This article appears in "The Florida FL Reporter special anthology issue "Linguistic-Cultural Differences and American Education. (FWB)

Advocates a curriculum in which students are taught to use standard "k'ai" forms passively in reading, while learning to use cursive forms actively in writing. (FWB)

Compared the self-concept scores of 50 Chinese-American and 50 White graduate students and professionals on the Wallace Self-Concept Scale. Results showed less positive scores for Chinese Americans, who rated themselves less attractive, flexible, and active than Whites. Discusses the influence of cultural traits on self-concept. (JAC)

The author, California's Secretary of State, reviews her own advancement as a Chinese-American woman, noting education as the key factor. She considers the remaining task of changing traditional social habits and urges women to become involved in government. Part of a theme issue on women and leadership. (SJL)

The materials selected for translation in this issue deal with the teaching profession in postrevolutionary China, focusing mainly on the primary and secondary levels. Emphases include the political role of teachers, influences of the communist party on education, social role of teachers, and changes in the teaching profession since 1949.…

This report is based on visits to Chinese universities, conversations with Chinese mathematicians, and a visit to a training school for workers. (MP)

Examines the patterns of word formation as found in written English and written Chinese, contrasting the role of compounding, derivation, inflection, and word length as they relate to noun formation. Implications are drawn for the translator. (AM)

Describes English language texts purchased in China in 1975. (CFM)

Raises the following research questions: What is the relationship between migration patterns and the adaptation of immigrants? What is the relationship between community organization and adaptation? What are the socioeconomic impacts of the recent immigrants on the established Chinese community? (Author/JM)

Characteristics of the Chinese-American family in North America are described in order to facilitate understanding of the problems facing the Asian-American with handicapping conditions. Topics include family and cultural background, traditional beliefs, need for education within the family, vocational counseling and job placement, and funding.…

This survey discusses the following: definition of bilingual education; origin and development of bilingual education; history of the Chinese bilingual program; the learners; language transfer or maintenance; types of Chinese bilingual education; treatment of language mediums; courses in a bilingual program; and teaching Chinese as a first…

Explores the language learning experiences of a class of adult learners of Chinese in Australia who were all teachers of English as a Second Language or a language other than English. The study examined the learners' response to their learning environment and their response to the target language. (nine references) (Author/CK)

Finds that third and fifth graders were able to select characters containing the correct radicals (a component of Chinese characters that provides information about the character's meaning) even when the characters as a whole were unfamiliar to them. Finds that good readers displayed more awareness of radicals than poor readers. (RS)

Explores verbal strategies involving code-switching (English terms used in Chinese-based interactions) in the speech community of a Taiwanese teacher's college. Code-switching is described in terms of the fulfillment of language functions and is shown to express a linguistic style concerned with communicative appropriateness and social identity.…

Investigates three important issues in kanji learning strategies; namely, strategy use, effectiveness of strategy and orthographic background. A questionnaire on kanji learning strategy use and perceived effectiveness was administered to beginner level, undergraduate students of Japanese from alphabetic and character backgrounds in Australia.…