Comprehension of implied meaning in Chinese second language listening

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dc.contributor.advisorCai, Wei
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Jiafan
dc.contributor.committeememberAmedegnato, Ozouf Sénamin
dc.contributor.committeememberO’Brien, Mary Grantham
dc.date2023-02
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-19T18:57:17Z
dc.date.available2022-12-19T18:57:17Z
dc.date.issued2022-12-13
dc.description.abstractListening comprehension is a crucial skill for second language (L2) communication and acquisition. However, listening has received less attention than reading given the transient nature of speech signals and the intangible cognitive processes involved in it. The current study investigates how Chinese L2 learners deal with implied meanings in listening comprehension and whether heritage language affects the comprehension of implied meanings. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected by means of an implied meaning test and stimulated recall interviews. 22 heritage and 24 non-heritage Chinese learners participated in this study. Results show that Chinese L2 learners in this study have good abilities in understanding implied meanings in listening and that heritage learner outperformed non-heritage language learners in the comprehension of implied meanings. Learners in this study used various clues to different extents to deduce implied meanings in listening. The most frequently used clue is semantics. Results show both similarities and differences in the use of clues by heritage and non-heritage learners. The results also indicate that background knowledge and semantic clues are positively related to the accuracy in comprehending implied meanings. Pedagogical implications are provided in light of the findings of the study.en_US
dc.identifier.citationZhang, J. (2022). Comprehension of implied meaning in Chinese second language listening (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/115601
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/40535
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArtsen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subjectChinese listeningen_US
dc.subjectImplied meaningsen_US
dc.subjectHeritage languageen_US
dc.subjectNon-heritage languageen_US
dc.subject.classificationEducationen_US
dc.subject.classificationEducation--Bilingual and Multiculturalen_US
dc.subject.classificationLanguageen_US
dc.subject.classificationLiteratureen_US
dc.titleComprehension of implied meaning in Chinese second language listeningen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineLanguages, Literatures and Culturesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)en_US
ucalgary.item.requestcopytrueen_US
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