Chinese as a Second and Foreign Language Education (Hardcover)

Qiao Yu Cai

ISBN 10: 9811074429 / ISBN 13: 9789811074424

Published by Springer Verlag, Singapore, Singapore, 2018

Hardcover. This book presents key issues in the teaching of Chinese as a second or foreign language (TCSL or TCFL). It investigates how multimedia can help to assist TCSL/TCFL and explores practical effects of multimedia-assisted teaching at secondary schools in the Philippines. It addresses the psychology of TCSL/TCFL and discusses various recurring foreign graduate students concerns when learning academic Chinese in graduate institutes in Taiwan. It examines issues of educational assessment and testing, analyzing the validity of a self-made placement test for an immigrant Chinese program, as well as the psychological characteristics of adult learners and their implications for immigrant Chinese curriculum design. As foreign learners of Chinese grow exponentially, this cutting edge read conceptualizes the educational philosophy of TCSL/TCFL as a distinctive discipline. This book presents key issues in the teaching of Chinese as a second or foreign language (TCSL or TCFL). Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9789811074424

Synopsis:

This book presents key issues in the teaching of Chinese as a second or foreign language (TCSL or TCFL). It investigates how multimedia can help to assist TCSL/TCFL and explores practical effects of multimedia-assisted teaching at secondary schools in the Philippines. It addresses the psychology of TCSL/TCFL and discusses various recurring foreign graduate students concerns when learning academic Chinese in graduate institutes in Taiwan. It examines issues of educational assessment and testing, analyzing the validity of a self-made placement test for an immigrant Chinese program, as well as the psychological characteristics of adult learners and their implications for immigrant Chinese curriculum design. As foreign learners of Chinese grow exponentially, this cutting edge read conceptualizes the educational philosophy of TCSL/TCFL as a distinctive discipline.

About the Author:

Qiao Yu Cai is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Language and Literacy Education, National Taichung University of Education, Taiwan. His research interests are focused on teacher education, multimedia and TCSOL, educational testing and assessment in TCSOL, the psychology of learning Chinese as a second language, as well as multicultural education for immigrants. 

Bibliographic Details

Title: Chinese as a Second and Foreign Language ...
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore, Singapore
Publication Date: 2018
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: new
Edition: 1st Edition