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The Effect of Radical-Based Grouping in Character Learning in Chinese as a Foreign Language
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Xu, Yi; Chang, Li-Yun; Perfetti, Charles A. – Modern Language Journal, 2014
The logographic nature of the Chinese writing system creates a huge hurdle for Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) learners. Existing literature (e.g., Shen, [Shen, H. H., 2010]; Taft & Chung, [Taft, M., 1999]) suggests that radical knowledge facilitates character learning. In this project, we selected 48 compound characters in eight radical…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Semantics