Descriptor
| Foreign Countries | 5 |
| Non Roman Scripts | 5 |
| Romanization | 5 |
| Chinese | 4 |
| Higher Education | 3 |
| Second Language Instruction | 3 |
| Written Language | 3 |
| Second Language Learning | 2 |
| Teaching Methods | 2 |
| Academic Libraries | 1 |
| Bibliographic Utilities | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Doshisha Kori Education… | 1 |
| International Library Review | 1 |
| Journal of Multilingual and… | 1 |
| Language and Education | 1 |
Author
| Chiung, Wi-vun Taiffalo | 1 |
| Chow, Balance | 1 |
| Lam, Clara | 1 |
| Sakura, Peter T. | 1 |
| Zeng, Lei | 1 |
| Zhang, Wei-Ping | 1 |
| de Courcy, Michele | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Historical Materials | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| Australia | 1 |
| China | 1 |
| Japan | 1 |
| Taiwan | 1 |
| United States | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedChiung, Wi-vun Taiffalo – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2001
University students in Taiwan evaluated seven prepared Taibun reading samples on six characteristic scales. Results reveal that Han character-only orthography received the highest rating, Han-Roman mixed received the second highest, and Roman-only received the lowest.(Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Chinese, College Students, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedZeng, Lei; Zhang, Wei-Ping – International Library Review, 1991
Two articles discuss Chinese libraries and materials: one reviews the role of bibliographic utilities in the bibliographic control of Chinese language materials in U.S. libraries, and one examines characteristics of administration in academic libraries in China from both historical perspective and current practice. (64 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Chinese
Download full textLam, Clara; Chow, Balance – 1995
American students are exposed to many different romanization systems when learning Chinese. The most important systems include Pinyin, Zhuyin fuhao, Wade-Giles, Gwoyeu Romatzhy, and the Yale system, to name just a few. The Pinyin system, which is built on the English alphabet, is the official transliteration system of mainland China. The Zhuyin…
Descriptors: Chinese, Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Maintenance, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedde Courcy, Michele – Language and Education, 1997
Reports results of a study conducted with learners of Chinese who were involved in a late immersion program in a graduate school of education in Australia. The aim of the project was to explore the depths of learners' experiences of learning Chinese in an immersion setting. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Chinese, Classroom Environment, Cultural Differences, Educational Policy
Sakura, Peter T. – Doshisha Kori Education Research Journal, 2001
In the communicative approach, English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) learners use scripted and unscripted language. In practice, scripted language is typically over-utilized at the expense of unscripted language. This study explores the characteristics of scripted and unscripted language in 11 beginner-level EFL students in a Japanese junior high…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
