A Few Thoughts About How to Learn a Few Thousand Characters

Eric Pelzl

doi:10.4324/9781003285779-20

A Few Thoughts About How to Learn a Few Thousand Characters

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Chapter in an edited book (as author) › Teaching and learning › peer-review

Abstract

Psycholinguist and experienced Mandarin teacher Eric Pelzl advocates minimizing the emphasis on hand-writing characters in Chinese language learning, prioritizing reading and writing through typing, proposing techniques like variability and visual search, considering hand-writing as one tool among many in the Hanzi learning process.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Transforming Hanzi Pedagogy in the Digital Age
Subtitle of host publication	Theory, Research, and Practice
Editors	Chengzhi Chu, Matthew D. Coss, Phyllis N. Zhang
Publisher	Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Chapter	15
Pages	254-257
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781040103920
ISBN (Print)	9781032259451
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003285779-20
Publication status	Published - 15 Aug 2024

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General Arts and Humanities

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Transforming Hanzi Pedagogy in the Digital Age: Theory, Research, and Practice. ed. / Chengzhi Chu; Matthew D. Coss; Phyllis N. Zhang. Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2024. p. 254-257.

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Chapter in an edited book (as author) › Teaching and learning › peer-review

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