Summarizes recent intellectual and historical activity in the field of early Chinese studies. Concludes that the increasing opportunity for scholarly exchange and the recent increase of publications will further strengthen our understanding of China. (JDH)

This longitudinal panel study investigated the relationship between ability and achievement among elementary school children in Taiwan. Results are discussed in terms of theoretical and policy implications. (Author/MT)

Develops a method of analyzing and describing the acoustic properties of fricatives, which consists of making frequency spectra using the Fast Fourier Transform and then analyzing the spectra in terms of critical bands. The six fricatives of Chinese are analyzed by this method, and comparison with other languages is made. (SED)

Provides a brief introduction to computer applications in information organizations in China. Highlights include information retrieval (personnel, equipment, bibliographic databases, information retrieval programs and systems, service status); library management; and Chinese character processing (code method, character root method). History,…

Relationships of infant/caretaker interaction with the social organization and the physical environment of the home were examined in rural Malay and Chinese families living in Malaysia. Findings are discussed in terms of the integration of behavioral characteristics, patterns of social organization, and arrangements of the physical environment…

Details capabilities and benefits of the Chinese/Japanese/Korean (CJK) terminal developed to operate within the Research Libraries Information Network (RLIN). RLIN enhancements to support new terminal (parallel data fields in MARC record for romanized data and CJK data, CJK thesaurus), operating the terminal, and CJK users are discussed. Examples…

Author concludes that "...although individual originality is not projected as it is in our Western culture, the motivating force appeared...to be a continuous and exciting responsiveness to change." (Author/RW)

Viewpoints gained from teaching English as a foreign language are applied to teaching Chinese. Language texts must be supplemented; variety of activities contributes to better learning; variety of language drills aids learning of language shapes; special problems require constant reinforcement; the teacher needs vocabulary consciousness to teach…

Paper presented at the U.S.A.-Japan Computer Conference, Tokyo, Japan, October 1972. (DD)

Pin-yin transcription is used for Mandarin examples. (RS)

Describes the remolding of Tsinghua University's bourgeois academics'' following the cultural revolution. (Editor)

The results indicated that Chinese-American students (a) scored higher on quantitative and lower on verbal sections of the ability test; (b) tended to be more interested in physical sciences, technical fields, and business occupations; and (c) were more conforming, preferred concrete-tangible approaches to life, and experienced greater emotional…

Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, November 27, 1971, in Chicago, Illinois. (DS)