Research With Cablecast Facility for Mandarin Teaching

Presentation Outline

• Introduction and Outline of Presentation

• Background and Issues in Teaching Beginners Mandarin

• Difficulties in Teaching/Learning Mandarin - Pronunciation, Character Formation, Grammar and Phrases and Idioms

• Difference in Teaching Mandarin as Second Language versus as Mother Tongue

• Focus on Teaching Beginners Mandarin

• Space-Time-Continuum Learning Environment

• Defining Effective Learning Environment

• Description of Cablecast Facility

• Utilization of Multimedia and Telecommunication Technologies

• Effectiveness in Teaching and Retention of Learning

• Pedagogy and Experimental Project

• Rationale of Teaching Both Pronunciation Representations

• Rationale of Embracing Both Simplified and Traditional Characters

• Pedagogy Employed - Singing Phonetics, Unique Word Cards and Mandarin Word Games

• Experimental Procedure, TV Production, Role Playing and Learning Through Playing Games

• Experimental Results and Discussion

• Expectations and Experimental Findings

• Concentration Leads to Diligence and High Spirit

• Two Phonetic Representations Present No Problems

• Interactive CD Value Enhanced in the Space-Time-Continuum Environment (DVD+Cablecast)

• Homeplay Better Than Homework and Leads to More Game Creation

• Students Great Help in Lesson Preparation

• Conclusions

• Fast Learning: Students Learned Quickly in Phonetics

• Effective Retention: Students in Participatory Lesson Preparation Gains Effective Retention

• High Motivation: The Space-Time-Continuum Learning Environment Highly Motivating

• Teacher Satisfaction: Ease in Lesson Preparation and Effective Teaching Yields Satisfaction

• Results Encouraging Collaboration with Mandarin Teaching Institutions for Further Development

 

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