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8 - Teaching Chinese Modal Verbs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2024

Shu-Ling Wu
Affiliation:
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Lihong Huang
Affiliation:
Georgetown University, Washington DC
Carl Polley
Affiliation:
University of Hawaii
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Chapter 8 presents a new empirical study to illustrate how CL insights can help inform L2 teaching and learning of Chinese modal verbs. It offers a study that compared the effectiveness of a newly designed CL-based instructional method with that of the traditional instruction used in a mainstream Chinese textbook in the United States. The proposed CL-based instruction taps learners’ analytical abilities to see connections between the root and extended meanings of modal verbs as well as the subtle distinctions among them. The chapter suggests sample focus-on-form communicative tasks that simulate real-life scenarios. By following up these tasks with CL-based explicit explanation, teachers of Chinese can ensure long-term retention and automation in L2 acquisition of modal verbs.

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Print publication year: 2024

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  • Teaching Chinese Modal Verbs
  • Shu-Ling Wu, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Lihong Huang, Georgetown University, Washington DC, Carl Polley, University of Hawaii
  • Book: Cognitive Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition of Chinese
  • Online publication: 01 February 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009186711.009
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  • Teaching Chinese Modal Verbs
  • Shu-Ling Wu, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Lihong Huang, Georgetown University, Washington DC, Carl Polley, University of Hawaii
  • Book: Cognitive Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition of Chinese
  • Online publication: 01 February 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009186711.009
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  • Teaching Chinese Modal Verbs
  • Shu-Ling Wu, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Lihong Huang, Georgetown University, Washington DC, Carl Polley, University of Hawaii
  • Book: Cognitive Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition of Chinese
  • Online publication: 01 February 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009186711.009
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