The Study of Basic Teaching Materials and Designs in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language

• Main Authors: LIU, HSIEN-LI, 劉仙莉
• Other Authors: Tsai, I-Ni
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/73868087073099507161

碩士 === 國立臺中教育大學 === 語文教育學系華語文教學碩士班 === 105 === This study aims to discuss the designs of basic teaching materials for teaching Chinese as a second language, with a view to figuring out designs suitable for foreign beginning Chinese-language learners in Taiwan, ranging from absolute beginners to beginning learners. This study also discusses theories of teaching and learning, and analyzes three teaching materials commonly seen in Taiwan as references. By combining teaching theories and learning strategies, this study attempts to construct teaching materials based upon Natural Approach (NA). In addition, different from conventional teaching designs, this study specifically separated the four essential skills for language learning (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) into two parts: Listening & Speaking, Reading & Writing. Image-based memorization and Total Physical Response (TPR) were incorporated to improve students’ listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities. The first part, Listening & Speaking, was arranged in the order of vocabularies, short sentences, and dialogues, while the second part, Reading & Writing, started off with simple, easy-to-learn, and practical contents. The goal was to design a set of ‘basic teaching materials for teaching Chinese as a second language’ for foreign beginning Chinese-language learners in Taiwan. Furthermore, for the purpose of examining the feasibility of the design and possible effects, a teaching demonstration was carried out. The results of the post-class questionnaire survey show that most participating advisory committee members recognized and affirmed the intended affects achieved by the design of teaching materials. It is hoped that this study could be of substantial help to Chinese-language learners and teachers in their studies and teaching.