Journal | Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale
Journal issue | 56 | 2020
Research Article | Etymological Elaboration in Chéngyǔ 成语 Teaching
Abstract
As a sub-type of Chinese idioms, chengyu 成语 play an important role in Chinese teaching. This study tested the effectiveness of etymological elaboration in relation to the type of instruction (direct or indirect), the degree of transparency of the chengyu, and the participants’ proficiency level. 48 post-elementary and 53 pre-intermediate learners were divided into three groups, one control and two experimental groups. The experimental groups attended to a 30-minute treatment, then a post-test was submitted to all the participants. Statistical and qualitative analysis revealed that indirect instruction was significantly more effective than direct instruction, independently from the participants’ competence level, and that opaque chengyu were more easily retained than transparent chengyu.
Submitted: Feb. 6, 2020 | Accepted: May 24, 2020 | Published June 30, 2020 | Language: en
Keywords Idiom teaching • Etymological elaboration • Chinese as a foreign language • Formulaic sequences • Chengyu • Chinese idioms
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Etymological Elaboration in Chéngyǔ 成语 Teaching. The Role of Opacity, Type of Instruction, and Competence Level |
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Conti Sergio |
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Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari |
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Research Article |
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en |
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http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/annali-di-ca-foscari-serie-orientale/2020/56/etymological-elaboration-in-chengyu-teaching/ |
dc.description.abstract |
As a sub-type of Chinese idioms, chengyu 成语 play an important role in Chinese teaching. This study tested the effectiveness of etymological elaboration in relation to the type of instruction (direct or indirect), the degree of transparency of the chengyu, and the participants’ proficiency level. 48 post-elementary and 53 pre-intermediate learners were divided into three groups, one control and two experimental groups. The experimental groups attended to a 30-minute treatment, then a post-test was submitted to all the participants. Statistical and qualitative analysis revealed that indirect instruction was significantly more effective than direct instruction, independently from the participants’ competence level, and that opaque chengyu were more easily retained than transparent chengyu. |
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Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale |
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Vol. 56 | June 2020 |
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2020-06-30 |
dc.dateAccepted |
2020-05-24 |
dc.dateSubmitted |
2020-02-06 |
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2385-3042 |
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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10.30687/AnnOr/2385-3042/2020/01/016 |
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yes |
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Chengyu |
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Chengyu |
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Chinese as a foreign language |
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Chinese as a foreign language |
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Chinese idioms |
dc.subject |
Chinese idioms |
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Etymological elaboration |
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Etymological elaboration |
dc.subject |
Formulaic sequences |
dc.subject |
Formulaic sequences |
dc.subject |
Idiom teaching |
dc.subject |
Idiom teaching |
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