The Acquisition of Chinese Pinyin and Hanzi: A Study from English and Arabic Learners

The Acquisition of Chinese Pinyin and Hanzi focuses on the learning of Pinyin and Hanzi among learners of Chinese as a second language (CSL) from Egypt and the United Kingdom. The objectives of this book are to explore the roles of L1 writing system background, individual differences, and meta-linguistic awareness in the acquisition of Pinyin and Hanzi.

This book presents a unique comparison of the performance in learning Chinese between two groups of CSL learners using L1 scripts with diffe...