Open AccessImplications on applying the Web 2.0 software to teach a Chinese L2 learner online
Author(s) -
Qiao-Yu Cai
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bilingvuri ganat'leba
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1987-9601
DOI - 10.22333/ijme.2021.17005
Subject(s) - computer science , mathematics education , distance education , chinese language , process (computing) , digital literacy , multimedia , world wide web , psychology , linguistics , philosophy , operating system
The rise of information and communication technologies has increased people’s access to educational resources and stormed the process of E-learners in the past decades. Recently, the COVID-19 pandemic forced more people to stay at home to do things via online. Of course, education is no exception. While numerous distance Chinese learning tools or websites are booming, not all these tools or websites are suitable because of E-learners’ variations in Chinese language proficiency, computer literacy, or the complexity of the tools. Hence, being able to choose effective Chinese E-learning tools for Chinese learners is crucial for Teachers of Chinese to Speakers for Other Languages (TCSOL) as it affects not only learners’motivation and overall success as well as teachers’ teaching pedagogy and performance. The present study analyzed a series of user-friendly, freeWeb2.0 digital toolsfor distance Chinese learners to study along with a textbook, Practical Audio-Visual Chinese 2, designed and carried out experimental teaching courses for Japanese participants with elementary Chinese proficiency. Lastly, it concluded with ST2D implications for TCSOL based the feedback from users.