The enlightened Chinese characters : a cognitive approach of computer assisted Chinese character learning
(2006-03)
Thesis (MPhil (Modern Foreign Languages))--University of Stellenbosch, 2006.
Thesis
With continuing advances in technology, computer-assisted instruction provides opportunities for individualized, interactive learning. In the research paper, I employed the theoretical framework of CALL and the philosophy of cognitive psychhology to promote learner autonomy in the second language aquisition of Chinese...
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