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Download full textSih, Paul K.T. – 1968
China has had the same written language, "wen-yan," since the third century B.C. "Wen-yan is the classical, literary language. In this paper the author discusses the five problems which must be considered with regard to the teaching of classical Chinese to American college students. These are: (1) why this literary language should…
Descriptors: Chinese, Chinese Culture, Classical Languages, College Language Programs
Peer reviewedKent, George W. – Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 1976
The world of classical Chinese is distant both in time and space from the world of the English-speaking American. The instructor must not, however, use a no-attention-to-meaning approach assuming some words are untranslateable or create confusion in discussing the nature of Chinese script. (CFM)
Descriptors: Chinese, Classical Languages, College Language Programs, Higher Education
