YAN, Ling

International Journal of Chinese Language Education; June 2018; Issue No. 3; p.17 - 39

Department of Chinese Language Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong

Chinese Language Program, Columbia University

Chung Hwa Book Co. (H.K.) Ltd.

Chinese vocabulary teaching has not been effective. It seems that it is the students’ task to master the numerous words. The focus of teaching has been laid on the individual character recognition at the beginning level and on the distinction of synonyms at the advanced level. However, students are still struggling with how to express themselves appropriately even at the advanced level. In this article, latest studies about Yuti (a register of language) will be introduced. Its implications for Written Chinese vocabulary instruction at each level are discussed.

Yuti concept the structure of Yuti characters and structures of Chinese written language Chinese language vocabulary teaching

Chinese

2520-7733 (Print); 2521-4241 (Online)