An Individualized Approach for Teaching False Beginners.

Christensen, Matthew; Wu, Xiaoqui

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ERIC Number: EJ470889

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Publication Date: 1993

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An Individualized Approach for Teaching False Beginners.

Christensen, Matthew; Wu, Xiaoqui

Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, v28 n2 p91-100 May 1993

"False beginners" are students who are ethnically Chinese but are not native speakers of Chinese, and their mixture in language classes with true beginners is problematic. Merits of an individualized teaching program in elementary Chinese for false beginners offered at Ohio State University is described. (JP)

Descriptors: Chinese, Chinese Americans, College Programs, College Students, Higher Education, Individual Instruction, Language Proficiency, Program Effectiveness, Second Language Learning, Student Characteristics, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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