ERIC Number: EJ980645
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 5
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An Experimental Analysis of the Effectiveness and Sustainability of a Chinese Tutoring Package
Wu, Hang; Miller, L. Keith
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v45 n1 p217-221 Spr 2012
This experiment evaluated the effects of training tutors to use an instructional package to teach pronunciation and translation of the Chinese language. Tutors' correct use of the package increased from 68% of trials to 92% after training, and student correct pronunciation increased from 45% to 90%, with similar effects for translation. Continued use of the package, high social validity, and extended follow-up suggest that use of the package may be sustainable. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.)
Descriptors: Pronunciation, Translation, Tutors, Sustainability, Mandarin Chinese, Pronunciation Instruction, Experiments, Tutoring, Tutor Training
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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