Chinese as a Second Language. The journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, USA - Volume 53, Issue 1, 2018

Abstract

The aim of this study is two-fold. First, it demonstrates the use of learner and native speaker spoken Chinese corpora to identify learners’ non-use of the discourse-linking jiu in the narration of stories. To guide students to notice and practice jiu in spoken narrative contexts, we designed and implemented four 50-minute classes of corpus-based instruction. Second, this study investigates the effect of the corpus-based instruction in teaching discourse-linking jiu. Evaluation of the oral production of story narration from the pretest and posttest reveals that the students in the experimental group outperformed the control group. The results suggest that the corpus-based instruction had a positive effect on students’ learning of jiu in storytelling.

抽象

本文是对美国 11 所高校 144 名古汉语课学生问卷调查的研究报告。调查内容包括学生的语言背景、学习动机、学习结果的自我评估，以及对古汉语教学中一些重要问题的看法，诸如教材的内容与形式、教学语言、教学法等。本研究是多年来首次对美国古汉语教学大规模的跨校际调查，从学生的角度、以量化的方式，为对外古汉语教学今后的发展提供了数据和参考意见。调查结果反映出美国古汉语课的学生组成跟 20 年前相比已经发生了很大的变化，师生在一些颇具争议性的问题上的看法有分歧也有一致。

Abstract

This paper chronicles the development of a post-secondary Chinese program after the establishment of the Language Center at Stanford University in 1995. It outlines a continuous process of curriculum development aiming to be consistent with the National Standards for Foreign Language Learning (ACTFL, 2006) and World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (ACTFL, 2014). It also describes assessment programs implemented to obtain data on students’ oral and writing proficiency levels at the end of 150 hours of instruction (completion of first-year Chinese) and at the end of 300 hours of instruction (completion of second-year Chinese). Because Chinese is a non-cognate language to English, students’ achieving ACTFL proficiency levels of Intermediate Low in oral and writing proficiency at the end of their first year and achieving Intermediate Mid and higher at the end of their second year indicates the program’s successful curricular design and implementation. This paper outlines the main factors contributing to this success.

摘要

本研究以澳洲中学生的两个教学班在课堂上听辨普通话声调的实验为例，比较传统的声调演示法和多变异刺激法的不同教学效果。本研究的课堂实验数据说明，以多变异刺激法加上三声低平调的发音对学生感知汉语声调有明显效果，表现为经过很短时间的课堂练习后，实验班学生对二声和三声的听辨正确率有显著提高，同时将二声听成三声、将三声听成四声的相混率也明显下降。本研究还对该实验可能影响三声听辨的其他因素进行了分析。

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