Journal article
Word Segmentation and Reading Comprehension Among Advanced Learners of Chinese
Reading in a foreign language, Vol.36(1), pp.1-27
08/01/2024
Abstract
This study investigated college Chinese a second language learners' word segmentation error patterns in reading instructional-level Chinese sentences, the relationship between word segmentation errors and reading comprehension, and learners' perspectives on the role of word segmentation in reading comprehension. The results showed that the learners made five types of word segmentation errors. Four of these types moderately correlated with reading comprehension. The survey data showed that most learners considered word segmentation skills important in reading comprehension. This perception became stronger as the learning level advanced. The learners suggested that three factors hindered them from performing accurate word segmentations.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Word Segmentation and Reading Comprehension Among Advanced Learners of Chinese
- Creators
- Helen H. Shen - Univ Iowa, Dept Asian & Slavic Languages & Literatures, Grad Studies, Iowa City, IA 52242 USADexin Dai - Coastal Carolina University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Reading in a foreign language, Vol.36(1), pp.1-27
- ISSN
- 1539-0578
- Publisher
- Univ Hawaii, Coll Languages Linguistics & Literature
- Number of pages
- 27
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/01/2024
- Academic Unit
- Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures
- Record Identifier
- 9984699514302771
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