu-Ling Wu Wu, Shu-Ling 1

2 Pragmatic Development: An Exploratory Study of Requests by Learners of Chinese / Xiachong Wen Wen, Xiachong 30

3 Peer/Group Interaction in a Mandarin Chinese Study Abroad Context / Li Jin Jin, Li 57

4 Task-based Language Teaching of Chinese in a Study Abroad Context: A Learner Perspective / ZhaoHong Han Han, ZhaoHong, Joo-oeck Maeng Maeng, Joo-oeck 80

5 The Relationship between the Effectiveness of Recasts and Working Memory in the Learning of Different Linguistic Structures / Shaofeng Li Li, Shaofeng 103

6 The Effect of Mixed-sensory Mode Presentation on Retaining Graphic Features of Chinese Characters / Yongan Wu Wu, Yongan 126.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781783092086

1783092084

OCLC:

870980711