This paper reports the results of a review of research articles on the teaching of Chinese as
a second or foreign language published in four leading mainland Chinese journals during …

In this opening commentary, we highlight the development of the teaching and learning of
Chinese as a second or foreign language (CSL/CFL), which has attracted much attention …

Visual perception has been found to be a critical factor for reading comprehension and
arithmetic computation in separate lines of research with different measures of visual form …

Motivational strategies have been recognized as a crucial but insufficiently explored
component in second language (L2) learning. This study intends to explore the relationships …

It is a common assumption in the TCFL field that handwriting Chinese characters (Hanzi) is a
prerequisite for Hanzi reading and memorization, and that typing instead of handwriting …

Translanguaging (TL) theory underscores individuals' agentive deployment of all semiotic
resources to construct meaning, highlighting language as part of an integrated repertoire for …

Learning Chinese characters is perceived as one of the biggest challenges for non-native
speakers of Chinese. This chapter reviews research on Chinese character acquisition …

Second language learners tend to focus more on learning the meaning of vocabulary than
on how to use it in their speech and writing. Although comprehensive vocabulary knowledge …

Some Western studies have suggested a strong relation between musical discrimination
abilities and reading-related skills. Music processing abilities and reading-related skills were …

Second language learners' reading is less efficient and more effortful than native reading.
However, the source of their difficulty is unclear; L2 readers might struggle with reading in a …