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Peer reviewedBuley-Meissner, Mary Louise – English Education, 1990
Explores why Chinese students' responses to American literature appear dogmatic and predictable. Examines how Chinese typically study literature by considering (1) the officially recognized relationship between literature and politics; (2) the traditional aims and methods of instruction in middle school; and (3) students' responsibilities in their…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Literary Criticism
A Cross-Linguistic Perspective on Imagery and Affect in Reading: Dual Coding in Chinese and English.
Peer reviewedSteffensen, Margaret S.; Goetz, Ernest T.; Cheng, Xiaoguang – Journal of Literacy Research, 1999
Studies Chinese bilingual readers' nonverbal responses (vividness of imagery and emotional response) to a text in English and in Chinese. Finds readers of English text did not understand the passage as well as readers of the Chinese version; however, imagery and affect were formed even in the absence of total understanding, showing they are…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Imagery
