The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Second Language Acquisition
Routledge Language Handbooks Series

The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Second Language Acquisition is the first reference work of its kind.

The handbook contains twenty contributions from leading experts in the field of Chinese SLA, covering a wide range of topics such as social contexts, linguistic perspectives, skill learning, individual differences and learning settings and testing.

Each chapter covers historical perspectives, core issues and key findings, research approaches, pedagogical implications, future research direction and additional references.

The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Second Language Acquisition is an essential reference for Chinese language teachers and researchers in Chinese applied linguistics and second language acquisition.

Introduction and future directionsChuanren Ke Neurocognitive Approaches to Chinese Second Language LearningPing Li, Jing YangCognitive Linguistics Approaches to Chinese Second Language AcquisitionNing Yu, Ben Pin-Yun WangCorpus-based Research in Chinese as a Second LanguageJie Zhang, Hongyin TaoLinguistic Theories and teaching Chinese as a second languageZhuo Jing-Schmidt, Xinjia PengChinese second language socializationPatricia Duff, Liam Doherty Research on L2 Chinese Character Acquisition Tianlu Zhang, Chuanren KeChinese as a Second Language Reading: Lexical Access and Text Comprehension Helen H. Shen L2 Chinese Grammar DevelopmentYuan Lu, Chuanren KeCurrent Trends in Research of Chinese Sound AcquisitionHang Zhang Acquisition and Assessment of L2 Chinese SpeakingJianling LiaoPragmatics Learning and Teaching in L2 ChineseLi YangChinese Listening Comprehension: Research and Pedagogy Wei CaiChinese language acquisition in study abroad contextsCeleste Kinginger, Qian Wu, Sheng-Hsun Lee Learning Chinese as a Heritage Language in Postsecondary ContextsDuanduan Li & Patricia A. Duff A Non-linear view on Interactional Competence: Speaking Chinese as a Heritage LanguageAgnes Weiyun HeMotivation and Chinese Second Language AcquisitionXiaohong WenForeign Language Anxiety: The Case of Learning ChineseHan LuoImplicit and Explicit Learning, Knowledge, and Instruction in CFL StudiesHong Gang JinForm-focused Instruction and Task-based Language Teaching in Chinese as a Second LanguageFangyuan Yuan Technology and the Teaching and Learning of Chinese as a Foreign LanguageJun Da, Yanqun Zheng

Chuanren Ke is Professor of Chinese and Second Language Acquisition and Director of both the SLA PhD program (FLARE) and the Confucius Institute at the University of Iowa.