Chinese for Specific and Professional Purposes : Theory, Pedagogical Applications, and Practices /: Theory, Pedagogical Applications, and Practices. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Hongyin Tao, Howard Hao-Jan Chen, editors.
• Other Names: Tao, Hongyin, 1962-; Chen, Howard Hao-Jan
• Contents: Chinese for Specific/Professional Purposes: An Introduction.- Part I Academic Chinese.- From Construction of Meanings to Meaning Design: A Literacy- and Genre-focused Approach to Academic Chinese.- Teaching Chinese Metadiscourse in University Lectures: The Case of Jiushi (就是).- How Citation is Signaled: A Corpus-based Study on Reporting Verbs in Chinese Academic Papers.- Walking the Garden Path towards Academic Language: Perspectives from International Students in Chinese Higher Education.- Disfluency in L2 Chinese Academic Oral Presentation and Formulaic Language Instruction.- Part II Business Chinese.- Developments in Business Chinese Teaching and Research: An Overview and Perspectives.- Learning Cultures in Business Chinese Curriculum: Business Professionals' Perspectives.- Designing a Task-Based and Community-Integrated Business Chinese Course.- Part III Chinese for Medicine and Health Care.- Chinese Metaphorical Expressions in Talking about the End-of-Life Journey.- Conditionals in Chinese Medical Discourse: A Comparison between the Spoken and the Written Genres.- Progressing in Medical Conversations: Overall Organization as a Resource for the Joint Management of Chinese Pediatric Interactions.- Needs Analysis for A Chinese Course for Health Care Professionals.- Focusing on Doctor-Patient Conversations: A Curriculum for Medical Chinese.- Part IV Chinese for Other Services and Industries.- Chinese for Diplomats.- Mandarin for Winetasting: Vocabulary Selection and a Pedagogical Application.- A Quantitative Study of the Vocabulary of Macau Tourism Chinese.- Chinese for Specific Purposes in the Hong Kong Context.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (414 pages)
• Subjects: 495.1; Chinese language -- Study and teaching; Chinese language -- Study and teaching; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811395055; 9811395055
• Related ISBNs: 9789811395048
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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