Rivista | Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale
Fascicolo | 56 | 2020
Articolo | Etymological Elaboration in Chéngyǔ 成语 Teaching
Etymological Elaboration in Chéngyǔ 成语 Teaching
The Role of Opacity, Type of Instruction, and Competence Level
- Sergio Conti - Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Italia - email
Abstract
As a sub-type of Chinese idioms, chengyu 成语 play an important role in Chinese teaching. This study tested the effectiveness of etymological elaboration in relation to the type of instruction (direct or indirect), the degree of transparency of the chengyu, and the participants’ proficiency level. 48 post-elementary and 53 pre-intermediate learners were divided into three groups, one control and two experimental groups. The experimental groups attended to a 30-minute treatment, then a post-test was submitted to all the participants. Statistical and qualitative analysis revealed that indirect instruction was significantly more effective than direct instruction, independently from the participants’ competence level, and that opaque chengyu were more easily retained than transparent chengyu.
Presentato: 06 Febbraio 2020 | Accettato: 24 Maggio 2020 | Pubblicato 30 Giugno 2020 | Lingua: en
Keywords Chinese as a foreign language • Chinese idioms • Idiom teaching • Chengyu • Formulaic sequences • Etymological elaboration
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dc.title |
Etymological Elaboration in Chéngyǔ 成语 Teaching. The Role of Opacity, Type of Instruction, and Competence Level |
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Conti Sergio |
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Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari |
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Articolo |
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en |
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http://edizionicafoscari.it/it/edizioni4/riviste/annali-di-ca-foscari-serie-orientale/2020/56/etymological-elaboration-in-chengyu-teaching/ |
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dc.description.abstract |
As a sub-type of Chinese idioms, chengyu 成语 play an important role in Chinese teaching. This study tested the effectiveness of etymological elaboration in relation to the type of instruction (direct or indirect), the degree of transparency of the chengyu, and the participants’ proficiency level. 48 post-elementary and 53 pre-intermediate learners were divided into three groups, one control and two experimental groups. The experimental groups attended to a 30-minute treatment, then a post-test was submitted to all the participants. Statistical and qualitative analysis revealed that indirect instruction was significantly more effective than direct instruction, independently from the participants’ competence level, and that opaque chengyu were more easily retained than transparent chengyu. |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
Vol. 56 | Giugno 2020 |
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dc.issued |
2020-06-30 |
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dc.dateAccepted |
2020-05-24 |
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dc.dateSubmitted |
2020-02-06 |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
2385-3042 |
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dc.rights |
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.30687/AnnOr/2385-3042/2020/01/016 |
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dc.peer-review |
yes |
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dc.subject |
Chengyu |
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dc.subject |
Chengyu |
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dc.subject |
Chinese as a foreign language |
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dc.subject |
Chinese as a foreign language |
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dc.subject |
Chinese idioms |
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dc.subject |
Chinese idioms |
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dc.subject |
Etymological elaboration |
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dc.subject |
Etymological elaboration |
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dc.subject |
Formulaic sequences |
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dc.subject |
Formulaic sequences |
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dc.subject |
Idiom teaching |
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dc.subject |
Idiom teaching |
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