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This edited collection, with a focus on Chinese as a second or foreign language acquisition, consists of research studies that address one of three emerging themes: information and communication technology (ICT), young learners, and Chinese-character teaching and learning.
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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
About the author
Edited by Ko-Yin Sung - Contributions by Dali Tan; Angela Gunder; Shaoyu Chi; Susan Picard; Yalun Zhou; Michael Wei; Pei-ni Causarano; Yan Gao; I-Ping P. Fu; Chiara Romagnoli; Xin Zhang; Wenying Zhou; Hsiao-Mei Tsai; I-Chiao Hung; Yan Xie; Lan Zhang; Hsiu
Summary
This edited collection, with a focus on Chinese as a second or foreign language acquisition, consists of research studies that address one of three emerging themes: information and communication technology (ICT), young learners, and Chinese-character teaching and learning.
