Teaching and Learning Chinese as a Second or Foreign Language, edited by Ko-Yin Sung, addresses one of the three emerging themes in the field of Chinese language teaching and learning. (1) Increasingly ubiquitous in all language learning and teaching and for the learning of Chinese as a second language in particular, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can serve as an important and effective tool. Several chapters focus on how certain emerging ICT tools are applied in teaching and learning Chinese as a second language. (2) Due to China's economic and political influence, the number of students of all ages studying Chinese as a second language-but especially young learners-has increased in many parts of the world. Despite this, the research into teaching Chinese to young learners has lagged behind. Several chapters investigate young learners' motivations and effective methods for assisting them to master the Chinese language. (3) The writing system of the Chinese language poses many challenges for learners, especially those more familiar with alphabetical languages. In light of this difficulty learners experience in learning Chinese characters, some of the chapters identify effective teaching and learning strategies to master the Chinese language. View the table and figures.
Contents Note on Figures Introduction Ko-Yin Sung 1.STARTALK eTower: Increasing Chinese Language and Cultural Proficiency Through Open Access Online Technology Dali Tan, Angela Gunder, Shaoyu Chi, and Susan Picard 2.Learner Autonomy and Chinese Vocabulary Learning with Technology Yalun Zhou and Michael Wei 3.Use Reflective Learning Model to Assess the Effectiveness of Online Language Learning Pei-ni Causarano 4.Empirical Studies of Teletandem between U.S. and Taiwan Universities Yan Gao and I-Ping P. Fu 5.Why and How Should Chinese Be Learnt? A Preliminary Investigation regarding Italian High School Learners Chiara Romagnoli 6.Why Do Children Learn Chinese? An Exploratory Study of Parental Beliefs, Classroom Motivational Strategies, and Young Learners' Motivated Behaviors Xin Zhang 7.Integrating Content and Language Instruction in a Chinese Immersion Classroom Wenying Zhou 8.Using the Chunking Method in Teaching Chinese Characters in a Sixth Grade Chinese Dual Language Immersion Classroom Ko-Yin Sung, Hsiao-Mei Tsai, and I-Chiao Hung 9.Instructional Interventions and Character Learning Strategies: A study on Orthographic Study Assignments Yan Xie 10.Exploring Chinese Character Learning by English Speakers through Error Analysis Lan Zhang 11.Using Multimedia-assisted Materials to Facilitate the Self-Paced Learning of Traditional Chinese Characters Hsiu-Jen Cheng and Hong Zhan 12.Which Is More Effective: APP Game or Workbook? - An Experiment on Learning Chinese Character Writing Xiaoshi Li and Wenying Zhou 13.DaZiBao: Multimodality in Learning and Communicating via Chinese Characters Justin Olmanson, Xianquan Liu, Christopher C. Heselton, and Asha Srivastava 14.Acquiring Chinese Character Literacy Through Student-Produced Videos Sujane Wu and Yalin Chen
