Learner Engagement in Computer-Mediated Chinese Learning

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Author(s): Zhiyan Guo (University of Warwick, UK)and Zhizhuo Guo (Qing Dao Bin Hai College, China)
Copyright: 2013
Pages: 14
Source title: Computer-Assisted Foreign Language Teaching and Learning: Technological Advances
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Bin Zou (Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China), Minjie Xing (University of Manchester, UK), Yuping Wang (Griffith University, Australia), Mingyu Sun (University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, USA)and Catherine H. Xiang (The London School of Economics and Political Science, UK)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2821-2.ch007

Keywords: Computer-Assisted Language Learning / Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference

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Learner engagement has been a topical discussion for decades in both face-to-face teaching of the classroom and computer-mediated virtual learning environment. It is becoming increasingly essential in the agenda of British Higher Education institutions, especially with the tripling of the tuition fee. This chapter focuses on how to engage students with various online activities to improve their proficiency in Chinese as a foreign language. The study shows that students enhanced their learning experience by using voice tools to improve their speaking and listening, by sharing their writing within the learning community, and by documenting their own learning journeys with e-portfolio pages. Using the data from various instruments, the authors evaluate the effectiveness of the tools, analyse and discuss the advantages and problems with blended learning in the context of teaching Chinese as a foreign language.

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