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Peer reviewedWang, Alvin Y.; Thomas, Margaret H. – Language Learning, 1992
Two studies compared the effects of imagery-based instruction and rote learning on the long-term recall of English translations of Chinese ideographs. In no instance was there any indication that imagery-based mnemonics conferred an advantage beyond the immediate test of recall. (27 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Chinese, Comparative Analysis, Ideography
