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The Interface Of Linguistic Difficulty And Task Type On The Use Of The Chinese Ba Construction By L2 Learners, Xiaoping Gao
The Interface Of Linguistic Difficulty And Task Type On The Use Of The Chinese Ba Construction By L2 Learners, Xiaoping Gao
Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive)
This study investigates the effects of linguistic difficulty and task type on the use of Chinese ba construction by second language learners. One hundred and ten adult learners completed four tasks orally (i.e., an oral production task prompted by video clips, an oral imitation task, a grammaticality judgement task and a correction task), as well as a background questionnaire and a one-on-one post-task interview. Twenty-two native speakers of Chinese served as baseline. Results demonstrate that the variable type of the Chinese ba construction which is subject to functional constraints is harder to learn than the obligatory type which is subject …
Phedre (Shanghai Theatre Academy And National Academy Of Chinese Theatre Arts), Georgina Grisold, Tara Ridley, Lauren Scott-Young, Amanda Stewart, Brett Johnson, Zephyr Larkin, Gretchen Habermann, Sarah Meacham
Phedre (Shanghai Theatre Academy And National Academy Of Chinese Theatre Arts), Georgina Grisold, Tara Ridley, Lauren Scott-Young, Amanda Stewart, Brett Johnson, Zephyr Larkin, Gretchen Habermann, Sarah Meacham
Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive)
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Chinese International Film Encounters: Closing The Gaps With Hollywood With Soft Power Appeal At Home And Abroad (中国电影与韩国的国际碰撞-中国电影通过软实力追赶好莱坞), Brian Yecies
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In this article, I aim to expand our understanding of the transnational production and increasing international appeal of contemporary Chinese cinema in 2012 and 2013; my viewpoint is from the outside looking in. To achieve this aim, I analyze two key developments that are contributing to the rapidly shifting shape and style of the Chinese film industry: 1) increasing post-production collaborations with film industry practitioners and firms from South Korea – an important trading partner for China; and 2) the popular reception of Chinese films on the international film festival circuit, in particular the responses of a diverse group of …