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Zhan, Hong; Cheng, Hsiu-Jen – International Journal of Technology in Teaching and Learning, 2014
Chinese characters have been an obstacle preventing the development of Chinese proficiency for learners of Chinese whose native language does not have characters. A substantial literature review identified linguistic, pedagogical, and political factors as causes such difficulties. Tone changes represent different meanings of a word. Compound…
Descriptors: Chinese, Written Language, Distinctive Features (Language), Difficulty Level
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Chappell, Eric – Babel: Journal of the Australian Modern Language Teachers' Associations, 1990
Discusses the use of Jiejing, a computer program that offers the learner several features that enhance both recognition and production skills in the learning of Chinese and Japanese in Australia. Students learn to produce common expressions and to discriminate the distinctive features of the new sound systems. (GLR)
Descriptors: Chinese, Computer Software, Distinctive Features (Language), Foreign Countries