ERIC Number: ED557332
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Dec
Pages: 5
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ISBN: 978-989-8533-30-2
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Chinese Fantasy Novel: Empirical Study on New Word Teaching for Non-Native Learners
Meng, Bok Check; Soon, Goh Ying
International Association for Development of the Information Society, Paper presented at the International Conferences on Education Technologies (ICEduTech) and Sustainability, Technology and Education (STE) (New Tapei City, Taiwan, Dec 10-12, 2014)
Giving additional learning materials such as Chinese fantasy novel to non-native learners can be strenuous. This study seeks to render empirical support on the usefulness of the use of new words in Chinese fantasy novel to enhance vocabulary learning among the non-native learners of Chinese. In general, the students agreed that they like to learn new words of Chinese fantasy novel with the mean of 4.01. The students agreed that learning new words from Chinese fantasy novel can help them to improve their Mandarin level with a mean of 3.95. Students were also positive on the helpfulness of the use of these Chinese new words in supporting their Mandarin learning. Students agreed that the Chinese new word learning materials were able to support their Mandarin learning with a mean of 3.979. Thus, this will give a hand in ensuring non-native learners might gain positive outcomes in the instruction process. Instructors who are interested in teaching new words from Chinese fantasy novel in specific to support additional learning might be able to get insights from this article. [This paper is derived from parts of our RAGS (Research Acculturation Grant Scheme) research project. It is funded by Universiti Teknologi MARA, (UiTM), Shah Alam, Malaysia, Research Management Institute (RMI). For the complete proceedings, see ED557181.]
Descriptors: Chinese, Fantasy, Novels, Second Language Learning, Word Lists, Word Study Skills, Vocabulary Development, Mandarin Chinese, Epistemology, College Students, Questionnaires, Instructional Materials, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices, Gender Differences, Instructional Material Evaluation, Instructional Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
International Association for the Development of the Information Society. e-mail: secretariat@iadis.org; Web site: http://www.iadisportal.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) (Malaysia), Research Management Institute (RMI)
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Identifiers - Location: Malaysia
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