Chinese as a Second Language (漢語教學研究—美國中文教師學會學報) | The journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, USA

Editor
Shuai Li | Georgia State University | sli12 at gsu.edu
Associate Editor
ORCID logoYi Xu | University of Pittsburgh
Review Editor
Zhiying Qian | Florida State University

漢語教學研究—美國中文教師學會學報 / Chinese as a Second Language — The journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, USA (CSL), is the academic journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, USA (CLTA). The journal publishes peer-reviewed original articles in English or Chinese (either simplified or traditional characters) that make a significant contribution to the theory and practice of Chinese as a second language. Articles in all areas of Chinese pedagogy and acquisition are welcome, especially those that are empirically based and offer new perspectives and/or refine or challenge existing practices of teaching Chinese as a second language. Contributions in areas such as Chinese program management, curriculum design and teaching Chinese culture and literature in Chinese language classrooms are also welcome. In addition to research articles, CSL also publishes book reviews, commentaries and short contributions that report on new discovery and development in the field of Chinese as a second language.
漢語教學研究—美國中文教師學會學報 / Chinese as a Second Language — The journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, USA is the continuation of the Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, USA (JCLTA).
John Benjamins Publishing Company is the official publisher as of Volume 51 (2016).

CSL publishes its articles Online First.


ISSN: 2451-828X | E-ISSN: 2451-8298
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https://doi.org/10.1075/csl
Latest articles

12 November 2024

  • Exploring the Chinese AWCF Platform’s value in improving CSL learners’ writing performance in a ChatGPT context
    Yicheng Yang Ye Tian
  • Chunsheng Yang . 2024. Chinese Sociolinguistics: Language and Identity in Greater China
    Reviewed by Yi Wang
  • 5 November 2024

  • Investigating the Chinese cultural mind through Chinese-American cross-cultural films : Implications for teaching culture to Chinese language learners
    Han Luo Georgia Salvatore
  • 30 September 2024

  • 基于体演文化开发中高级汉语视听说课程
    柴冬临
  • Licheng Gu . 2023. West Meets East: 100 Essays from University Students in the U.S.A 《东西交汇:美国大学生优秀作文100篇》
    審查 Xia Liang | CSL 58:3 (2023) pp. 323–325
  • ShuPei Wang , Yina Ma Patterson Lin Guo . 2024. Developing Advanced Proficiency in Chinese through Debate,《思辨纵横》
    Reviewed by Kexuan Wu Jie Zhang | CSL 58:3 (2023) pp. 326–332
  • 12 September 2024

  • 《中文听说读写》的语法教学 一项基于《国际中文教育中文水平等级标准》“语法大纲”的分析
    刘博 张洁 | CSL 58:2 (2023) pp. 169–181
  • 《国际中文教育中文水平等级标准》 “说”等级描述语的解读与应用
    郑玥 白冰冰 李亚男 刘立新 | CSL 58:2 (2023) pp. 182–197
  • 《国际中文教育中文水平等级标准》在美国落地的挑战和意义 一项针对汉字、词汇的研究
    田野 沈迈衡 Grace Wu | CSL 58:2 (2023) pp. 129–145
  • Standards-based character recognition test : An initial investigation
    Xiaoming Hou | CSL 58:2 (2023) pp. 146–168
  • Approaches in aligning language frameworks : A review
    Jia Lin Xiangdong Gu | CSL 58:2 (2023) pp. 108–128
  • Adopting the Chinese Proficiency Grading Standards for International Chinese Language Education in North America : Challenges and insights
    Jie Zhang Ye Tian | CSL 58:2 (2023) pp. 103–107
  • Yi Ning , Wei Shao , Zhengrong Yang Esther Tyldesley . 2021. Social Perspective: An Intermediate-Advanced Chinese Course 社会视角: Volume I, Liping Jiang , Shujun Yao Huizhen Yang . 2015. Standard Course 标准教程 HSK 6 上 Liping Jiang , Shujun Yao Huizhen Yang . 2016 Standard Course 标准教程 HSK 6 上 Workbook
    審查 邓美丽 | CSL 58:2 (2023) pp. 198–204
  • 9 September 2024

  • 针对华裔学生的美国大学中文教材 现状与展望
    刘艳 季晶晶 Grace Wu 梁敏敏 | CSL 58:3 (2023) pp. 237–261
  • Standards-based character recognition test : An initial investigation
    Xiaoming Hou
  • 6 September 2024

  • A machine learning-based investigation of syntactic complexity measures in second language acquisition of Chinese
    Zhongqi Shi Qiaosi Yuan | CSL 58:3 (2023) pp. 262–298
  • 26 March 2024

  • Is animation always better for learning Chinese characters? Investigating the effect of animation with text presentations by children learners of Chinese as a foreign language
    Juan Yang Rui Peng | CSL 58:1 (2023) pp. 61–91
  • 21 February 2024

  • On the validity of descriptors in ACTFL Language Proficiency Guidelines : A study based on Chinese Proficiency Grading Standards for International Chinese Language Education
    Qijie Li , Hao Feng Yiping Cui | CSL 58:3 (2023) pp. 299–322
  • 12 February 2024

  • Effective character teaching methods for L1 English Chinese-as-a-foreign-language learners : A review of empirical research
    Shenglan Zhang | CSL 58:3 (2023) pp. 205–236
  • 21 September 2023

  • Acquisition of three Chinese de structures by English-speaking learners
    Wenhua Jin , Chunsheng Yang , Yiping Zhang Wayne Wenchao He | CSL 58:1 (2023) pp. 23–60
  • 18 September 2023

  • “永字八法”在海外汉字书法教学中的认知和应用
    李惠文 | CSL 58:1 (2023) pp. 1–22
  • 22 August 2023

  • Hang Zhang Lan Zhang . 2022. Introducing Chinese Linguistics: A handbook for Chinese language teachers and learners
    Reviewed by Han Luo | CSL 58:1 (2023) pp. 92–96
  • Fangyuan Yuan , Baozhang He Baozhang Hu . 2023. Pedagogical Grammar and Grammar Pedagogy in Chinese as a Second Language
    Reviewed by Zheng-sheng Zhang | CSL 58:1 (2023) p. 97
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    Volume 55 (2020)

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    Editorial Board
    ORCID logoWenhao Diao | University of Arizona
    Yen-Chen Hao | University of Tennessee-Knoxville
    Wenze Hu | US Naval Academy
    Song Jiang | University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
    ORCID logoLiwei Jiao | Brown University
    ORCID logoYan Li | University of Kansas
    Jiang Liu | University of South Carolina
    Jincheng Liu | University of Notre Dame
    Miaochun Wei | George Washington University
    ORCID logoSeth Wiener | Carnegie Melon University
    ORCID logoYi Xu | University of Pittsburgh
    ORCID logoDongping Zheng | University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
    ORCID logoShenglan Zhang | Iowa State University
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