Performing Communicative Language Teaching in Mandarin Mobile Learning

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Title

Performing Communicative Language Teaching in Mandarin Mobile Learning

Subject

Communicative Tasks
Smartphone Applications
Oral Competency

Description

Students should be able to develop their communication abilities instead of just concentrating on translation methods. As a result, Communicative Teaching Language (CLT) had become the most favored approach to achieving the verbal goal as it was known as the most effective strategy to enhance learners' communicative competence. However, it was not a one-size-fits-all approach, and language instructors were advised to integrate educational technology to develop learning for students. Hence, CLT Mandarin mobile learning via personal action research was conducted to determine the extent of the approach on students' oral learning attainment, attitudes, and learners' recommendations during the learning process. The communicative task used in this study was Chatting to Mandarin Native Speakers programme. Pre- and post-oral assessments had been conducted in response to research inquiries. In verifying the reliability and validity of the study, data were triangulated through students' oral assessments, Students' Diaries, Self-Reflective Journals and Focus Group Interviews. The outcomes showed that students enjoyed the activity and improved their confidence and oral competence. Also, they suggested that there should be more language activities. The findings indicated that, when designing CLT technology-integrated projects, an instructor needed to consider students' learning preferences which make the project a success.

Creator

Chua, Nurul Ain
Soon, Goh Ying

Source

International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM); Vol. 15 No. 05 (2021); pp. 87-99
1865-7923

Publisher

International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), Vienna, Austria

Date

2021-03-16

Rights

Copyright (c) 2021 Nurul Ain Chua, Goh Ying Soon

Relation

Format

application/pdf

Language

eng

Type

info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article

Identifier

Citation

Nurul Chua Ain and Goh Soon Ying, Performing Communicative Language Teaching in Mandarin Mobile Learning, International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), Vienna, Austria, 2021, accessed November 7, 2024, https://igi.indrastra.com/items/show/1955

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