Tian, T, dos Santos Lonsdale, M orcid.org/0000-0003-0315-6169 and Cheung, V (2023) The Effectiveness of Visual Instructions in Memorizing Chinese Semantic Radicals for Beginners. Information Design Journal, 28 (3). pp. 275-302. ISSN 1876-486X
Abstract
The acquisition of Chinese Characters (CCs) is challenging for learners. Chinese Semantic Radicals (SRs) are semantic components of CCs. The memorization of SRs facilitates the acquisition of CCs when learning Chinese as a second language. This study investigates the effectiveness of Visual Instructions (VIs) in the memorization of SRs by beginners. A preliminary study and three other studies have been conducted. The results have shown that the use of color-coded illustrations helps learners remember the meanings, shapes, and positions of SRs. This could be seen in the significantly increased accuracy of the responses in memory tests. These findings are an important contribution to research on VIs and on the memorization of SRs by beginners.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 John Benjamins Publishing Company. This is an author produced version of a an article published in the Information Design Journal. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Information design, visual instructions, color coding, integrated illustrations, Chinese semantic radicals |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Design (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 05 Jul 2023 16:34 |
Last Modified: | 09 Dec 2024 15:03 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | John Benjamins Publishing Company |
Identification Number: | 10.1075/idj.21010.tia |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:200989 |