Discusses problems of ethnic "lumping" faced by Asian groups in the United States. Reveals how, historically, Asians have found it necessary to disassociate themselves from other Asians in order to uphold their ethnic identity; this need has often resulted in mutual antagonism between Asian ethnic groups. (Author/DA)

A comparison of White and Chinese American therapists showed that both groups agreed in their conceptions of normalcy; White therapists were more accurate in predicting self-descriptive responses of White clients than Chinese clients; and they differed significantly when rating the degree of disturbance of the same client. (Author/MK)

Studies, using Mandarin Chinese as a test case: (1) the interaction of syntax and semantics when quantifiers and negatives co-occur; (2) the linear interpretation of quantifiers when the universal and existential quantifiers co-occur; (3) the logical relationship between them; and (4) the basic word order of existential sentences involving…

Examines the view of modular unit as a self-contained, self-instructional package with clear cut objectives, a variety of media, and requiring active participation by the learner which is immediately reinforced. The module is concerned with the sequence and structure of knowledge. An appendix applies these ideas to instruction in standard Chinese.…

An account of the activities and role of the Scientific and Technical Association of the People's Republic of China (STAPRC) is presented by the chairman of the organization. (SA)

Describes differences between colloquial and literary pronunciation of Hainan. (AM)

The role of physical education in the People's Republic of China is examined. (MM)

Mao's dictum on the nature and use of art is followed closely in the area of children's art education. (MM)

Criticizes one pattern drill found in John DeFrancis'"Beginning Chinese," (1976) and suggests possible changes. (AM)

Explains some of the problems of teaching non-Western literature in a substantially Western educational curriculum, but indicates how it might be done nevertheless. (Editor)

The traditional division of the Chinese syllable into initial, final, and tone is examined. Distributional criteria are used to justify this analysis as more applicable to the Cantonese syllable than strict segmental analysis. A detailed analysis of the Cantonese final is given and implications for cross-language analyses are discussed. (CHK)

Studies the relationship between Chinese beliefs about adversity and psychological well-being in 229 economically disadvantaged families. Results showed that adolescents with stronger endorsement for positive Chinese beliefs about adversity generally displayed better psychological well-being and school adjustment and less problem behavior.…

Examines how alphabetic readers learn to read Chinese. Explores the effect of the frequency of the characters in their curriculum on performance of a lexical decision and naming task. Finds that the beginning learners were sensitive to the structural complexity and composition of characters. Suggests that perceptual learning plays an important…

Investigated spatial memory for written words as a behavioral consequence of verbal processing differences. Across three experiments with Chinese and U.S. college students, spatial memory for real and nonsense words was greater for Chinese logographs than for alphabetic English words. This spatial memory advantage was absent for pictures and…

Provides a bibliography for teachers and student teachers that includes a range of sources on different aspects of teaching Chinese. Among the materials covered are those relating to methodology, issues in teaching, curricula, conferences, and linguistic perspectives. (GLR)