1st Edition
Chinese Language Education and Second Language Chinese Acquisition An Interface with Chinese Linguistics
Introduction
Part 1: Chinese Language Education along Linguistic Approaches
1. Sociolinguistic Approaches to the Learning of Chinese as an Additional Language Research
Wenhao DIAO, Hongni GOU
2. SFL Genre-Based Approach to Teaching Chinese Composition to Non-Chinese Speaking Students in Hong Kong: Theory and Practice
Mark Shiu-Kee SHUM, Nixon Tit-hei LEUNG
3. Corpus Linguistic Approach to Chinese Language Education
Hang DU
4. Neurolinguistic Approach to Chinese Language Education
Jing YANG
Part 2: L2 Chinese Acquisition Research from Linguistic Perspectives
5. Character Transposition Effects on the Recognition of Chinese Compound Words among Native Readers and Learners of Chinese
Jing SUN, Hye K. PAE
6. The Acquisition of L2 Chinese Lexical Tones: Study of L1 Non-Tonal and L1 Tonal Language Speakers’ Tone Identification and Tone Word Recognition in L2 Chinese
Jiang LIU
7. Assessing Pragmatic Routines in L2 Chinese: A Focus on Rating Scale Functioning and Rater Behavior
Shuai LI, Feng XIAO
8. The Second Language Acquisition of Grammatical Aspect in Chinese
Yi XU
9. Investigating Question-Bearing Sentence-Final Particles in L2 and Heritage Learners’ Chinese Grammars: A Syntactic Analysis
Shanshan YAN
10. The Effects of Chinese Compound Characters’ Neighborhood Size and Consistency on Reading Single- and Two-Character Words by Native and Non-Native Speakers of Chinese
Xiao (Peter) LUO, Hye K. PAE
Part 3: Linguistics-Inspired Technology Application in Chinese Language Educational Settings
11. Technology-Assisted Chinese Character Teaching
Shenglan ZHANG, Jun DA
12. Linguistics-Inspired Technology-Assisted Development of Chinese Reading Materials: Challenges and Prospects of Corpus-Assisted Development of Chinese Cultural History Reader for Non-Chinese Speaking Learners
Pui Wan Pamela LEUNG
Concluding Remarks: From Research to Fostering the Knowledge Base of Chinese Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition, and Technology among Chinese Language Education Teachers
Biography
Jing Jin is an Associate Professor at The Education University of Hong Kong. Her research interests include syntax-semantics/syntax-pragmatics interface and the linguistic approach to language acquisition. She has published in journals such as Journal of Linguistics and Journal of Psycholinguistic Research and authored a monograph published by Routledge.
Sihui (Echo) Ke is an Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Her main research interest is in second language reading and biliteracy development. Her work has been published by Applied Linguistics, Language Learning, Modern Language Journal, and Reading Research Quarterly.
