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

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).

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ISSN 2451-828X | E-ISSN 2451-8298
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/csl
Sample issue: CSL 52:1
Board
Editor
Dana Scott Bourgerie | Brigham Young University | clta_csl at byu.edu
Associate Editor
Baozhang He | College of the Holy Cross
Review Editor
Shuai Li | Georgia State University
Editorial Board
Yen-Chen Hao | University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Baozhang He | College of the Holy Cross
Song Jiang | University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
Yu Li | Loyola Marymount University
Jiang Liu | University of South Carolina
ORCID logoSeth Wiener | Carnegie Melon University
Yi Xu | University of Pittsburgh
Jia Yang | University of Dayton
Fangyuan Yuan | US Naval Academy
Hang Zhang | George Washington University
Jie Zhang | University of Oklahoma
Shenglan Zhang | Iowa State University
Yongping Zhu | University of Notre Dame
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Volume 56 (2021)

Issue 3
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Volume 55 (2020)

Issue 3
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Volume 54 (2019)

Issue 3
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Volume 53 (2018)

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Latest articles

9 December 2022

  • 以電影為素材進行跨校跨文化交際 ： 以“生死觀”的文化差異為例
    黃苕冠 、 劉亮吟 、 陳雅芬 &  王卓異 | CSL 57:2 (2022) p. 91

    • 2 December 2022

  • He‑Fang Lee &  Hanlu Soufflet . 2022. Aktuelle Themen aus Gesellschaft, Politik und Technik: Kommunikatives Chinesisch für die Mittelstufe [与社会、时政、科技的对话—当代交际中文 Current topics on society, politics, and technology: communicative Chinese for advanced learners]
    Reviewed by Zhuo Jing-Schmidt | CSL 57:2 (2022) pp. 184–188

    • 28 November 2022

  • 漢語考試大綱詞表和語料庫詞頻的反向檢視研究 ： 以典型初級國際漢語教材詞彙為例
    信世昌 、 芮晶瑩 &  周可沁 | CSL 57:2 (2022) pp. 154–183

    • 16 September 2022

  • CLAC对美国高校汉语课程建设的启示
    李坤珊 、 刘艳 &  贺天舒 | CSL 57:2 (2022) pp. 141–153

    • 9 September 2022

  • Applying the performed culture approach in collegiate beginning and intermediate level Chinese courses : The case of Integrated Chinese
    Donglin Chai | CSL 57:2 (2022) pp. 119–140

    • 21 July 2022

  • 基于华语流行歌曲的词汇附带习得研究
    王珊 &  王少茗 | CSL 57:1 (2022) pp. 21–57
  • 日籍学习者对汉语空间移动事件描述方法之研究
    布目孝子 、 吴淑铃 &  王骏 | CSL 57:1 (2022) pp. 1–20

    • 9 June 2022

  • Perceptions of effective foreign language teaching : A comparative study of Chinese
    Yan Xie &  Laura Ziebart | CSL 57:1 (2022) pp. 58–84

    • 2 June 2022

  • Xia Liang [梁霞]. 2020. Teaching Chinese in American Colleges [美国大学汉语教育研究]
    Reviewed by Shaohua Fang &  Yi Xu | CSL 57:1 (2022) pp. 85–90

    • 22 April 2022

  • Vivian Ling . 2018. The Field of Chinese Language Education in the US: A Retrospective of the 20th Century
    Reviewed by Madeline K. Spring | CSL 56:3 (2021) pp. 259–267

    • 8 April 2022

  • 「粵語語法學習概覽」的建構 ： 廣東話第二語言語法學甚麼？何時教？
    Hugo Wing-Yu Tam | CSL 56:3 (2021) pp. 209–228
  • A multimodal approach to the technological representations in CFL textbooks
    Qi Zhang &  Angela Leahy | CSL 56:3 (2021) pp. 229–254

