Foreign Language Annals
SSCI-ISI SCOPUS (1967-2023)
0015-718X
1944-9720
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Cơ quản chủ quản: WILEY , Wiley-Blackwell
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Linguistics and Language
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Why Learning To Write Chinese Is a Waste of Time: A Modest ProposalAbstract: This article argues that for students of Chinese and Japanese, learning to write Chinese characters (hanzi/kanji) by hand from memory is an inefficient use of resources. Rather, beginning students should focus on character/word recognition (reading) and electronic writing. Although electronic technologies have diminished the usefulness of Chinese character...
Tập 41 Số 2 - Trang 237-251 - 2008
Reading, Writing, and Animation in Character Learning in Chinese as a Foreign LanguageAbstract Previous studies suggest that writing helps reading development in Chinese in both first and second language settings by enabling higher‐quality orthographic representation of the characters. This study investigated the comparative effectiveness of reading, animation, and writing in developing foreign language learners' orthographic ...
Tập 46 Số 3 - Trang 423-444 - 2013
Shall we delay teaching characters in teaching Chinese as a foreign language?Abstract The study explored when characters were introduced as part of first‐year Chinese as a foreign language courses as well as students' and instructors' beliefs and rationales within the context of postsecondary programs in the United States. Data were collected through a large‐scale online survey of 914 students and 192 instructors. Res...
Tập 46 Số 4 - Trang 610-627 - 2013
Using Meaningful Interpretation and Chunking to Enhance Memory: The Case of Chinese Character LearningAbstract Learning and retaining Chinese characters are often considered to be the most challenging elements in learning Chinese as a foreign language. Applying the theory of meaningful interpretation, the chunking mnemonic technique, and the linguistic features of Chinese characters, this study examines whether the method of meaningful interp...
Tập 46 Số 3 - Trang 402-422 - 2013
Active Learning: Qualitative Inquiries Into Vocabulary Instruction in Chinese L2 ClassroomsAbstract Active learning emerged as a new approach to learning in the 1980s. The core concept of active learning involves engaging students not only in actively exploring knowledge but also in reflecting on their own learning process in order to become more effective learners. Because the nonalphabetic nature of the Chinese writing system mak...
Tập 48 Số 1 - Trang 82-99 - 2015
Practical Tips for Implementing Peer Editing Tasks in the Foreign Language ClassroomAbstract: Writing, regardless where it is found in today's curriculum, has become more interactive in nature; peer editing reflects this shift. Still, a number of foreign language instructors are at a loss as to where to begin such activities. This article presents ideas on how to design and carry out a peer editing task and demonstrates several methods that can fit...
Tập 36 Số 3 - Trang 434-441 - 2003
Predictors of willingness to communicate in a second language (L2 WTC): Toward an integrated L2 WTC model from the socio‐psychological perspectiveAbstract This study takes the initiative to use structural equation modeling to verify an integrated willingness to communicate in an L2 (L2 WTC) model proposed from the socio‐psychological perspective in the China's English as a second language context. A total of 1007 college freshmen (Male: n = 745; Female: n ... ... hiện toàn bộ
Tập 55 Số 1 - Trang 258-282 - 2022