Level of cognitive processing: Effects on character learning among non-native learners of chinese as a foreign language

Language and Education

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 167-182

  Shen, Helen H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Character learning; Character processing; Chinese character; Chinese language

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006707725     PISSN: 09500782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500780408666873     Document Type: Article

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