This volume explores how linguistic research can support the teaching and learning of Chinese
as a second language. It responds to a rapidly growing interest in the Chinese language all
over the world and answers the need for a strong research background for the discipline.
Without that Chinese language learning remains only a unique experience and or a useful
education challenge.The first section explores crucial issues about the structure and use of
Chinese as a Second Language such as word-order noun-noun compounds meaning-making in writing
pronunciation and stress and tone. The second section explores the learning of Chinese by
seeking answer to questions about difficulties expectations beliefs use of corpus and
learning how to express necessity.The authors coming from eight different countries demonstrate
how existing knowledge has been generated bring together different lines of research point
out tendencies in the field demonstrate and explain what tools and methods researchers can use
to address major issues in the field and give direction to what future research should focus
on.
