Citation

A Discussion on Teaching Chinese Noun Phrases: Forms and Interpretations

Abstract | Word Stems | Keywords | Association | Citation | Get this Document | Similar Titles




STOP!

You can now view the document associated with this citation by clicking on the "View Document as HTML" link below.

View Document as HTML:
Click here to view the document

Abstract:

This paper discusses the different Chinese nominal forms and their corresponding interpretations, focusing on the contrast with their English counterparts. It will show that the interpretation of Chinese nominals, especially bare nouns, can indeed be complicated. Proper contexts thus need to be provided during teaching to facilitate understanding by learners.

Most Common Document Word Stems:

noun (16), chines (14), n (14), form (8), num (7), phrase (7), dem (6), english (6), interpret (6), bare (6), learner (5), nomin (4), provid (4), proper (3), teach (3), differ (3), context (3), demonstr (3), definit (3), indefinit (2), speak (2),
Convention
Convention is an application service for managing large or small academic conferences, annual meetings, and other types of events!
Submission - Custom fields, multiple submission types, tracks, audio visual, multiple upload formats, automatic conversion to pdf.Review - Peer Review, Bulk reviewer assignment, bulk emails, ranking, z-score statistics, and multiple worksheets!
Reports - Many standard and custom reports generated while you wait. Print programs with participant indexes, event grids, and more!Scheduling - Flexible and convenient grid scheduling within rooms and buildings. Conflict checking and advanced filtering.
Communication - Bulk email tools to help your administrators send reminders and responses. Use form letters, a message center, and much more!Management - Search tools, duplicate people management, editing tools, submission transfers, many tools to manage a variety of conference management headaches!
Click here for more information.

Association:
Name: ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo
URL:
http://www.actfl.org


Citation:
URL: http://citation.allacademic.com/meta/p238635_index.html
Direct Link:
HTML Code:

MLA Citation:

Zhang, Lan. "A Discussion on Teaching Chinese Noun Phrases: Forms and Interpretations" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, Disney Swan and Dolphin Hotels, Orlando, Florida, Nov 18, 2008 <Not Available>. 2013-05-06 <http://citation.allacademic.com/meta/p238635_index.html>

APA Citation:

Zhang, L. , 2008-11-18 "A Discussion on Teaching Chinese Noun Phrases: Forms and Interpretations" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, Disney Swan and Dolphin Hotels, Orlando, Florida Online <PDF>. 2013-05-06 from http://citation.allacademic.com/meta/p238635_index.html

Publication Type: CLTA Paper
Abstract: This paper discusses the different Chinese nominal forms and their corresponding interpretations, focusing on the contrast with their English counterparts. It will show that the interpretation of Chinese nominals, especially bare nouns, can indeed be complicated. Proper contexts thus need to be provided during teaching to facilitate understanding by learners.

Get this Document:

Find this citation or document at one or all of these locations below. The links below may have the citation or the entire document for free or you may purchase access to the document. Clicking on these links will change the site you're on and empty your shopping cart.

Associated Document Available Access Fee All Academic Inc.
Associated Document Available ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo

Document Type: PDF
Page count: 1
Word count: 374
Text sample:
A discussion on teaching Chinese noun phrases: forms and interpretations This paper discusses the different Chinese nominal forms and their corresponding interpretations focusing on the contrast with their English counterparts. It will show that the interpretation of Chinese nominals especially bare nouns can indeed be complicated. Proper contexts thus need to be provided during teaching to facilitate understanding by learners. Three basic nominal forms appear in Chinese: bare nouns nouns with demonstratives (Dem+N) and nouns with numerals (Num+N). Because
mistakes will also be provided to demonstrate the point. Chinese language textbooks when illustrating Chinese noun phrase structures usually focus on the requirement of inserting measure words between the numeral and the noun. This is undoubtedly a very important aspect to note. However it by no means covers all the difficulties that English speaking students may face when learning Chinese noun phrases. This study shows that the interpretations of different forms of Chinese noun phrases can be complicated and


Similar Titles:
Using Inquiry-Based Learning and the I-Search Paper to Teach the Theory and Teaching of English Language Learners to Undergraduate and Graduate Students

Do They Make a Difference? Comparing Spanish Speaking to English Speaking Hispanic Respondents

Issues That Arise When Teaching English to a Multicultural Group with Non-Native English Speaking Teachers and Learners


 
All Academic, Inc. is your premier source for research and conference management. Visit our website, www.allacademic.com, to see how we can help you today.