Chinese children's reading acquisition : theoretical and pedagogical issues /

Published research and conference presentations on the Chinese language in the last decade have tended to focus on adult language processing. This book provides a comprehensive resource for the critical discussion of major issues in learning to read Chinese from a child acquisition perspective. The...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Li, Wenling, 1963- (Editor), Gaffney, Janet S. (Editor), Packard, Jerome Lee, 1951- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Published research and conference presentations on the Chinese language in the last decade have tended to focus on adult language processing. This book provides a comprehensive resource for the critical discussion of major issues in learning to read Chinese from a child acquisition perspective. The combined contributions from researchers in Asian studies, linguistics, psycholinguistics, psychology, cognitive psychology, reading, and education inform international comparative studies of literacy by making apparent the features of the Chinese culture, language, writing system, and pedagogy that may facilitate or impede the acquisition of literacy.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 266 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9781461508595 (electronic bk.)
1461508592 (electronic bk.)