Psychological Development and Education ›› 2008, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (4): 45-49.

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The Effects of Imagery on Chinese Idiom Comprehension of First-year Junior High School Students

Tan Hua-yu1,2, Liu Ming2   

  1. 1. Guangdong Technical College of Water Resources and Electric Engineering, Guangzhou 510635, China;
    2. Department of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
  • Online:2008-10-15 Published:2008-10-15

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Abstract: The present study selected first-year junior high school students as the subjects,high familiarity and high imagery Chinese idiom as the material,to explore the effects of imagery on different transparency Chinese idiom comprehension through three factors mixed design.The results showed that First-year junior high school students were able to image and report high vividness of imagery during the idiom learning period,but the Significant correlation were not found between the vividness and the idiom comprehension achievements.Transparent idioms were easier to comprehense than opaque idioms.Imagery for idioms can promote Chinese idioms comprehension,especially for transparent idiom.

Key words: imagery, imagery vividness, transparency, Chinese idiom comprehension

CLC Number: 

  • B844.2
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