Describes the influence of foreign educational systems on education in Communist China. (LN)

Paper delivered at the annual meeting of ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) on November 27, 1971, in Chicago, Illinois. (DS)

Reports on a study conducted in Hong Kong with adult readers indicating that highly educated Chinese/English readers used phonological encoding, but that less-educated Chinese-only readers did not. Speculates on the reasons why. (FL)

Examines current state of health and the increase in criminal offenses among Chinese Americans. Cites a number of causes for the rise in crime, which includes the breakdown of the traditional culture and family structure. (JCD)

An American professor of English on an exchange trip to a provincial Chinese university describes his experiences. His Chinese students are diligent, polite, studious, and eager for any opportunity to practice their English. Culture trading is sometimes difficult but can have great rewards for an American teacher. (JN)

English translations can be used to teach classical Chinese poetry to students above the intermediate level who have a limited vocabulary. To overcome this deficiency, and to bridge the gap between vernacular and literary Chinese, several texts are suggested. Examples are given to show the benefit of English translations. (PJM)

Grade seven and undergraduate Chinese bilinguals in Hong Kong speaking Chinese and English were tested for forward and backward digit span in the respective languages. Developmental differences were noted and a bilingual auditory storage index was suggested as one indication of bilingual development. (CM)

Examines the changing occupational patterns of Chinese Americans in the past 100 years. Considers the historic background of legal and socioeconomic restrictions, occupation accommodation, differences between native and foreign-born Chinese, Chinese entrepreneurship, the Chinatown sub-economy, and the health status of Chinese with work experience.…

As result of personal experience, author examines two cultural groups, with Chinese approach leading to group unity and contentment through conformity. Person-centered approach leads to sense of community and sense of freedom coupled with anxiety from being responsible for choosing one's life. (Author/CMG)

This investigation assessed the psychological effects of an experimentally conducted day care program on Chinese and Caucasian children from 3.5 to 29 months. Data from the last two assessments, at 20 and 29 months, revealed little difference between the day care and home control children in cognitive functioning, language, attachment, separation…

Using recognition tests with new and old exemplars (multiple-component characters) and prototypes (common components), the traditional language learning technique of paired-associate training with exemplars of Chinese characters and specific English translations led to the poorest performance of the three methods tested. Learning either exemplars…

Dissatisfied with recent educational accomplishments under Mao, the new regime is purging radicals from the universities and raising the banner of intellectual standards. (Editor/LBH)

This paper analyzes a selected bibliography on the Chinese dialect literature. It discussed the role dialects have played in development of Chinese language reform; the form in which major dialects are written; subject matter written about, and statistical correlation between dialects, subject matter and forms of writing. (CHK)