Kunkun Zhang
Biographic Data
| ID | 3701236 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kunkun Zhang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kunkun |
| FAMILY NAME | Zhang |
| SIGNATURE | ZHANG K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Macquarie University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5199-7838 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Analysing and evaluating the bilingual adaptation of English graded readers in China
International English-graded readers have been increasingly adapted, rewritten, and localised to cater to the specific needs of learners in different regions. This cross-cultural adaptation of materials has not attracted much scholarly attention, although it is an essential dimension of research on materials for language learning and teaching. The present study explores the textual transformations that occur in the bilingual adaptation of Cambrid…
Child Narrator, Narratorial Uncertainty, and Ethics in Lin Haiyin's My Memories of Old Beijing
In China, Lin Haiyin's Chengnan jiushi [My memories of old Beijing] is one of the most critically acclaimed children's novels of the twentieth century. Set in the 1920s, it portrays several characters, most of whom were confined to the periphery of Chinese society at that time, through the eyes of a child. This article examines the ways in which child narration represents socially marginalised characters and subverts stereotypes about them. The c…
Evaluating a children's television show as a vehicle for learning about historical artefacts
Television, like other media, can work as a platform for promoting learning. This article illustrates the value of multimodal discourse analysis for evaluating the potential of a children’s television show as a vehicle for fostering knowledge and skills in a specific subject area. Drawing on social semiotic principles and systemic functional genre theory, we examine the use of language and other modes in Teacup Travels – a show designed to introd…
Gaëlle Planchenault Voices in the media
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Reading aloud as performance and its representation on television programmes for children
The social practice of reading aloud picture books to children, or shared reading, has been represented on many televisions programmes broadcast across English-speaking countries. This article views shared reading as a performance, and explores its transformation on two television shows for children and the potential of such shows to promote reading engagement and literacy development. Taking a critical multimodal perspective, we analyse shared r…
Critical multimodal studies of popular discourse
2013136]. The author's sincere thanks go to Dr Kerry Moore, reviews editor for Social Semiotic, for her advice and revisions.Kunkun ZhangMacquarie [email protected]© 2014, Kunkun Zhang
Reading aloud as performance and its representation on television programmes for children
The social practice of reading aloud picture books to children, or shared reading, has been represented on many televisions programmes broadcast across English-speaking countries. This article views shared reading as a performance, and explores its transformation on two television shows for children and the potential of such shows to promote reading engagement and literacy development. Taking a critical multimodal perspective, we analyse shared r…
Critical multimodal studies of popular discourse
2013136]. The author's sincere thanks go to Dr Kerry Moore, reviews editor for Social Semiotic, for her advice and revisions.Kunkun ZhangMacquarie [email protected]© 2014, Kunkun Zhang
Critical multimodal studies of popular discourse
2013136]. The author's sincere thanks go to Dr Kerry Moore, reviews editor for Social Semiotic, for her advice and revisions.Kunkun ZhangMacquarie [email protected]© 2014, Kunkun Zhang
Reading aloud as performance and its representation on television programmes for children
The social practice of reading aloud picture books to children, or shared reading, has been represented on many televisions programmes broadcast across English-speaking countries. This article views shared reading as a performance, and explores its transformation on two television shows for children and the potential of such shows to promote reading engagement and literacy development. Taking a critical multimodal perspective, we analyse shared r…
Gaëlle Planchenault Voices in the media
Preview this article: Gaëlle Planchenault Voices in the media: Performing French linguistic otherness, Page 1 of 1 /docserver/preview/fulltext/fol.24.2.05zha-1.gif
Evaluating a children's television show as a vehicle for learning about historical artefacts
Television, like other media, can work as a platform for promoting learning. This article illustrates the value of multimodal discourse analysis for evaluating the potential of a children’s television show as a vehicle for fostering knowledge and skills in a specific subject area. Drawing on social semiotic principles and systemic functional genre theory, we examine the use of language and other modes in Teacup Travels – a show designed to introd…
Child Narrator, Narratorial Uncertainty, and Ethics in Lin Haiyin's My Memories of Old Beijing
In China, Lin Haiyin's Chengnan jiushi [My memories of old Beijing] is one of the most critically acclaimed children's novels of the twentieth century. Set in the 1920s, it portrays several characters, most of whom were confined to the periphery of Chinese society at that time, through the eyes of a child. This article examines the ways in which child narration represents socially marginalised characters and subverts stereotypes about them. The c…
Analysing and evaluating the bilingual adaptation of English graded readers in China
International English-graded readers have been increasingly adapted, rewritten, and localised to cater to the specific needs of learners in different regions. This cross-cultural adaptation of materials has not attracted much scholarly attention, although it is an essential dimension of research on materials for language learning and teaching. The present study explores the textual transformations that occur in the bilingual adaptation of Cambrid…
Computer Science (6 works) · Linguistics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · China (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Literacy, Media, and Education (2 works)