Complex System Network Elements Employed in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language
Three features among the characteristics of complex system networks were applied to teaching Chinese as a second language to adult students in the United States. In this paper, connection between L1 and L2 for lexicon retention, self-organization to aid grammaring and syntax construction, and frequency dependency as well as mentalese during discourse will be examined. In the first part of this paper, the authors present some examples constructed by native English speakers on sound linking/association between English and Chinese lexicons. The second part of the paper, inspired by Dr. Diane Larsen-Freemans book, From Grammar to Grammaring, demonstrates the Chinese grammaring process using Microsofts Excel spreadsheet Finally, the authors discusses their experience guiding students as they practice conversing in Chinese by mapping their mental language (mentalese) and the challenges subsequently encountered.
complex system TCSL phonetics lexicon
Sheue-Jen Ou Max Lee
Applied Foreign Languages Department Fortunate Institute of Technology International Education Program Joliet Junior College
国际会议
2009 International Conference on Applied Linguistics & Language Teaching(2009应用语言学暨语言教学国际研讨会)
台湾
英文
648-652
2009-04-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）