Haiwei Zhang

The Acquisition of Chinese Pinyin and Hanzi

A Study from English and Arabic Learners

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Produktbeschreibung

This book focuses on the learning of Pinyin and Hanzi among learners of Chinese as a second language (CSL) from Egypt and the UK. The objective is to explore the roles of L1 writing system background, individual differences and metalinguistic awareness in the acquisition of Pinyin and Hanzi.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 458g
• ISBN-13: 9781032869148
• ISBN-10: 1032869143
• Artikelnr.: 72177987

Autorenporträt

Haiwei Zhang received his PhD in Applied Linguistics from University of York and is an Associate Professor at the School of Chinese as a Second Language, Peking University. His publications cover a wide range of topics, including the acquisition and measurement of Chinese Hanzi and vocabulary among CS/FL learners, Chinese language teacher education, and research methods. His publications have been featured in both top Chinese and English journals in the field of applied linguistics.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of contents
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
WRITING SYSTEMS IN THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
LITERACY SKILLS, PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS AND PHONETIC RADICAL AWARENESS
ABOUT THIS BOOK
CHAPTER TWO: READING AND SPELLING IN NATIVE SPEAKERS
WRITING SYSTEM AND ORTHOGRAPHY
Writing system
Orthography
COMPARING THE PHONOLOGIES AND ORTHOGRAPHIES OF ARABIC, CHINESE AND ENGLISH
Comparison of phonological properties of Arabic, Chinese and English
Comparison of orthographies of Arabic, Chinese and English
Section summary
THEORIES OF READING AND SPELLING
Theories of reading
Theories of spelling
Section summary
RESEARCH ON PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS, READING AND SPELLING IN ALPHABETIC
WRITING SYSTEMS
Development of phonological awareness
Phonological awareness and reading
Phonological awareness and spelling
RESEARCH ON PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS, PHONETIC RADICAL AWARENESS AND CHINESE
LITERACY SKILLS
Phonological awareness and Chinese literacy skills
Phonetic radical awareness and Chinese literacy skills
CHAPTER THREE: READING AND SPELLING IN L2 LEARNERS
INFLUENCE OF L1 ON L2 LEARNING AND NON-LINGUISTIC SKILLS
Influence of L1 on L2 learning
Influence of L1 on non-linguistic tasks
RESEARCH ON CROSS-LANGUAGE TRANSFER IN ESL LEARNING
Phonological awareness and literacy skills among ESL learners
Cross-language transfer in English phonological awareness
Cross-language transfer in English word reading
Cross-language transfer in English spelling
Cross-language transfer vs. intra-lingual influence
RESEARCH ON CROSS-LANGUAGE TRANSFER IN CSL LEARNING
Chinese phonological awareness in CSL learners
Pinyin spelling in CSL learners
Phonetic radical awareness and literacy skills in CSL learners
RESEARCH ON INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES VARIABLES IN SLA
L2 language proficiency
Foreign language aptitude
Number of Languages previously learnt
Study abroad in the L2-speaking country
THE CURRENT STUDY
CHAPTER FOUR: INFLUENCE OF L1 BACKGROUND AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
VARIABLES ON CHINESE PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS AND PINYIN SPELLING AMONG CSL
LEARNERS
METHOD
Participants
Instruments
Procedure
RESULTS
Influence of L1 background and individual differences variables on
phonological awareness
Influence of L1 background and individual differences variables on Pinyin
spelling
DISCUSSION
Influence of L1 background on Chinese phonological awareness and Pinyin
spelling
Influence of individual differences variables on phonological awareness and
Pinyin spelling
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER FIVE: INFLUENCE OF L1 BACKGROUND AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
VARIABLES ON PHONETIC RADICAL AWARENESS AND HANZI LITERACY SKILLS AMONG CSL
LEARNERS
METHOD
Participants
Instruments
Procedure
RESULTS
Phonetic radical awareness
Hanzi reading
Hanzi writing
DISCUSSION
Influence of L1 background on phonetic radical awareness, Hanzi reading and
Hanzi writing skills
Influence of individual differences variables on phonetic radical
awareness, Hanzi reading and Hanzi writing skills
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER SIX: INFLUENCE OF L1 BACKGROUND AND L2 CHINESE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
ON THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS, PHONETIC RADICAL
AWARENESS AND CHINESE LITERACY SKILLS AMONG CSL LEARNERS
METHOD
Participants
Instruments
RESULTS
DISCUSSION
Phonological awareness and Pinyin spelling
Phonological awareness, phonetic radical awareness and Hanzi reading
Phonological awareness, phonetic radical awareness and Hanzi writing
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER SEVEN: GENERAL DISCUSSION
THE INFLUENCE OF L1 BACKGROUND ON PINYIN AND HANZI LEARNING
L1 influence: Phonological awareness vs. phonetic radical awareness
L1 influence: Pinyin spelling vs. Hanzi writing
No L1 influence: Tone and Hanzi reading
No L1 influence: Relationships between phonological awareness, phonetic
radical awareness and Chinese literacy skills
THE INFLUENCE OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES VARIABLES ON PINYIN AND HANZI
LEARNING
Chinese language proficiency
Phonological aptitude
The length of stay in China
The number of languages previously learnt
THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS
PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS
LIMITATIONS
APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1. MATERIALS USED IN CHINESE PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS TEST
APPENDIX 2. DISYLLABIC WORDS USED CHINESE PINYIN SPELLING TEST
APPENDIX 3. SUMMARY OF ERRORS IN RHYME SPELLING
APPENDIX 4. MATERIALS USED IN THE PHONETIC RADICAL AWARENESS TEST
APPENDIX 5. HANZI USED IN THE TASK OF READING
APPENDIX 6. HANZI USED IN THE TASK OF WRITING
APPENDIX 7. SUMMARY OF THE RESPONSES IN PHONETIC RADICAL AWARENESS TEST
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS
GLOSSARY
REFERENCES
Index