    • 1 April 2022

  • 汪海霞 & 刘刚. 2021. 《跨文化交际案例—汉语教师海外工作实训教程》 & . 2021 《生存攻略案例—汉语教师海外生活实训教程》
    審查 刘立新 | CSL 56:3 (2021) pp. 255–258

    • 22 March 2022

  • Tone and vocabulary learning for classroom-based L2 Mandarin learners : Pedagogical implications from current tone word processing research
    Zhiyin Renee Dong | CSL 56:3 (2021) pp. 179–208

    • 4 February 2022

  • The effects of linguistic measures in the analysis of L2 Chinese descriptive writing
    Jianling Liao | CSL 56:2 (2021) pp. 118–145

    • 28 January 2022

  • Ying Jin , Chunmei Guan , Cilei Han , Zoey Liu , Diane Neubauer &  Erica Pollard . 2021. Go Far with Chinese 1st edition [趣学中文]
    Reviewed by Xiaofei Tang | CSL 56:2 (2021) pp. 173–178

    • 25 January 2022

  • 李智强. 2018. 汉语语音习得与教学研究
    審查 Chunsheng Yang | CSL 56:2 (2021) pp. 168–172

    • 21 January 2022

  • Translanguaging as a pedagogical practice in Chinese language and (inter)culture courses
    Yu Li &  Jin Liu | CSL 56:2 (2021) p. 89

    • 10 January 2022

  • Toward a new normal in foreign language classrooms : Attitudes and perceptions of committed learners of Chinese towards CALL
    Hsuan-Ying Liu | CSL 56:2 (2021) pp. 146–167

    • 7 December 2021

  • Staying afloat : Emic perceptions of learning Chinese characters
    Susan Gary Walters | CSL 56:1 (2021) pp. 49–76

    • 5 November 2021

  • Zhini Zeng [曾稚妮]. 2019. Perform Chun Cao: A Multimedia Advanced Chinese Course [体演春草: 高级汉语视听说教程]
    Reviewed by Yawei Li | CSL 56:1 (2021) pp. 82–87

    • 29 October 2021

  • Xin Zhang &  Xiaobin Jian . 2021. The Third Space and Chinese Language Pedagogy: Negotiating Intentions and Expectations in Another Culture
    Reviewed by Jun Yang | CSL 56:1 (2021) pp. 77–81

    • 1 October 2021

  • The influence of L1 translation familiarity on the acquisition of L2 Chinese antonyms
    Shuyi Yang | CSL 56:1 (2021) pp. 21–48

    • 11 August 2021

  • Multimedia learning materials for second language learners : A comparison of two kinds of videos
    Xiaoling He , Haojiang Ying &  Sureenate Jaratjarungkiat | CSL 55:3 (2020) pp. 175–192
  • Success factors for a Mandarin bilingual program : An autoethnographic case study
    Wei Liu | CSL 55:3 (2020) pp. 208–229
  • Comprehensible narratives and connected grammar : Textbook design for classical Chinese as a foreign language
    Lei Yang | CSL 55:3 (2020) pp. 193–207
  • Jianhua Bai [白建华] & Yang Wang [汪洋]. 2015. China in Depth: An Integrated Course in Advanced Chinese [焦点中国：高级汉语综合教程]
    審查 梁新欣 | CSL 55:3 (2020) pp. 243–247
  • Bryan W. Van Norden . 2019. Classical Chinese for everyone: A guide for absolute beginners
    審查 焦立为 | CSL 55:3 (2020) pp. 230–238
  • Chungeng Zhu . 2019. Chinese aspectual particle le: A comprehensive guide [汉语动态助词“了”：一了百了]
    Reviewed by Yang Zhao | CSL 55:3 (2020) pp. 239–242
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    Subjects

    Linguistics

    Language acquisition
    Applied linguistics
    Language teaching
    Sino-Tibetan languages

    Main BIC Subject

    CJA: Language teaching theory & methods

    Main BISAC Subject

    FOR000000: FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / General