An integrative perceptual approach for teaching Chinese characters

Instructional Science

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 375-406

  Tse, Shek Kam ^a   Marton, Ference ^b   Ki, Wing Wah ^a   Loh, Elizabeth Ka Yee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chinese characters; Integrative perceptual approach; Mental lexicon; Pedagogy; Phenomenographic theory; Structural awareness

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547415948     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11251-006-9011-4     Document Type: Article

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