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Measuring health-related quality of life in a Chinese Mainland adolescent population: psychometric properties of the Mandarin Chinese self-reported KIDSCREEN-27 and KIDSCREEN-10 index

BMC Psychology
Background The self-reported KIDSCREEN questionnaires are ideal for capturing children’s and adolescents’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and have gained worldwide popularity. Responding to demands for the concise nature of KIDSCREEN among Chinese
Juan Li, Yuhang Zhu, Gaopei Zhu, Zhenliang Qiu, Jinling Wang, Anne Kaman, Michael Erhart, Adekunle Adedeji, Yongye Liu, Di Wu, Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer, the WFMU-KS-MC research group   +11 more
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VAT OF THE LEXICAL TONES IN MANDARIN CHINESE

, 2017
The purpose of this research was to investigate the association of vocal attack time (VAT) and tones in speakers of Mandarin Chinese, and to explore how tones initiated at different pitch levels affected VAT.
Ruifeng Zhang, Zhang Ruifeng, Jiangping Kong, Kong Jiangping   +3 more
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“All Native Speakers” at Singapore's ESL Schools: Implications for TESOL Communities in the Pursuit of Diversity‐Based Professionalism

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores an understudied question of who teaches English in the Singaporean English language teaching (ELT) industry. Study 1 analyzed the website contents of ESL schools, and Study 2 conducted questionnaire surveys and interviews with three schools.
Yoko Kobayashi
wiley   +1 more source

Knowledge about schizophrenia test: the Chinese Mandarin version and its sociodemographic and clinical factors. [PDF]

BMC Psychiatry, 2023
Wang M, Zhao M, Zhang W, Li W, He R, Ding R, He P.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Interactive Videos in Multimodal Listening Assessments: Examining Language Learners' Perspectives

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract The academic success of international students who speak English as a second language (L2) hinges on their ability to effectively communicate and comprehend information in English, which requires well‐developed listening skills. Given that real‐world listening mostly involves processing both auditory and visual information, incorporating ...
Shanshan He, Ruslan Suvorov
wiley   +1 more source

The Chinese version of the Myocardial Infarction Dimensional Assessment Scale (MIDAS): Mokken scaling

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2012
Background Hierarchical scales are very useful in clinical practice due to their ability to discriminate precisely between individuals, and the original English version of the Myocardial Infarction Dimensional Assessment Scale has been shown to contain a
Watson Roger, Wang Wenru, Ski Chantal F, Thompson David R   +3 more
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“Your English Sounds Almost British”: Everyday Linguicism and Racialized Subjectivity of an International Student in Hong Kong

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how everyday linguicism and racism shape the academic and social experiences of international students in Hong Kong, focusing on the racialized subjectivity of a South Asian graduate student. Although research on international students has mainly focused on Western higher education, little attention has been paid to the ...
Pramod K. Sah
wiley   +1 more source

面向印尼成年汉语学习者的汉语比较句 “构式—语块” 教学设计

Mandarinable
本文基于“构式—语块”分析法和教学法，为印尼成年汉语作为二语学习者设计比较句教学教案。基本思路如下：对照《HSK标准教程2级》和针对印尼成年汉语比较句的调查访谈，确立所需研究的比较句语法项目；联系教学两方面的特点对偏误情况进行分析，确定本教学设计需要解决的问题；进而基于“构式—语块”分析法和教学法，参照成年二语习得理论进行面向印尼学生的汉语比较句教学设计。通过定性的研究，在汉语教学设计方面体现出了“构式—语块”教学法特点，有利于印尼成年汉语二语学习者在学习这类比较句时减少语序偏误 ...
Stephanie Phanata, DING Anqi
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The Chinese Mandarin Version of the Esophageal-Atresia-Quality-of-Life Questionnaires for Children and Adolescents: Evaluation of Linguistic and Content Validity. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022
Li S, Dellenmark-Blom M, Zhao Y, Gu Y, Li S, Yang S, Quitmann JH, Huang J.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Gender Empowerment and Climate‐Smart Agriculture: Insights and Implications for Achieving Gender Equity and Climate Resilience

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the effects of male and female empowerment, as well as gender empowerment inequality, on the adoption of climate‐smart agriculture (CSA) practices. Using a conditional mixed process model, we analyse survey data from 743 households across Henan, Shandong and Hebei provinces in China.
Junpeng Li, Wanglin Ma, Dil Bahadur Rahut, Ziqi Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source