A critical review of research on strategies in learning Chinese as both a second and foreign language

• Authors: Xiaoli Jiang , Andrew Cohen
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article critically reviews strategy research on learning Chinese both as a second and foreign language. Through a careful examination of major data bases in both the Chinese and English languages, the article summarizes research in the field and the principal research methods used in the studies reviewed. Moreover, key limitations in research designs, inconsistencies in reported findings, inappropriate use of research methods, and weaknesses in both Chinese- and English-language publications are discussed. The article concludes by calling for future research paying more attention to current language learning strategy theories and practices.

Keywords

EN

strategy research; learning Chinese; second language; foreign language

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 9-43

Dates

cover

2012-03

Contributors

author

Xiaoli Jiang

• Renmin University, China

author

Andrew Cohen

• University of Minnesota, USA

Identifiers

ISSN

2083-5205

DOI

10.14746/ssllt.2011.1.4.4