A Contrastive Analysis of the Western and Chinese Ways of Thinking and Its Implication for Teaching Chinese to Foreigners.

Jiwan, Bi

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ERIC Number: EJ393783

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Publication Date: 1989

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A Contrastive Analysis of the Western and Chinese Ways of Thinking and Its Implication for Teaching Chinese to Foreigners.

Jiwan, Bi

Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, v24 n1 p71-96 Feb 1989

Suggests that the difficulties encountered by Westerners in learning Chinese are the result of native language interference, and interference caused by different customs and ways of thinking. A contrastive analysis of the different cultural aspects of Chinese and Western ways of thinking is presented. (VWL)

Descriptors: Chinese, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Egocentrism, Group Unity, Individualism, Interference (Language), Linguistic Difficulty (Inherent), Second Language Learning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: Chinese

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