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Xian Zhang – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2024
The Topic Hypothesis posits that Chinese language learners progress through a developmental sequence comprising five stages (Gao, 2009; Wang, 2011), which includes the Object-Subject-Verb (OSV) structure at stage 4 and the ba-construct at stage 5. According to this hypothesis, learners typically master the OSV structure before acquiring the…
Descriptors: Chinese, Heritage Education, Linguistic Theory, Learning Processes
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Yuxin Chen; Yaqiong Wang – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2024
This study investigates how academic disciplines impact second language (L2) lexical competencies. Prior L2 research has often overlooked the broader effects of disciplinary backgrounds on lexical development. To address this gap, this study utilized lexical decision, memory, and semantic fluency tasks to examine lexicon recognition, memory, and…
Descriptors: Semantics, Second Language Learning, Reaction Time, Accuracy