Cultural transmission in literacy acquisition
A case study in Chinese
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Appendix 1: textbooks referred to in this study
Chan, W.L.
(
1995a)
启思中国语文科 (
[Kai Si] Chinese Language 1A) Hong Kong, Oxford University Press.
Chan, W.L.
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1995b)
启思中国语文科 (
[Kai Si] Chinese Language 1B) Hong Kong, Oxford University Press.
Chan, Y.L., N.F., Yau, H.C. Lee and S.F. Tang
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1991a)
中固藉文一上 (
Chinese Language I A) Hong Kong, Hong Kong Educational Publishing Co.
Chan, Y.L., N.F., Yau, H.C. Lee and S.F. Tang
(
1991b)
中团污文一下 (
Chinese Language 1B) Hong Kong, Hong Kong Educational Publishing Co. 1991
Fong, C.S., A., Nung, Y.M. Choi and C.C. Kwan
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1991a)
现代中国藉文一上 (
Modern Chinese Language 1A) Hong Kong, Modern Educational Research Society.
Fong, C.S., A., Nung, Y.M. Choi and C.C. Kwan
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1991B)
现代中国藉文一下 (
Modern Chinese Language1B) Hong Kong, Modern Educational Research Society.
Appendix 2: story books referred to in this study
Fong, K.
(
1982a)
顽皮的小天使 (
The Naughty Little Angel) Hong Kong, Sun Ya.
Fong, K.
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1982b)
戴洪鞋 (
Daai Hung’s Shoes) Hong Kong, Sun Ya.
No author (no date a)
月光湖 (
The Moonlight Lake By Night) Hong Kong, Educational Publishing House.
No author (no date b)
兔子和杂草 (
The Rabbits and the Weeds) Hong Kong, Educational Publishing House.
No author (no date c)
小鸭的流浪 (
The Wanderings of the Little Duck) Hong Kong, Educational Publishing House.
No author (no date d)
聪明裴,裴 (
Clever Bui-Bui) Hong Kong, Educational Publishing House.