Describes methods used to modify Library of Congress subject headings to indicate the relationship of materials to Hong Kong for a union catalog of local materials. (PF)

This extensive annotated bibliography includes books and articles on Chinese education and its impact on Chinese culture from ancient times to today. Both English and foreign language documents are included; all non-English entries are accompanied by English abstracts. The alphabetized entries include such topics as: (1) the impact of Confucianism…

The bilingual dictionary has been adapted from a dictionary originally developed by Teresa Kow and Euphine Cheung in New York to assist Chinese students in their understanding of mathematics vocabulary and concepts in English. A total of 204 terms and definitions are provided in English with Chinese translations directly below the entries. Each…

This paper reports on a study whose purpose was to examine the speed of changing extrinsic cultural traits of Chinese immigrants in the United States and to determine cultural commonality among the groups. Three groups were selected for the study: 150 recent Chinese immigrants, 209 non-Chinese Americans, and 95 prospective Chinese immigrants from…

The use of imitation as a language learning strategy was explored in a case study of a child in a Mandarin-speaking family. Recordings were made over the course of 3 months, from the ages of 2 years 10 months to 3 years 1 month. It is argued that restrictive criteria regarding identity of form and temporal proximity of utterances have severely…

Author focused on the educational dilemma facing the Chinese population of Hongkong. (Editor/RK)

The primary aim of this classified bibliography is to provide students of Asian studies, and the Chinese community at large, with references to the Chinese in Hawaii. Titles are cited in Chinese and in English. In scope the bibliography includes mainly works in Chinese, and relevant Chinese-English bilingual works published from 1897 to the…

This evaluation report of one alternative high school in New York City analyzes the academic achievement, attendance, testing, academic credit, English language proficiency, and attitudes of the sixty minority students who attended this urban prep school in Chinatown. Three fifths of the students in the program were recent Chinese immigrants. The…

This study investigated the origins and activities of Chinese youth gangs in the northeast section of the city of Vancouver, Canada over a three year period (1975-1978). More specifically, the study attempted to identify and document the existence of several youth gangs that were believed to be operating in the schools and community; to collect…

A semantic feature analysis was used with native speakers of different language families to test the universality of certain aspects of sentence interpretation. (Author/AM)

Argues that Mandarin co-verbs are best viewed as prepositions which are still in the process of changing from earlier verbs. Arguments include the fact that co-verbs have prepositional meanings and that sentences containing co-verbs are not two-clause sentences. (Author/RM)

Numerous methods of categorization have been devised to define the cultural types of Chinese living in America. However, an understanding of Chinese ethnicity in America is not limited to understanding ethnicity alone, but to how America itself is perceived. The underlying assumption in considering Chinese in America and Chinese-Americans as two…

This booklet includes a number of Chinese songs (with English translations) designed for use with a tape recording produced by the Ethnic Resource Center for the Pacific, Educational Foundations, University of Hawaii. A pronunciation key and a listing of cassette recordings of Chinese instrumental music are provided. (EB)

THIS ARTICLE, BASED ON A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS OF AMERICAN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, IS DESIGNED TO BE USED IN THE PREPARATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE PRESENTATION OF QUESTIONS IN THE TEACHING OF CHINESE. QUESTIONS CAN BE CLASSIFIED INTO THREE CATEGORIES, ACCORDING TO THEIR FUNCTIONS--(1) PURE QUESTIONS, (2) RHETORICAL QUESTIONS, AND (3)…