Picture Storybooks in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language

In her article Picture Storybooks in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language Elizabeth K.Y. Loh presents a case study of the use of picture storybooks written and illustrated by ethnic minority students who participated in a government-sponsored Chinese as a Second Language project. The one-year teaching experiment suggests that picture storybooks as teaching materials played a significant role in enhancing students\u27 motivation in learning Chinese. The research project resulted in students\u27 proficiency in Chinese as a second language particularly in reading and writing